2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The Group A tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia from 11 to 17 March and Group B in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia, from 24 to 29 March 2024. The IIHF has indicated that they will meet in February to discuss Israel's participation in the Group B tournament.
Ukraine won the Group A tournament and was promoted to Division II, while Bulgaria was relegated to Group B. In Group B, Thailand was promoted after winning the tournament.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Host, placed 6th in 2023 Division II B and was relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III A.
 	Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III A.
 	Placed 4th in 2023 Division III A.
 	Placed 5th in 2023 Division III A.
 	Placed 1st in 2023 Division III B and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Five referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Bai Meichen
* Sini Kauhanen
* Rite Rygh
* Melissa Boverio
* Reica Staiger	
* Yan Aiping
* Natalie Pavlačková
* Gaëlle Bourdon
* Natalie Bertl
* Harriet Weegh
* Kumiko Okuda
* Calley Brandon-Laux
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+1)
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===Statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Valeria Manchak 	5 	8	10	18 	+14	4 	F
Daria Tsymyrenko 	5 	6	7 	13 	+12	0 	F
Polina Telehina 	5 	5	8 	13 	+17	0 	F
Edet Szekeres 	5 	8	2 	10 	+9 	0 	F
Julia Bende 	5 	5	5 	10 	+10	10 	F
Viltautė Jasinevičiūtė	5 	5	5 	10 	+8 	4 	F
Klara Miuller 	5 	5	5 	10 	+8 	0 	F
Milica Velček 	5 	4	3 	7 	+1 	4 	F
Valentina Vrhoci 	5 	2	4 	6 	–1 	0 	F
Ana Bauman 	5 	3	1 	4 	+2 	4 	D
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
====Goaltending leaders====
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player 	TOI 	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
Julija Baždar 	241:00	7 	1.74	119	94.12	0
Andrea Kurkó 	120:00	4 	2.00	60 	93.33	1
Viltė Beličenkaitė	303:26	11	2.18	162	93.21	0
Angelina Dimova 	148:31	8 	3.23	106	92.45	0
Viktoria Tkachenko	283:27	6 	1.27	76 	92.11	0
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
===Awards===
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Viltė Beličenkaitė
Defenceman	Diana Stolar
Forward 	Valeria Manchak
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Host, placed 6th in 2023 Division III A and was relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III B.
 	Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III B.
 	First time participating.
 	First time participating.
===Match officials===
Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Caroline Butt
* Choi Bo-young
* Elif Bağlar	
* Kaire Leet
* Eva Harrison
* Rinka Kubota
* Jessica Stanton
* Ceren Alkan
===Standings===
===Results===
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===Statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Wirasinee Rattananai 	4 	0	6	6 	+4 	0 	F
lior Leshem 	4 	5	0	5 	+3 	8 	D
Apichaya Kosanunt 	4 	4	1	5 	+6 	4 	F
Nuchanat Ponglerkdee 	4 	4	1	5 	+5 	2 	F
Tiffany Ong 	4 	3	2	5 	–5 	10 	F
Supitsara Thamma 	4 	3	2	5 	+6 	2 	F
Thipwarintorn Yannakornthanapunt	4 	3	2	5 	+6 	2 	F
Pacharamon Vorawat 	4 	3	1	4 	+5 	8 	F
Pnina Basov 	4 	2	2	4 	–1 	4 	F
Merlin Griffin 	4 	1	3	4 	+5 	0 	F
Diana Kaareste 	4 	1	3	4 	+1 	5 	F
Hana Mulazimović 	4 	1	3	4 	–9 	0 	F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
====Goaltending leaders====
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player 	TOI 	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
Thamida Kunthadapakorn 	120:00	0 	0.00	39 	100.00	2
Uljana Jeggi 	120:22	1 	0.50	35 	97.14 	1
Sofia Salamatina 	12:00 	3 	1.50	64 	95.31 	0
Wilaksaya Watthanakulcharoenchai	120:00	1 	0.50	20 	95.00 	1
Yael Fatiev 	240:00	11	2.75	157	92.99 	0
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
===Awards===
Position 	Player
Goaltender	Sofia Salamatina
Defenceman	lior Leshem
Forward 	Apichaya Kosanunt
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of Division III A
*Official website of Division III B
Category:IIHF Women's World Championship Division III
Division III
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Croatia
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Estonia