2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Rouen, France running from 12 to 18 April 2015, and Group B in Beijing, China, running from 6 to 12 April 2015.
==Venues==
Group A 	Group B
Rouen 	Beijing
Île LacroixCapacity: 2,747	Capital Indoor StadiumCapacity: 18,000
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==Division I A==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Lost playoff.
 	Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
 	Host, Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division I B last year and was promoted.
===Match officials===
4 Referees and 8 linesman were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Zuzana Findurová
* Lisa Grison
* Michaela Kiefer
* Melissa Szkola
;Linesman
* Anne Boniface
* Charlotte Girard
* Mirjam Gruber
* Daniela Kiefer
* Anne-Ruth Kuonen
* Justine Todd
* Sueva Torribio
* Jenni Visala
===Standings===
Group A	Group A	Group A	Group A	Group A	Group A	Group A	Group A	Group A	Group A	Group A	Group A
Pos 	Team 	Pld 	W 	OW 	OL 	L 	GF 	GA 	GD 	Pts 	Qualification
1 	 	5 	5 	0 	0 	0 	20 	4 	+16 	15 	Promotion to 2020 Division I B
2 	 	5 	4 	0 	0 	1 	25 	10 	+15 	12 	
3 	 	5 	2 	0 	1 	2 	17 	15 	+2 	7 	
4 	 	5 	2 	0 	0 	3 	12 	18 	-6 	6 	
5 	 	5 	1 	1 	0 	3 	12 	18 	-6 	5 	
6 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	5 	6 	27 	-21 	0 	Relegation to 2020 Division I B
	Promoted to Top Division for 2016
	Relegated to Division I B for 2016
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+2).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Klára Peslarová
** Best Defenseman: Aneta Tejralová
** Best Forward: Anna Meixner
Source: IIHF.com
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Anna Meixner 	5 	8	3	11 	+9 	2 	F
Eva Beiter 	5 	7	3	10 	+10	2 	F
Denise Altmann 	5 	2	7	9 	+8 	4 	F
Victoria Hummel 	5 	3	5	8 	+8 	2 	F
Marion Allemoz 	5 	4	3	7 	−1 	2 	F
Alena Polenská 	5 	4	3	7 	+6 	0 	F
Kateřina Mrázová 	5 	3	4	7 	+5 	2 	F
Emmanuelle Passard 	5 	3	4	7 	0 	0 	F
Madelen Haug-Hansen	5 	4	2	6 	+2 	2 	F
Tereza Vanišová 	5 	4	2	6 	+4 	4 	F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
====Leading goaltenders====
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
Klára Peslarová	240:00	2 	0.50	43 	95.35	2
Caroline Baldin	201:16	9 	2.68	98 	90.82	1
Evija Tētiņa 	277:53	23	4.97	221	89.59	0
Paula Marchhart	240:00	10	2.50	94 	89.36	0
Toini Nilsen 	181:38	9 	2.97	76 	88.16	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
==Division I B==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated.
 	Host, Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 5th in Division I B last year.
 	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.
===Match officials===
4 Referees and 7 linesman were selected for the tournament.
;Referees
* Henna Åberg
* Katja Bandlofsky
* Brandy Dewar
* Samantha Hiller
;Linesman
* Tanja Cadonau
* Michela Frattarelli
* Tomomi Kaneko
* Stina Nilsson
* Sang Hong
* Gabriela Šťastná
* Harriet Weegh
===Standings===
	Promoted to Division I A for 2016
	Relegated to Division II A for 2016
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===Results===
All times are local (UTC+8).
===Awards and statistics===
====Awards====
*Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goalkeeper: Claudia van Leeuwen
** Best Defenseman: Franciska Kiss-Simon
** Best Forward: Zhang Mengying
Source: IIHF.com
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Zhang Mengying 	5 	7	2	9 	+3 	2 	F
Yu Baiwei 	5 	3	6	9 	+2 	4 	D
Sun Rui 	5 	4	4	8 	+3 	4 	F
Nikola Gápová 	5 	4	3	7 	+2 	4 	F
Mieneke de Jong 	5 	3	3	6 	+2 	14 	F
Mária Herichová 	5 	3	3	6 	+2 	4 	F
Beatrix Larger 	5 	4	1	5 	0 	2 	F
Lívia Lúčová 	5 	2	3	5 	+1 	4 	F
Savine Wielenga 	5 	2	3	5 	+1 	0 	F
Valentina Bettarini	5 	1	4	5 	0 	4 	D
Qi Xueting 	5 	1	4	5 	0 	0 	D
Lenka Sroková 	5 	1	4	5 	+3 	4 	F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
====Leading goaltenders====
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
Claudia van Leeuwen	283:27	4 	0.85	132	96.97	2
Monika Kvaková 	125:00	3 	1.44	42 	92.86	1
Romana Kiapešová 	180:00	5 	1.67	64 	92.19	1
Anikó Németh 	297:56	12	2.42	136	91.18	0
Shi Yao 	276:20	14	3.04	148	90.54	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
==References==
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