2019 IIHF World Championship playoff round

The playoff round of the 2019 IIHF World Championship was held from 23 to 26 May 2019. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.
==Qualified teams==
Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
A 	(2) 	(4) 	(6) 	(7)
B 	(1) 	(3) 	(5) 	(8)
The ranking from preliminary round is stated in brackets. This ranking was used for seeding in the semi-finals to ensure that the strongest remaining team faced the lowest ranked team.
==Bracket==
There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
All times are local (UTC+2).
==Quarterfinals==
==Semifinals==
==Bronze medal game==
==Gold medal game==
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
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