2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III was two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Division III Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 April 2022 and the Division III Group B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 22 to 25 March 2022.
Belgium won Group A, while Estonia won the Group B tournament and both were promoted.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in 2020 Division II B and was relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in 2020 Division III.
 	Placed 3rd in 2020 Division III.
 	Host, placed 4th in 2020 Division III.
 	Placed 5th in 2020 Division III.
 	Placed 6th in 2020 Division III.
===Match officials===
Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.IIIA game officials
Referees	Linesmen
* Drahomira Fialova
* Sinem Türkmen	
* Harriet Weegh
* Julia Strube
* Julia Hjelmström
===Final standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+3)
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===Statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Lotte De Guchtenaere	4 	7	6	13 	+15	2 	F
Femke Bosmans 	4 	5	8	13 	+12	6 	F
Klara Miuller 	4 	9	3	12 	+5 	2 	F
Anke Steeno 	4 	6	5	11 	+12	2 	F
Renee De Wolf 	4 	2	3	5 	+7 	8 	F
Ramune Maleckienė 	4 	2	2	4 	+5 	4 	F
Mirela Zareva 	4 	3	0	4 	−10	0 	F
Louise Paulissen 	4 	2	1	3 	+5 	0 	F
Emilija Tučiūtė 	4 	2	1	3 	+5 	2 	D
Audrey De Terwangne 	4 	1	2	3 	+3 	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
Nina Van Orshaegen	204:50	4 	0.88	44 	93.18	1
Emilie Simonsen 	225:50	12	3.19	150	92.00	0
Katrin Stankova 	199:10	21	6.33	89 	76.40	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	Emilie Simonsen
Defenceman	Chinouk Van Calster
Forward 	Lotte De Guchtenaere
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Last participated in 2008.
 	First time participating in tournament.
 	Host, first time participating in tournament.
 	First time participating in tournament.
 	First time participating in tournament.
===Final 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
Edith Pärnik 	3 	5	1	6 	+12	0 	F
Christin Lauk 	3 	5	0	5 	+10	0 	D
Merlin Griffin 	3 	1	4	5 	+4 	0 	F
Kirke Kulla 	3 	1	4	5 	+9 	2 	F
Valentina Vrhoci 	3 	1	4	5 	+3 	0 	F
Diane Kaareste 	3 	0	5	5 	+9 	0 	F
Irma Kapić 	3 	4	0	4 	−1 	4 	F
Ivett Vastag 	3 	2	2	4 	+2 	2 	F
Aleksandra-Olga Seppar	3 	1	3	4 	+5 	4 	D
Helen Mahla 	3 	3	0	3 	+5 	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
Delen Schule 	120:00	1 	0.50	21 	95.24	1
Yael Fatiev 	141:16	13	5.52	111	88.29	0
Jovana Korica	160:25	5 	1.87	25 	80.00	0
Hana Sadović 	102:37	8 	4.68	36 	77.78	0
Zejneb Paldum	77:23 	8 	6.20	33 	75.76	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	Delen Schule
Defenceman	Christin Lauk
Forward 	Valentina Vrhoci
==References==
2022
Division III
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Bulgaria
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Serbia