2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

The 2023 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 Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April, and the Group B tournament in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023.
Hong Kong took the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Estonia was relegated to Group B. Serbia won the Group B tournament and was promoted to Group A.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in 2022 Division III A.
 	Placed 3rd in 2022 Division III A.
 	Host, did not participate last year.
 	Did not participate last year.
 	Did not participate last year.
 	Placed 1st in 2022 Division III B and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Four referees and six linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Ulrike Winklmayr
* Ilona Novotná
* Emma Sanders
* Lee Kyung-sun	
* Laura Peronnin
* Julia Strube
* Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
* Amy Keijzers
* Julia Hjelmström
* Elif Bağlar
===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
Klara Miuller 	5 	13	5	18 	+11	0 	F
Simona Asparuhova 	5 	5 	6	11 	−2 	43 	F
Ana Voicu 	5 	7 	2	9 	+1 	10 	F
Stefani Stoyanova 	5 	5 	4	9 	+1 	27 	F
Polina Telehina 	5 	5 	4	9 	+6 	4 	F
Viltautė Jasinevičiūtė	5 	4 	5	9 	−2 	4 	F
Daria Tsymyrenko 	5 	4 	5	9 	+7 	2 	F
Gabija Petrauskaitė 	5 	3 	6	9 	+8 	2 	F
Estelle Ip 	5 	5 	2	7 	+4 	2 	F
Maria Runevska 	5 	4 	3	7 	+2 	27 	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
Chau Sumi 	180:00	3 	1.00	79 	96.20	1
Viktoria Tkachenko	294:19	6 	1.22	108	94.44	2
Keira Mok 	125:00	5 	2.40	85 	94.12	0
Viltė Beličenkaitė	231:02	7 	1.82	118	94.07	0
Nadina Niciu 	238:04	11	2.77	148	92.57	1
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	Keira Mok
Defenceman	Tetiana Kyrychenko
Forward 	Klara Miuller
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 2nd in 2022 Division III B.
 	Placed 3rd in 2022 Division III B.
 	Host, placed 4th in 2022 Division III B.
===Match officials===
Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Cien Pereira
* Drahomira Fialova	
* Mildrid Johnsen
* Serena Tsang
* Katja Mrak
===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
Valentina Vrhoci	4 	10	4	14 	+15	0 	F
Milica Velček 	4 	3 	7	10 	+8 	10 	F
Ivett Vastag 	4 	3 	6	9 	+15	0 	F
Katarina Čizmić 	4 	5 	2	7 	+6 	4 	F
Jovana Popov 	4 	5 	2	7 	+11	4 	F
Irma Kapić 	4 	3 	3	6 	−9 	2 	F
Hanna Rac Sabo 	4 	2 	4	6 	+5 	0 	F
Jana Radović 	4 	2 	4	6 	+6 	4 	F
Shani Kotler 	4 	2 	3	5 	0 	0 	F
Pnina Basov 	4 	1 	3	4 	−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
Jovana Korica	229:32	2 	0.52	42 	95.24	1
Yael Fatiev 	173:29	9 	3.11	96 	90.62	0
Hana Sadović 	230:07	28	7.30	143	80.42	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	Yael Fatiev
Defenceman	Amila Šoše
Forward 	Milica Velček
==References==
2023
Division III
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III