2024 IIHF World Championship Division III

The 2024 IIHF World Championship Division III consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments ran by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 10 to 16 March 2024 and the Group B tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 23 to 29 February 2024.
Thailand secured the top spot and promotion in Group A, while Bosnia and Herzegovina won the Group B tournament and got promoted. Mexico got relegated from Group A and Iran finished last in Group B and was relegated to Divison IV.
==Group A tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 6th in Division II B in 2023 and was relegated.
 	Placed 2nd in Division III A in 2023.
 	Placed 3rd in Division III A in 2023.
 	Placed 4th in Division III A in 2023.
 	Placed 5th in Division III A in 2023.
 	Host, placed 1st in Division III B in 2023 and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Konstantin Chubenko
* Chae Young-jin
* Ferhat Aygün
* David Gal	
* Yang Chang-lin
* Miroslav Lhotský
* Tornike Kuchava
* Sindri Gunnarsson
* Vladislav Zotov
* Kang Kyu-seong
* Berkay Aslanbey
===Standings===
===Results===
All times are local (UTC+6).
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===Statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Nicholas Lampson	5 	9 	10	19 	+18	17 	F
Mamed Seifulov 	5 	11	7 	18 	+11	4 	F
Jan Isaksson 	5 	10	8 	18 	+14	6 	F
Ken Kindborn 	5 	3 	13	16 	+19	4 	D
Masato Kitayama 	5 	7 	5 	12 	+10	6 	F
Arslan Nuryyev 	5 	5 	6 	11 	+4 	8 	F
Maxim Egorov 	5 	3 	8 	11 	+8 	4 	D
Colm Cannon 	4 	2 	8 	10 	0 	2 	F
Mikhail Chuvalov	5 	5 	4 	9 	+8 	2 	F
Alexander Titov 	5 	6 	10	9 	+8 	8 	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
Benjamin Kleineschay	291:56	9 	1.85	164	94.51	1
Philippe Lepage 	294:23	22	4.48	187	88.24	0
Ryan Boyd 	231:26	21	5.44	147	85.71	0
Arslan Maraimbekov 	126:38	7 	3.32	44 	84.09	0
Keremli Charyyev 	218:50	22	6.03	128	82.81	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	Benjamin Kleineschay
Defenceman	Ken Kindborn
Forward 	Mamed Seifulov
==Group B tournament==
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Withdrew last edition and was relegated.
 	Host, placed 2nd in Division III B in 2023.
 	Placed 3rd in Division III B in 2023.
 	Placed 4th in Division III B in 2023.
 	Placed 5th in Division III B in 2023.
 	Placed 1st in Division IV in 2023 and was promoted.
===Match officials===
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees	Linesmen
* Alex Lazzeri
* Kenji Kosaka
* Serkan Kocakara
* Oleg Serebryakov	
* Brian Kallesen
* Denis Menz
* Chan Ka Hei
* Ulrich Pardatscher
* Toms Mencis
* Emilio Gómez
* Richard Button
===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
Hong Shun-rim 	5 	11	9 	20 	+11	2 	F
Justin Cheng 	5 	6 	11	17 	+1 	0 	F
Steven Füglister	5 	3 	12	15 	–1 	2 	F
Jan Regencia 	5 	4 	10	14 	–4 	0 	F
Kenwrick Sze 	5 	8 	4 	12 	–5 	8 	F
Ethan Redden 	5 	7 	5 	12 	–1 	2 	F
Michael Shum 	5 	6 	6 	12 	–1 	4 	F
Manvil Billones 	5 	4 	8 	12 	–7 	4 	F
Pak Chung-hyok 	5 	4 	7 	11 	+11	2 	F
Adnan Mlivić 	5 	3 	8 	11 	+7 	2 	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
Dino Pašović 	243:54	9 	2.21	136	93.53	1
King Ho 	164:15	11	4.02	77 	85.71	0
Jo Kwang-su 	230:46	16	4.16	90 	84.91	0
Reza Poorhashemi	252:19	35	8.32	215	83.72	0
Emerson Keung 	139:16	12	5.17	72 	83.33	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	Dino Pašović
Defenceman	Haris Mrkva
Forward 	Hong Chun-rim
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of Division IIIA
*Official website of Division IIIB
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