2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Croatia
 Estonia
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates23 February – 1 March
28 February – 6 March
Teams12

The 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2026 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1]

Group A was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 February to 1 March 2026 and Group B in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia, from 28 February to 6 March 2026.

Romania won Group A and was promoted while Bulgaria was relegated.[2] Estonia captured promotion by winning the Group B tournament.[3]

Group A tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
CityZagreb
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23 February – 1 March
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored86 (5.73 per game)
Attendance1,309 (87 per game)
Scoring leaderThailand Ratana Kajonsaksumet (12 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

Team Qualification
 Turkey Placed 6th in Division II B and was relegated.
 Thailand Placed 2nd in 2025 Division III A.
 Serbia Placed 3rd in 2025 Division III A.
 Romania Placed 4th in 2025 Division III A.
 Croatia Host, placed 5th in 2025 Division III A.
 Bulgaria Placed 1st in 2025 Division III B and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesperson were selected for the tournament.[4]

RefereesLinesperson
  • Hungary Bernadett Holzer
  • Japan Mai Mizuhori
  • Lithuania Ramunė Maleckienė
  • Mexico María Chávez
  • Austria Manuela Lehnhart
  • Finland Mari Hauhia
  • France Erin Delavenna
  • United Kingdom Ellen Key
  • Italy Mara De Rech
  • Kazakhstan Elvira Dairova
  • United Arab Emirates Fatima Al-Ali

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Romania 5 3 1 0 1 18 9 +9 11 Promoted to the 2027 Division II B
2  Thailand 5 3 0 1 1 15 13 +2 10
3  Turkey 5 3 0 0 2 14 15 −1 9
4  Croatia (H) 5 2 1 0 2 16 11 +5 8
5  Serbia 5 0 1 2 2 13 18 −5 4
6  Bulgaria 5 0 1 1 3 10 20 −10 3 Relegated to the 2027 Division III B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).[5]

23 February 2026
12:30		Serbia 2–4
(1–0, 1–1, 0–3)		 TurkeyAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 27
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Ana IlićGoaliesAzra SertReferee:
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
Linesmen:
France Erin Delavenna
United Kingdom Ellen Key
Vrhoci (Velček, J. Radović) – 18:481–0
Vastag – 28:402–0
2–136:08 – Kuchkin (Çakmak) (PP)
2–245:11 – Lökbaş (Eraşçı)
2–345:54 – Yavuz
2–455:22 – Tandoğan (Arslan, Çağdaş)
8 minPenalties2 min
21Shots32
23 February 2026
16:00		Bulgaria 1–5
(0–1, 1–0, 0–4)		 RomaniaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 31
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Angelina DimovaGoaliesNicoleta ȘabalinReferee:
Lithuania Ramunė Maleckienė
Linesmen:
Finland Mari Hauhia
Austria Manuela Lehnhart
0–104:05 – Voicu
Asparuhova (Georgieva, Zlateva) – 23:031–1
1–241:01 – Feher (Voicu, Platica)
1–342:25 – Szekeres
1–452:18 – Szekeres (Bende) (PP)
1–559:49 – Vitos (EN)
6 minPenalties0 min
13Shots49
23 February 2026
19:30		Thailand 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 CroatiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 81
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Thamida KunthadapakornGoaliesKlara KolarReferee:
Mexico María Chávez
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Fatima Al-Ali
Kazakhstan Elvira Dairova
0–129:05 – Bauman (Vlašić, Soldić)
Vorawat (Satityathiwat, Thamma) – 49:341–1
Pothong (Kajonsaksumet, Satityathiwat (PP) – 53:142–1
4 minPenalties14 min
30Shots22
24 February 2026
12:30		Turkey 4–3
(1–1, 2–0, 1–2)		 RomaniaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 17
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Azra SertGoaliesNadina Niciu
Nicoleta Șabalin		Referee:
Lithuania Ramunė Maleckienė
Linesmen:
Italy Mara De Rech
United Kingdom Ellen Key
0–102:37 – Voicu (PP)
Şenyuva – 05:491–1
Tandoğan (Daş) (PP) – 21:482–1
Çakmak (Kuchkin, Yavuz) (PP) – 37:113–1
3–244:50 – Bende (Bálint)
3–351:50 – Platica (Bende)
Demir (Kuchkin) – 55:434–3
6 minPenalties8 min
32Shots39
24 February 2026
16:00		Thailand 3–4 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 SerbiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 38
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Thamida KunthadapakornGoaliesAna IlićReferee:
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Fatima Al-Ali
Austria Manuela Lehnhart
0–106:18 – Vukelić (Vidaković)
Kajonsaksumet – 21:261–1
Wongsanit (Poka) – 21:422–1
2–237:11 – Vastag (Vasiljević)
Panyamaneerat (Kajonsaksumet, Thamma) (PP) – 46:143–2
3–347:47 – J. Vukelić (Benčić)
Kajonsaksumet MISS
Panyamaneerat MISS
Thamma GOAL
Satityathiwat MISS
Wongsanit MISS
Kajonsaksumet MISS
Panyamaneerat MISS
Thamma GOAL
Pothong MISS
Satityathiwat MISS
Kajonsaksumet GOAL
Panyamaneerat MISS		ShootoutMISS Vrhoci
MISS J. Vukelić
GOAL Vastag
MISS Vasiljević
MISS Velček
MISS Vastag
MISS Vrhoci
GOAL Vukelić
MISS Vukelić
MISS Popov
GOAL Velček
GOAL Vastag
4 minPenalties8 min
41Shots29
24 February 2026
19:30		Croatia 2–1 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 BulgariaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 105
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Klara KolarGoaliesMonika NedyalkovaReferee:
Japan Mai Mizuhori
Linesmen:
France Erin Delavenna
Finland Mari Hauhia
0–104:01 – Stoyanova (Runevska, Zlateva)
Stiperski (Fabić, Vugić) – 16:091–1
Matić GOAL
Bauman GOAL
Soldić MISS
Stolar GOAL		ShootoutMISS Ivanova
GOAL Runevska
MISS Asparuhova
MISS Stoyanova
4 minPenalties2 min
50Shots15
26 February 2026
12:30		Thailand 7–4
(2–1, 2–3, 3–0)		 BulgariaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 41
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Thamida Kunthadapakorn
Natthaporn Nakdee		GoaliesAngelina Dimova
Monika Nedyalkova		Referee:
Japan Mai Mizuhori
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Ellen Key
Austria Manuela Lehnhart
0–105:49 – Asparuhova (Dikova, Stoyanova)
Kajonsaksumet (Charusakulariyakul, Wongsanit) – 11:411–1
Kajonsaksumet (Wongsanit, Charusakulariyakul) – 13:132–1
Panyamaneerat (Satityathiwat, Kajonsaksumet) – 22:153–1
Kajonsaksumet (Panyamaneerat, Poka) – 28:174–1
4–232:20 – Ivanova (Runevska) (SH)
4–334:48 – Ivanova (Runevska)
4–437:54 – Stoyanova (Asparuhova, Ivanova)
Wongsanit (Kajonsaksumet, Charusakulariyakul) – 42:055–4
Kajonsaksumet (Sakchaicharoenkul, Wongsanit) – 45:076–4
Wongsanit (Satityathiwat, Charusakulariyakul) (PP) – 52:027–4
4 minPenalties6 min
49Shots23
26 February 2026
16:00		Serbia 2–3 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 RomaniaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 46
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Ana IlićGoaliesNicoleta ȘabalinReferee:
Mexico María Chávez
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Elvira Dairova
Finland Mari Hauhia
0–108:32 – Voicu (Feher, Platica)
Vasiljević – 17:241–1
1–229:56 – Vitos (Vasile, Pethõ)
Sekulić (Milišić, Popov) – 53:192–2
Vastag MISS
Vukelić MISS
Velček MISS
Vrhoci GOAL
Vasiljević MISS		ShootoutMISS Șabalin
GOAL Vitos
GOAL Platica
MISS Feher
8 minPenalties8 min
35Shots28
26 February 2026
19:30		Turkey 0–6
(0–0, 0–4, 0–2)		 CroatiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 173
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Azra Sert
Beray Okut		GoaliesKlara KolarReferee:
Lithuania Ramunė Maleckienė
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Fatima Al-Ali
Italy Mara De Rech
0–132:37 – Soldić (Matić, Bauman)
0–235:10 – Vugić (Stolar, Soldić) (PP)
0–336:45 – Soldić (SH)
0–438:59 – Stolar
0–544:54 – Soldić (Bauman, Stolar) (PP)
0–654:47 – Matić (Soldić, Gašljević) (PP)
12 minPenalties16 min
17Shots34
27 February 2026
12:30		Romania 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 ThailandAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 22
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Nadina NiciuGoaliesThamida KunthadapakornReferee:
Mexico María Chávez
Linesmen:
Italy Mara De Rech
United Kingdom Ellen Key
Pethõ (Simina) – 42:241–0
Bende (Csiszér, Șabalin) – 55:222–0
4 minPenalties2 min
29Shots26
27 February 2026
16:00		Bulgaria 1–4
(1–0, 0–3, 0–1)		 TurkeyAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 44
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Monika NedyalkovaGoaliesAzra SertReferee:
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Elvira Dairova
France Erin Delavenna
Runevska (Georgieva) (PP) – 09:371–0
1–130:55 – Yavuz (Tandoğan, Daş) (PP)
1–232:32 – Kuchkin (Lökbaş) (PP2)
1–338:10 – Lökbaş (Kuchkin)
1–443:42 – Arslan (Tandoğan, Şenyuva)
14 minPenalties8 min
24Shots40
27 February 2026
19:30		Croatia 5–3
(1–2, 3–1, 1–0)		 SerbiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 311
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Klara KolarGoaliesAna IlićReferee:
Japan Mai Mizuhori
Linesmen:
Finland Mari Hauhia
Austria Manuela Lehnhart
Stolar (Marinković) (PP) – 16:471–0
1–118:09 – Vrhoci (Vukelić, T. Radović)
1–219:12 – Velček (Vukelić, J. Radović)
Bauman (Gašljević, Soldić) (PP) – 23:142–2
2–323:48 – Popov (Vrhoci, Vasiljević)
Bauman (Gašljević, Soldić) – 24:113–3
Vukelić (Čavka, M. Stiperski) – 34:454–3
Marinković (P. Stiperski) (EN) – 58:195–3
0 minPenalties10 min
38Shots22
1 March 2026
12:30		Turkey 2–3
(1–1, 1–2, 0–0)		 ThailandAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 42
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Azra SertGoaliesNatthaporn NakdeeReferee:
Mexico María Chávez
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Elvira Dairova
Finland Mari Hauhia
0–106:49 – Sakchaicharoenkul (Kajonsaksumet)
Kuchkin (Lökbaş) – 07:201–1
1–221:41 – Kajonsaksumet (Panyamaneerat, Charusakulariyakul)
Lökbaş (Şenyuva) – 29:542–2
2–338:21 – Pothong (Thamma, Kajonsaksumet)
0 minPenalties4 min
20Shots35
1 March 2026
16:00		Serbia 2–3 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 BulgariaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 74
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Ana IlićGoaliesAngelina DimovaReferee:
Hungary Bernadett Holzer
Linesmen:
France Erin Delavenna
Austria Manuela Lehnhart
0–103:55 – Ivanova (Runevska)
Vasiljević (Vukelić) – 38:541–1
Sekulić (Vukelić, Vasiljević) – 54:112–1
2–256:08 – Ivanova (Runevska)
2–364:20 – Runevska
10 minPenalties6 min
36Shots50
1 March 2026
19:30		Romania 5–2
(3–0, 1–0, 1–2)		 CroatiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 257
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Nadina NiciuGoaliesKlara KolarReferee:
Japan Mai Mizuhori
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Fatima Al-Ali
Italy Mara De Rech
Feher (Bende) – 02:461–0
Vitos (Simina) – 11:422–0
Voicu (Bálint) – 15:053–0
Csiszér (Bende) – 37:494–0
4–147:31 – Stolar (PP)
4–248:20 – Soldić (Vlašić, Matić)
Simina (Vitos, Csiszér) (PP) – 58:565–2
10 minPenalties10 min
28Shots39

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Thailand Ratana Kajonsaksumet56612+80F
Croatia Petra Soldić5459+12F
Bulgaria Maria Runevska5257−12F
Turkey Alara Kuchkin533602D
Thailand Ornrawee Wongsanit5336+22F
Romania Julia Bende5246+32F
Serbia Jana Vukelić5246+36F
Bulgaria Lena Ivanova5415−10F
Romania Ana Voicu5415+48F
Croatia Ana Bauman532502F

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
Romania Nadina Niciu160:0051.889094.441
Bulgaria Monika Nedyalkova156:4383.0611693.100
Romania Nicoleta Șabalin145:0041.665092.000
Serbia Ana Ilić313:47163.0619791.880
Bulgaria Angelina Dimova149:51104.0010590.480

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

PositionPlayer[6]
GoaltenderRomania Nadina Niciu
DefencemanTurkey Alara Kuchkin
ForwardCroatia Petra Soldić

Group B tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
CityKohtla-Järve
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 February – 6 March
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored109 (7.27 per game)
Attendance5,041 (336 per game)
Scoring leaderEstonia Aleksandra Stolyarova (20 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

Team Qualification
 South Africa Placed 6th in 2025 Division III A and was relegated.
 Israel Placed 2nd in 2025 Division III B.
 Estonia Host, placed 3rd in 2025 Division III B.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 4th in 2025 Division III B.
 Singapore Placed 5th in 2025 Division III B.
 Philippines First time participating.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesperson were selected for the tournament.[7]

RefereesLinesperson
  • Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
  • Latvia Sintija Čamane
  • Latvia Baiba Gvozdeva
  • Sweden Elin Benn
  • China Fu Zhennan
  • Estonia Kaire Leet
  • Lithuania Greta Vincaitytė
  • Mexico Lucero González
  • Serbia Dana Ilić
  • South Africa Jessica Stanton
  • Singapore Serena Tsang

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Estonia (H) 5 5 0 0 0 37 3 +34 15 Promoted to the 2027 Division III A
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 4 0 0 1 25 12 +13 12
3  South Africa 5 2 0 0 3 11 14 −3 6[a]
4  Israel 5 2 0 0 3 19 12 +7 6[a]
5  Philippines 5 2 0 0 3 15 19 −4 6[a]
6  Singapore 5 0 0 0 5 2 49 −47 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 South Africa 3 Pts, +1 GD; Israel 3 Pts, 0 GD; Philippines 3 Pts, −1 GD.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).[5]

28 February 2026
12:30		Philippines 4–6
(0–1, 2–2, 2–3)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 116
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Rosalyn LimGoaliesAmra ZubčevićReferee:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
Estonia Kaire Leet
0–106:43 – Krupalija (Karamehmedović, Muharemović) (PP)
0–221:26 – Karamehmedović (Lincender, Krupalija) (PP)
0–328:29 – L. Zubčević (PP)
Tan (Javier) – 34:261–3
Sanchez (Pagdato) – 35:232–3
2–440:26 – Lincender
Alcido – 48:563–4
3–553:00 – Lincender (L. Zubčević)
Cuevas (Alcido) – 55:334–5
4–659:14 – Vranešić (SH, EN)
10 minPenalties12 min
42Shots28
28 February 2026
16:00		Estonia 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 South AfricaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 738
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Sofia SalamatinaGoaliesAkaisha McNamaraReferee:
Sweden Elin Benn
Linesmen:
Mexico Lucero González
Lithuania Greta Vincaitytė
Stolyarova – 08:111–0
Prants (Stolyarova, Koger) – 15:282–0
Koger – 30:103–0
Stolyarova (Prants, Hollo) – 36:234–0
Ebber (Belyankina, Väliste) – 38:395–0
Gelencser – 41:136–0
Väliste (Bilorus) – 58:567–0
4 minPenalties8 min
38Shots24
28 February 2026
19:30		Israel 11–0
(2–0, 3–0, 6–0)		 SingaporeKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 176
Game reference
Yael Fatiev
Bisan Maree		GoaliesQina Foo
Faith Lee		Referee:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
South Africa Jessica Stanton
Singapore Serena Tsang
Leshem (S. Kotler, C. Kotler) – 00:451–0
Leshem (Sigalov) – 04:092–0
Leshem (C. Kotler, S. Kotler) – 25:143–0
Armoza (Landa) – 38:294–0
Leshem (S. Kotler, Basov) – 39:165–0
Basov – 44:566–0
S. Kotler (Basov) (PP) – 49:557–0
Leshem – 55:018–0
Sharabi (Landa, Armoza) – 57:009–0
Leshem (S. Kotler) (PP) – 58:2310–0
C. Kotler (Leshem) – 59:0611–0
4 minPenalties4 min
53Shots12
1 March 2026
12:30		South Africa 2–3
(0–0, 1–3, 1–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 115
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Sone GeldenhuysGoaliesAmra ZubčevićReferee:
Latvia Baiba Gvozdeva
Linesmen:
Serbia Dana Ilić
Lithuania Greta Vincaitytė
0–120:37 – Mulazimović (Karamehmedović, Lincender) (PP)
Rhode (Venter, Lechtanski) – 20:561–1
1–228:01 – Lincender
1–335:28 – Karamehmedović (Mulazimović)
Jamieson (Retief) – 43:522–3
10 minPenalties4 min
22Shots20
1 March 2026
16:00		Israel 1–4
(1–1, 0–0, 0–3)		 EstoniaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 798
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Yael FatievGoaliesSofia SalamatinaReferee:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Linesmen:
Mexico Lucero González
Singapore Serena Tsang
0–100:54 – Stolyarova (Vont)
Leshem (S. Kotler, Basov) – 10:291–1
1–252:17 – Prants (Stolyarova) (PP)
1–357:04 – Stolyarova (Prants, Geller) (EN)
1–458:33 – Geller (Vont) (EN)
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots43
1 March 2026
19:30		Singapore 0–8
(0–2, 0–2, 0–4)		 PhilippinesKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 96
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Qina FooGoaliesMikaella LeeReferee:
Sweden Elin Benn
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
South Africa Jessica Stanton
0–117:32 – Alcido
0–218:42 – Alcido
0–320:53 – Regencia (Alcido)
0–432:27 – Cuevas (Alcido, Regencia)
0–540:45 – Regencia (Cuevas, Ganac)
0–642:42 – Tan (Alcido, Cuevas)
0–743:06 – Alcido (Go, Cuevas)
0–845:52 – Alcido (Cuevas, Tan)
0 minPenalties2 min
7Shots61
3 March 2026
12:30		South Africa 5–1
(0–0, 1–0, 4–1)		 SingaporeKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 118
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Akaisha McNamaraGoaliesQina FooReferee:
Latvia Baiba Gvozdeva
Linesmen:
South Africa Jessica Stanton
Lithuania Greta Vincaitytė
Venter (Albertyn, Botha) – 39:021–0
1–141:54 – Yeoh
Rhode (Von Doesburgh) – 45:142–1
Rhode (Venter, Von Doesburgh) – 50:433–1
Venter (Albertyn, Rhode) – 57:524–1
Els (D'Oliveira) – 59:255–1
4 minPenalties0 min
54Shots5
3 March 2026
16:00		Israel 3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 PhilippinesKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 187
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Yael FatievGoaliesRosalyn LimReferee:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Linesmen:
Estonia Kaire Leet
Singapore Serena Tsang
0–108:41 – Alcido
Armoza (Sigalov) – 35:231–1
Leshem – 47:122–1
Leshem (Basov) – 57:033–1
6 minPenalties2 min
28Shots35
3 March 2026
19:30		Estonia 3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 574
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Sofia SalamatinaGoaliesAmra ZubčevićReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
Serbia Dana Ilić
Geller (Prants, Lauk-Gurtovoi) – 15:261–0
Stolyarova (Ebber, Demina) – 19:142–0
Ebber (Koger) – 25:023–0
3–155:41 – Lincender (PP)
4 minPenalties6 min
24Shots26
4 March 2026
12:30		Philippines 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 South AfricaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 153
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Mikaella LeeGoaliesSone GeldenhuysReferee:
Latvia Baiba Gvozdeva
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
Mexico Lucero González
Alcido – 27:501–0
Jimenez (Pagdato, Pe Aguirre) – 53:132–0
2–156:12 – Lechtanski (Von Doesburgh) (SH)
4 minPenalties4 min
18Shots22
4 March 2026
16:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–3
(0–2, 1–1, 3–0)		 IsraelKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 205
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Yael FatievGoaliesAmra ZubčevićReferee:
Sweden Elin Benn
Linesmen:
Serbia Dana Ilić
South Africa Jessica Stanton
0–109:38 – Armoza (S. Kotler)
0–210:10 – Leshem
Lincender (L. Zubčević) – 25:111–2
1–339:55 – Leshem (SH)
Karamehmedović (Lincender, L. Zubčević) (PP) – 40:352–3
L. Zubčević (Vranešić, Lincender) (PP) – 51:273–3
Lincender – 57:574–3
4 minPenalties8 min
35Shots16
4 March 2026
19:30		Singapore 1–14
(0–4, 0–7, 1–3)		 EstoniaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 478
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Qina Foo
Faith Lee		GoaliesUljana JeggiReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Estonia Kaire Leet
Lithuania Greta Vincaitytė
0–100:15 – Stolyarova (Geller)
0–202:56 – Stolyarova (Koger) (PP)
0–310:12 – Sarko (Väliste, Bilorus)
0–413:25 – Stolyarova (Stetski, Prants)
0–523:45 – Stolyarova (Vont, Geller) (SH)
0–624:03 – Gelencser (Stolyarova) (SH)
0–729:23 – Sarko (Demina, Reiter)
0–830:08 – Prants (Geller, Stolyarova)
0–932:51 – Lauk-Gurtovoi (Reiter, Demina)
0–1034:41 – Sarko (Koger)
0–1137:49 – Stolyarova
G. Tan (N. Tan, Jin) (PP) – 42:181–11
1–1242:54 – Reiter (Demina, Vont)
1–1344:22 – Sarko (Bilorus, Stolyarova)
1–1446:20 – Reiter (Kovaljova, Demina)
2 minPenalties6 min
6Shots71
6 March 2026
12:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 11–0
(4–0, 3–0, 4–0)		 SingaporeKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 145
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Asja AbdomerovićGoaliesFaith LeeReferee:
Iceland Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Linesmen:
Mexico Lucero González
Singapore Serena Tsang
Puzić (L. Zubčević, Posavec) – 01:061–0
Nikolić (Vranešić) – 04:092–0
L. Zubčević – 05:403–0
Posavec – 12:554–0
Lincender (Vranešić) – 27:085–0
Lincender (Krupalija) (PP) – 28:166–0
Lincender (Kučević) – 39:587–0
L. Zubčević (Karamehmedović) – 43:458–0
Lincender – 44:319–0
Lincender – 50:0710–0
L. Zubčević (Puzić) – 58:2111–0
2 minPenalties2 min
47Shots4
6 March 2026
16:00		South Africa 3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)		 IsraelKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 273
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Sone GeldenhuysGoaliesYael FatievReferee:
Latvia Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
China Fu Zhennan
Serbia Dana Ilić
Albertyn (Rhode) – 02:331–0
Albertyn (Rhode) (PP) – 30:302–0
Venter (Els, Lechtanski) (PP) – 33:293–0
3–158:27 – Leshem (Basov)
8 minPenalties4 min
36Shots21
6 March 2026
19:30		Estonia 9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 PhilippinesKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 869
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Uljana JeggiGoaliesRosalyn Lim
Mikaella Lee		Referee:
Latvia Baiba Gvozdeva
Linesmen:
Estonia Kaire Leet
South Africa Jessica Stanton
Sarko (Vont) – 04:101–0
Stolyarova – 06:352–0
Stolyarova (Geller, Koger) (PP) – 17:283–0
Geller (Stetski, Stolyarova) – 19:584–0
Sarko – 31:265–0
Ebber (Reiter, Gelencser) – 39:296–0
Stolyarova – 43:557–0
Ebber (Demina) – 45:388–0
Stolyarova – 53:039–0
2 minPenalties2 min
35Shots23

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Estonia Aleksandra Stolyarova514620+192F
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ava Lincender511415+70F
Israel Lior Leshem512113+100D
Philippines Jasmin Alcido5749+70F
Bosnia and Herzegovina Lamija Zubčević5549+60F
Estonia Amalia Geller5358+160F
Estonia Olesja Prants5347+140F
Israel Shani Kotler5167+90F
Estonia Ksenia Sarko5606+92F
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Karamehmedović5336+10F
South Africa Dalene Rhode5336+212F

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
Estonia Sofia Salamatina180:0020.677397.261
Estonia Uljana Jeggi120:0010.502996.551
Israel Yael Fatiev278:09102.1615893.670
South Africa Sone Geldenhuys179:3062.015989.830
Philippines Mikaella Lee140:0041.713989.741

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

PositionPlayer[8]
GoaltenderEstonia Sofia Salamatina
DefencemanSouth Africa Donne von Doesburgh
ForwardEstonia Aleksandra Stolyarova

References

  1. ↑ "A report from the IIHF Congress". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Romania promoted to the 2027 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, Group B". IIHF. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Estonia promoted to 2027 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III, Group A". IIHF. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "IIIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Game schedules released for all lower divisions of Women's World Championships". IIHF. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "IIIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
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