2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Turkey  New Zealand | 
| Dates | 26 March – 1 April 2018 26–28 April 2018 | 
| Teams | 9 | 
The 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
Division III A
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| Host country |  Turkey | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 26 March – 1 April 2018 | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions  | .svg.png) Belgium | 
| Runners-up  |  Mexico | 
| Third place  |  Bulgaria | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 108 (7.2 per game) | 
The Division III A tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018.[1]
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
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| .svg.png) Belgium | placed 6th in 2017 Division II B and were relegated | 
|  Israel | placed 2nd in 2017 Division III A | 
|  Chinese Taipei | placed 3rd in 2017 Division III A | 
|  Bulgaria | placed 4th in 2017 Division III A | 
|  Turkey | hosts; placed 5th in 2017 Division III A | 
|  Mexico | placed 1st in 2017 Division III B and were promoted | 
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
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| 1 | .svg.png) Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 8 | +27 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II B | 
| 2 |  Mexico | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Israel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6[a] | |
| 5 |  Turkey (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 6[a] | |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 3 | Relegated to the 2019 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
Notes:
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:
Results
All times are local. (Further-eastern European Time – UTC+3)
| 26 March 2018 13:00 | Chinese Taipei  | 1–19 (0-4, 1-7, 0-8) | .svg.png) Belgium | 
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| 26 March 2018 16:30 | Mexico  | 4–2 (1-2, 1-0, 2-0) |  Bulgaria | 
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| 26 March 2018 20:00 | Israel  | 2–0 (0-0, 1-0, 1-0) |  Turkey | 
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| 27 March 2018 13:00 | Belgium .svg.png) | 6–3 (0-1, 2-0, 4-2) |  Bulgaria | 
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| 27 March 2018 16:30 | Israel  | 5–4 OT (1-1, 3-2, 0-1, 1-0) |  Chinese Taipei | 
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| 27 March 2018 20:00 | Turkey  | 3–1 (0-1, 2-0, 1-0) |  Mexico | 
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| 29 March 2018 13:00 | Israel  | 3–4 OT (1-1, 2-1, 0-1, 0-1) |  Mexico | 
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| 29 March 2018 16:30 | Chinese Taipei  | 7–6 OT (3-2, 2-1, 1-3, 1-0) |  Bulgaria | 
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| 29 March 2018 20:00 | Belgium .svg.png) | 6–0 (1-0, 3-0, 2-0) |  Turkey | 
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| 30 March 2018 13:00 | Bulgaria  | 3–1 (0-0, 2-1, 1-0) |  Israel | 
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| 30 March 2018 16:30 | Mexico  | 3–2 (1-0, 1-1, 1-1) | .svg.png) Belgium | 
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| 30 March 2018 20:00 | Turkey  | 7–2 (1-0, 2-1, 4-1) |  Chinese Taipei | 
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| 1 April 2018 13:00 | Chinese Taipei  | 2–5 (0-2, 0-3, 2-0) |  Mexico | 
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| 1 April 2018 16:30 | Belgium .svg.png) | 2–1 (1-1, 0-0, 1-0) |  Israel | 
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| 1 April 2018 20:00 | Bulgaria  | 3–1 (1-0, 0-0, 2-1) |  Turkey | 
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Division III B
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| Host country |  New Zealand | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 26–28 April 2018 | 
| Teams | 3 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions  |  New Zealand | 
| Runners-up  |  Hong Kong | 
| Third place  |  South Africa | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 3 | 
| Goals scored | 24 (8 per game) | 
The Division III B tournament was played in Queenstown, New Zealand, from 26 to 28 April 2018.[2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification | 
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|  New Zealand | hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division III A and were relegated | 
|  Hong Kong | placed 2nd in 2017 Division III B | 
|  South Africa | placed 3rd in 2017 Division III B | 
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | 
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| 1 |  New Zealand (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | Promoted to the 2019 Division III A | 
| 2 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 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
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. (New Zealand Standard Time – UTC+12)
| 26 April 2018 19:00 | South Africa  | 1–4 (1-1, 0-2, 0-1) |  New Zealand | 
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| 27 April 2018 19:00 | Hong Kong  | 4–2 (1-2, 0-0, 3-0) |  South Africa | 
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| 28 April 2018 19:00 | New Zealand  | 8–5 (2-1, 4-1, 2-3) |  Hong Kong | 
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