The 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 63rd such event sanctioned by the

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(IIHF). Teams representing 41 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 2000 competition.

World Championship Group A

The Championship took place between sixteen teams in

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. * (2nd, Group 1 Qualifier) * * * * (2nd, Group 2 Qualifier) * * * (Far East Qualifier) * * (Host) * * * * * (1st, Group 2 Qualifier) * (1st, Group 1 Qualifier)

World Championship Group B

Played at

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and Rodovre,

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April 8–17. The top three teams at the end of the tournament advanced to the qualifying round for the 2000 IIHF World Championship. The Germans, after failing to qualify for Group A, lost their final game to Kazakhstan and finished fourth. The twentieth place overall was by far the worst finish in their history.Tournament summary at Passionhockey.com
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Final Round 17–24 Place

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, and

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all advanced to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.

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was relegated to Group C.''

World Championship Group C

Played at

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April 5–11. While eight teams had qualified for the Group C tournament, the host Dutch government had suspended diplomatic relations with

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, due to the

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, and did not allow the Yugoslavian team to participate in the tournament.

First Round

Group 1

Group 2

Final Round 25–28 Place

''The

was promoted to Group B.''

Final Round 29–32 Place

* Because

was unable to participate for political reasons, the IIHF officially maintained their 30th place from the previous

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resuming their place in 2000 the tournament was played with nine teams.''

World Championship Group D

Played at

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April 14–20

First Round

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Final Round 33–35 Place

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was promoted to Group C.''

Consolation Round 36–38 Place

Consolation Round 39–41 Place

Citations

References

Complete results
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World Championship Group A

World Championship Group B

Final Round 17–24 Place

World Championship Group C

First Round

Group 1

Group 2

Final Round 25–28 Place

Final Round 29–32 Place

World Championship Group D

First Round

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Final Round 33–35 Place

Consolation Round 36–38 Place

Consolation Round 39–41 Place

See also

Citations

References