The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18

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tournament run by the

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. The Division III tournament made up the fourth level of competition at the

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and took place between 5 and 11 March 2007 in

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, China. The tournament was won by

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who upon winning gained promotion, along with

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who finished in second place, to Division II of the

Overview

The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 5 March 2007 in

, China.

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and

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both returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.

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gained promotion back to Division III after winning the qualification game against

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which was held in January 2007.

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and

entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.

returned to the World U18 Championships, having last played in the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A tournament. Spain finished first after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division II for the

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. China who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II, while Iceland finished third after winning three of their five games of the tournament. Alejandro Pedraz of Spain finished as the tournaments top scoring after recording 26 points including 17 goals and nine assists. Spain's Ander Alcaine finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.877.

Division III Qualification

The Division III Qualiciation tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in

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, Turkey. The tournament consisted of a single game between

and

who were relegated to the qualification tournament after they finished fifth and sixth in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament. Turkey won the game 3–2 in a

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and qualified for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament.

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

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

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

References

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III International ice hockey competitions hosted by China IIHF World U18 Championship Division III