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was held in

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and

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. The championships ran from April 14–24, 2011. The

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won the title for the third straight time after beating

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4–3 in the final in

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Top Division

Preliminary Round

Group A

All times local (

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Group B

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Relegation round

The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round were carried forward to this round.

Schedule

All times local (

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Final round

Quarterfinals

5th place game

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Final

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
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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. ''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =

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Tournament Awards

; Best players selected by the directorate: *Best Goalkeeper: *Best Forward: *Best Defenseman: ; Best players of each team Best players of each team selected by the coaches.

Division I

Group A was played in

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between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in

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between April 10 and April 16, 2011. On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake.

Group A

Group B

Division II

Group A was played in Braşov,

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between March 19 and March 25, 2011. Group B was played in

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between March 27 and April 2, 2011.

Group A

Group B

Division III

Group A was played in

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between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in

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between March 13 and March 20, 2011. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them are to be counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team. Group A played a round-robin schedule followed by a classification round.

Group A

Semifinals

Third place game

Advancement Game

Australia promoted to Division II

Group B

is promoted to the Division II for the

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References

External links

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Top Division

Preliminary Round

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Schedule

Final round

Quarterfinals

5th place game

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Final

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Tournament Awards

Division I

Group A

Group B

Division II

Group A

Group B

Division III

Group A

Semifinals

Third place game

Advancement Game

Group B

See also

References

External links