The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international

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tournament run by the

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. The tournament was contested from April 13–18, 2010. For the first time, the IIHF allowed eight teams, rather than six, to compete in Division III, which was handled by separating the teams into two groups. Group A was played in

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, while Group B's games took place in

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. The process reverted to the single group of six teams the following year. The

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announced on February 5, 2010 that the Division III Group A championship would be moved from

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after the

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announced they would not able to host the tournament after problems with government funding.

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and

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were both promoted to Division II for the 2011 World Championships. According to the IIHF, due to eligibility issues all games involving

's became 5–0 wins for the opposing teams and Armenia was excluded from the final ranking.

Participants

Group A

Group B

Group A Tournament

Standings

Tournament Awards

; Best players selected by the directorate: *Best

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: Kevin Kelly (52 saves from 57 shots on goal) *Best

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: Francois Schons (1 goal, 1 assist)

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
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Leading goaltenders

Only the top four 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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Group B Tournament

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Bronze Medal Game

Gold Medal Game

References

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