The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III was an international

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tournament organized by the

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. It was played in

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, Australia, from 1 to 6 February 2011.2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III statistics
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. The winner of this tournament was promoted to Division II (renamed I B) for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division IV (renamed II B). This tournament was the first at this level since 2008, and finished in dramatic style as the Netherlands won in a

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. The top two ranked teams (Australia and the Netherlands), were both undefeated until they played each other on the final day, with

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scoring the decisive goal.

Participating teams

Final standings

Match results

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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Goaltending leaders

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Directorate Awards

*Goaltender: Claudia van Leeuwen, *Defenseman: Kitti Trencsényi, *Forward: Natasha Farrier, Source: IIHF.com
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References

External links

Official website of IIHF

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