The 2019 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 12th

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in ice hockey. It was played at the Obihiro Arena in

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from 6 to 13 January.

Top Division

Preliminary round

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Group A

Group B

Relegation round

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series to determine the relegated team.

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final ranking

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time) ''TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA =

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Awards

Best players selected by the directorate

*Best

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: Saskia Maurer *Best

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: Alexie Guay *Best Forward: Elisa Holopainen Source:

Media All-Stars

*MVP: Raygan Kirk *Goaltender: Saskia Maurer *Defencemen: Alexie Guay / Nelli Laitinen *Forwards: Elisa Holopainen / Katy Knoll / Ilona Markova Source:

Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was held in

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from 7 to 13 January 2019.

Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was held in

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from 6 to 12 January 2019.

Group B Qualification

The Division I Group B Qualification tournament was held in

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from 12 to 18 January 2019. For 2020 it was decided to create a Division II and split the teams into two groups. The teams that did not make the semifinals were essentially relegated to Division II B.

5th–7th place playoffs

Championship playoffs

Final standings

References

{{Women's ice hockey tournaments IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship 2018–19 in Japanese ice hockey 2018–19 in women's ice hockey International ice hockey competitions hosted by Japan IIHF World Women's U18 Sport in Obihiro Sports competitions in Hokkaido