The Australian men’s national under-20 team have beat Chinese Taipei 3-2 in their third game of the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division III tournament. In other games of the day South Africa shutout New Zealand 1-0, Turkey defeated Iceland 4-2 and China beat Bulgaria 6-1. Australia finish the preliminary round at the top of Group A with seven points. The teams have a rest day today and return on Saturday for the start of the playoffs with Australia taking on Bulgaria in the first semifinal.
- Australia 3-2 Chinese Taipei (10:00, 17 January 2019, Laugardalur Arena)
Further information:
Playoffs schedule
- Placement 5th-8th 1: Iceland – New Zealand (10:00, 19 January 2019)
- Placement 5th-8th 2: South Africa – Chinese Taipei (13:30, 19 January 2019)
- Semifinal 1: Australia – Bulgaria (17:00, 19 January 2019)
- Semifinal 2: Turkey – China (20:30, 19 January 2019)
- Placement 7th-8th: Loser of Placement 5th-8th 1 – Loser of Placement 5th-8th 2 (10:00, 20 January 2019)
- Placement 5th-6th: Winner of Placement 5th-8th 1 – Winner of Placement 5th-8th 2 (13:30, 20 January 2019)
- Bronze: Loser SF1 – Loser SF2 (17:00, 20 January 2019)
- Gold: Winner SF1 – Winner SF2 (20:30, 20 January 2019)
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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