The Australian men’s national under-20 team have beaten Bulgaria 7-4 in their semifinal of the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division III tournament. Australia now advance to the gold medal match against China who defeated Turkey 12-1 in their semifinal. In the two placement games Iceland beat New Zealand 11-1 and Chinese Taipei beat South Africa 7-1. Both teams will now advance to the 5th-6th placement match while New Zealand and South Africa will playoff for 7th place.
Further information:
Playoffs schedule
- Placement 5th-8th 1: Iceland 11–1 New Zealand (10:00, 19 January 2019)
- Placement 5th-8th 2: South Africa 1–7 Chinese Taipei (13:30, 19 January 2019)
- Semifinal 1: Australia 7–4 Bulgaria (17:00, 19 January 2019)
- Semifinal 2: China 12–1 Turkey (20:30, 19 January 2019)
- Placement 7th-8th: South Africa – New Zealand (10:00, 20 January 2019)
- Placement 5th-6th: Iceland – Chinese Taipei (13:30, 20 January 2019)
- Bronze: Bulgaria – Turkey (17:00, 20 January 2019)
- Gold: China – Australia (20:30, 20 January 2019)
Preliminary round: 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 |
Preliminary round: 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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