2021 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	France  China
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	11–18 April 2021 (cancelled) 8–14 April 2021 (cancelled)
Teams	12

The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I Group A tournament would have been held in Angers, France, from 11 to 18 April 2021 and the Division I Group B tournament in Beijing, China, from 8 to 14 April 2021.^[1]

On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Division I Group A

2021 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A

Tournament details
Host country	France
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	11–18 April 2021 (cancelled)
Teams	6

Participants

Team	Qualification
Sweden	Placed 9th in 2019 Top Division and was relegated.
France	Host, placed 10th in 2019 Top Division and was relegated.
Norway	Placed 3rd in 2019 Division I A.
Austria	Placed 4th in 2019 Division I A.
Slovakia	Placed 5th in 2019 Division I A.
Netherlands	Placed 1st in 2019 Division I B and was promoted.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2022 Top Division
2	France (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2022 Division I B

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division I Group B

2021 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B

Tournament details
Host country	China
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–14 April 2021 (cancelled)
Teams	6

Participants

Team	Qualification
Italy	Placed 6th in 2019 Division I A and was relegated.
South Korea	Placed 2nd in 2019 Division I B.
Poland	Placed 3rd in 2019 Division I B.
China	Host, placed 4th in 2019 Division I B.
Kazakhstan	Placed 5th in 2019 Division I B.
Slovenia	Placed 1st in 2019 Division II A and was promoted.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2022 Division I A
2	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	China (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2022 Division II A

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

References

External links

• Official website of IIHF