the fourth place team played off against the Group C winner to join them. Poland was promoted to Group A, and both the Netherlands and China were relegated to Group C. World Championship Group C (Denmark) Played in Copenhagen, Herlev and Hørsholm 20–29 March. In addition to being promoted, the winner played off against the fourth placed Group B team for the final Olympic berth. Both Japan and Denmark were promoted to Group B. On the final day, if either Romania or Yugoslavia had won, they would have been promoted, but they tied each other. Belgium was relegated to Group D, and later Romania chose to compete in Group D as well, for financial reasons. World Championship Group D (Australia) Played in Perth, Western Australia 13–20 March. Chinese Taipei also played four games as exhibition contests. They lost 31–3 to Australia, 24–0 to South Korea, 12–1 to New Zealand, and tied Hong Kong 2–2. Australia was promoted to Group C. Later, when Romania declined to travel to Australia for the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships Group C for financial reasons, South Korea was promoted to take their place. Ranking and statistics Tournament Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Dominik Hašek Best Defenceman: Craig Hartsburg Best Forward: Vladimir Krutov Media All-Star Team: Goaltender: Dominik Hašek Defence: Udo Kiessling, Viacheslav Fetisov Forwards: Vladimir Krutov, Sergei Makarov, Gerd Truntschka Final standings The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: European championships final standings The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF: Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Source: Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 50% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Source: Citations References Detailed account of Championship "Story #44" of IIHF top 100 stories in history. Complete results 1987 World Championships I 1987 April 1987 sports events in Europe May 1987 sports events in Europe Sports competitions in Vienna 1980s in Vienna International ice hockey competitions hosted by Italy March 1987 sports events in Europe International ice hockey competitions hosted by Denmark Herlev Municipality Hørsholm Municipality 1980s in Copenhagen International sports competitions in Copenhagen 1986–87 in Italian ice hockey 1986–87 in Danish ice hockey International ice hockey competitions hosted by Australia Sport in Perth, Western Australia 1980s in Perth, Western Australia 1987 in Australian ice hockey