were split into the three regions of Africa / South America, Asia / Oceania, and Europe / North America. The winners of the Qualification tournaments gained promotion to the next Division I tournament. Divisions The last format of the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships involved the Top Division and Division I playing on odd years and three regional qualification tournaments playing on even years. The regional qualification tournaments were Americas/Africa, Asia/Oceania and Europe. For a full list of IIHF members, see List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Top Division and Division I The Top Division comprised the top eight inline hockey nations in the world, split into Groups A and B. Division I comprised eight teams, split into Groups C and D. Qualification tournaments The IIHF ran regional qualification tournaments in the year prior to the World Championship. The winner of each tournament qualified for a place in the Division I tournament. The last regional qualification tournaments to be used were Americas/Africa, Asia/Oceania and Europe. Key: A: African Qualification tournament AO: Qualification Asia/Oceania tournament E: Qualification Europe tournament ROTW: Rest of the World Qualification tournament References External links Inline hockey on official IIHF website World championships Hockey, Inline International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments Inline Defunct sports competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1996 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2019