2010 IIHF World Championship Division III
Introduction '''The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III''' was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournaments were contested between 14 and 18 April 2010.For the first time, the IIHF allowed eight teams, rather than six, to compete in Division III, which was handled by separating the teams into two groups. Group A was played in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, while Group B's games took place in Yerevan, Armenia. The process reverted to the single group of six teams the following year.The IIHF announced on 5 February 2010 that the Division III Group A championship would be moved from Athens, Greece to Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg after the Hellenic Ice Sports Federation announced they would not able to host the tournament after problems with government funding. Ireland and North Korea were both promoted to Division II for the 2011 World Championships. According to the IIHF, due to eligibility issues all games involving Armenia's became 5–0 wins for the opposing teams and Armenia was excluded from the final ranking.
Group A The Group A tournament was played in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, from 14 to 17 April 2010.===Participating teams=== Team Qualification'''Hosts;''' placed 3rd in Division III last yearPlaced 4th in Division III last yearPlaced 5th in Division III last yearFirst time competing in World Championship===Final standings======Match results===All times are local.===Tournament awards===; Best players selected by the directorate:  *Best goalkeeper: Kevin Kelly  (52 saves from 57 shots on goal)*Best Forward: Mark Morrison  (4 goals, 2 assists)*Best Defenceman: Francois Schons  (1 goal, 1 assist)===Scoring leaders===List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Mark Morrison  3  4  2  '''6'''  +3  4 Dimitrios Kalyvas  3  1  5  '''6'''  +2  8 Georgios Kalyvas 3  4  1  '''5'''  +2  4 Sean Dooley  3  3  2  '''5'''  +3  4 Gareth Roberts  3  3  2  '''5'''  0  2 Steven Ewen  3  2  3  '''5'''  +4  2 Juma Al Dhaheri  3  4  0  '''4'''  -1  4 Robert Beran  3  3  1  '''4'''  0  29 Benny Welter  3  2  2  '''4'''  -2  0 Stephen Hamill  3  1  3  '''4'''  +4  6 Nikolaos Papadopoulos  3  0  4  '''4'''  +1  20 Georges Scheifer  3  0  4  '''4'''  +1  31===Leading goalkeepers===Only the top four goalkeepers, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO Ntalimpor Ploutsis      179:39  90   5  1.67   '''94.44'''  0 Philippe Lepage     132:37  57   4  1.81   '''92.98'''  0 Kevin Kelly   160:00  57  5  1.88   '''91.23'''  0 Khaled Al Suwaidi   173:09  104  17  5.89   '''83.65'''  0
Group B The Group B tournament was played in Yerevan, Armenia, from 14 to 18 April 2010.===Participating teams=== Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division II Group A last year and were relegatedPlaced 6th in Division II Group B last year and were relegatedPlaced 6th in Division III (withdrew) last year'''Hosts;''' did not participate last year===Group stage=======Standings========Match results====All times are local.===Playoffs=======Bronze medal game========Gold medal game=======Final standings===Rank Team       DQ   Promoted to the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II
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