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| 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Luxembourg |
| Dates | March 31 - April 6 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament was held from March 31-April 4, 2008. Matches were played in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg at the Luxembourg Kockelscheur. The tournament was contested by five nations who already qualified by way of last year's tournament and one nation which was determined after the conclusion of the Division III Qualification tournament.
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Teams
Here is how each of the participating nations arrived at this point.
Greece: Placed first in this year's Division III Qualification, making first appearance since the 1999 World Championships
Luxembourg: Placed third in last year's Division III Championship
Mongolia: Placed fifth in last year's Division III Championship
North Korea: Withdrew from the Division II Championship last year, demoted to Division III
South Africa: Placed fourth in last year's Division III Championship
Turkey: Relegated from Group A of the 2007 Division II Championship
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Korea |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 32 | 15 |
| 2 |  South Africa |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
| 3 | Luxembourg |
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| 4 |  Turkey |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Greece |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 4 |
| 6 |  Mongolia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 59 | -48 | 0 |
Scores
| Team | PRK |
RSA |
LUX |
TUR |
GRE |
MGL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRK |
6-0 | 2-1 | 8-2 | 7-3 | 17-0 | |
| RSA |
0-6 | 5-4 | 7-1 | 5-1 | 12-4 | |
| LUX |
1-2 | 4-5 | 5-4 (OT) | 3-2 (OT) | 9-0 | |
| TUR |
2-8 | 1-7 | 4-5 (OT) | 9-1 | 11-3 | |
| GRE |
3-7 | 1-5 | 2-3 (OT) | 1-9 | 10-4 | |
| MGL |
0-17 | 4-12 | 0-9 | 3-11 | 4-10 |
Results
| March 31, 2008 13:00 |
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| Greece |
1 – 5 | South Africa |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrios Kalyvas 40:19 | Jared Joyce 02:04, Carel Esterhuizen 19:08, Marc Giot 54:57, Jack Valadas 56:26, David Watson 58:15 |
| March 31, 2008 16:30 |
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| North Korea |
17 – 0 | Mongolia |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Chang Min 08:29, Ri Kum Song 09:49, 23:31, 56:17 Ri Se Gwang 11:44, 38:44, Kim Kyong Il 13:08, 14:28, Ri Chol Min 19:22, Mun Chol 20:59, 31:55, 36:35, Song Chung Song 42:41, 58:05 Ju Sung Hyok 48:18, 53:06, Jong Song Il 55:56 |
| March 31, 2008 20:15 |
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| Luxembourg |
5 – 4 (OT) | Turkey |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Welter 11:15, 45:56 Ronny Scheier 16:39, Georges Scheier 49:18, Thierry Holtzem 63:39 | Emrah Ozmen 02:43, 28:26, 50:34 Erdogan Coskun 29:09 |
| April 1, 2008 13:00 |
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| Mongolia |
4–10 | Greece |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neguun Ganbat 14:19, Altengeral Ichinnorov 21:48, 54:48, Batzaya Purevdorj 55:21 | Dimitrios Kalyvas 08:08, 15:41, 20:46, 28:57, 30:30, 35:16, 37:31, 49:37, Ioannis Koufis 52:46, 59:44 |
| April 1, 2008 16:30 |
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| Turkey |
1–7 | South Africa |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2008 20:00 |
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| North Korea |
2–1 | Luxembourg |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mun Chol 45:01, Kim Kwang Hyok 57:20 | Francois Schons 54:59 |
| April 3, 2008 13:00 |
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| Turkey |
11–3 | Mongolia |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2008 16:30 |
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| North Korea |
7–3 | Greece |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
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| April 3, 2008 20:00 |
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| Luxembourg |
4–5 | South Africa |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2008 13:00 |
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| South Africa |
0–6 | North Korea |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
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| April 5, 2008 16:30 |
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| Greece |
1–9 | Turkey |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2008 20:00 |
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| Mongolia |
0–9 | Luxembourg |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2008 13:00 |
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| South Africa |
12–4 | Mongolia |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2008 16:30 |
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| Turkey |
2–8 | North Korea |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
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| April 6, 2008 20:00 |
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| Luxembourg |
3–2 (OT) | Greece |
Luxembourg Kockelscheur |
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