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The 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 83rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2020 competition. Two national teams, Kyrgyzstan and Thailand, made their debut in the World Championships.
Championship (Top Division)
The tournament was held in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia from 10 to 26 May 2019.
Participants in the tournament were 14 teams continuing from the 2018 Championship tournament, as well as Great Britain and Italy, promoted from the 2018 Division I-A tournament.
Finland won the tournament's gold medal, followed by silver medalist Canada and bronze medalist Russia. This was Finland's first gold medal since 2011. Austria and France each finished last in their group and were relegated to the 2020 Division I-A tournament.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A |  Finland
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 24 | Champions |
| 2 | A |  Canada
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 23 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B |  Russia
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 26 | Third place |
| 4 | B |  Czech Republic
|
10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 22 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B |  Sweden
|
8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 16 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | A |  Germany
|
8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 15 | |
| 7 | A |  United States
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 14 | |
| 8 | B |  Switzerland
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 13 | |
| 9 | A |  Slovakia (H)
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 11 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | B |  Latvia
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 9 | |
| 11 | A |  Denmark
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 6 | |
| 12 | B |  Norway
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 6 | |
| 13 | A |  Great Britain
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 41 | −32 | 2 | |
| 14 | B |  Italy
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 48 | −43 | 2 | |
| 15 | A |  France
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 2 | 2020 IIHF World Championship Division I |
| 16 | B |  Austria
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 40 | −31 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.[1][2]
(H) Host
Division I
Group A
The Group A tournament was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 29 April to 5 May 2019.[3]
Participants in the tournament were Belarus and South Korea, relegated from the 2018 Championship tournament; Hungary, Kazakhstan, and Slovenia, continuing from the 2018 Division I-A tournament; and Lithuania, promoted from the 2018 Division I-B tournament.
Kazakhstan won the tournament and was promoted to the 2020 Championship tournament, along with second-place finishers Belarus. Lithuania was relegated to the 2020 Division I-B tournament based on their head-to-head record after finishing level on points with Hungary.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan (H, P)
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 14 | 2020 IIHF World Championship |
| 2 |  Belarus (P)
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 |  South Korea
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Slovenia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Hungary
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3[a] | |
| 6 |  Lithuania (R)
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3[a] | Relegation to 2020 Division I B |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Group B
The Group B tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia from 28 April to 4 May 2019.[3]
Participants in the tournament were Poland, relegated from the 2018 Division I-A tournament; Estonia, Japan, Romania, and Ukraine, continuing from the 2018 Division I-B tournament; and the Netherlands, promoted from the 2018 Division II-A tournament.
Romania was promoted to the 2020 Division I-A tournament, advancing based on their head-to-head record after finishing level on points with Poland. The Netherlands were relegated to the 2020 Division II-A tournament.
