2021 IIHF World Championship playoff round
The playoff round of the 2021 IIHF World Championship was held from 3 to 6 June 2021. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.[1]
Qualified teams
[edit]Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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A | ROC | Switzerland | Czech Republic | Slovakia |
B | United States | Finland | Germany | Canada |
Qualified teams' seedings
[edit]Quarter-finalists were paired according to their positions in the groups: the first-place team in each preliminary-round group played the fourth-place team of the other group, while the second-place team played the third-place team of the other group.[2]
Semi-finalists are paired according to their seeding after the preliminary round, which is determined by the following criteria: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored for; 5) seeding number entering the tournament. The best-ranked semi-finalist plays against the lowest-ranked semi-finalist, while the second-best ranked semi-finalist plays the third-best ranked semi-finalist.[2]
Rank | Team | Grp | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
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1 | United States | B | 1 | 18 | +13 | 21 | 6 |
2 | ROC | A | 1 | 17 | +18 | 28 | 2 |
3 | Finland | B | 2 | 17 | +9 | 19 | 3 |
4 | Switzerland | A | 2 | 15 | +10 | 27 | 8 |
5 | Czech Republic | A | 3 | 13 | +9 | 27 | 5 |
6 | Germany | B | 3 | 12 | +8 | 22 | 7 |
7 | Slovakia | A | 4 | 12 | −5 | 17 | 9 |
8 | Canada | B | 4 | 10 | +1 | 19 | 1 |
Bracket
[edit]There will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[2]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 June | ||||||||||
2B Finland | 1 | |||||||||
5 June | ||||||||||
3A Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
3 Finland | 2 | |||||||||
3 June | ||||||||||
6 Germany | 1 | |||||||||
2A Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||
6 June | ||||||||||
3B Germany (GWS) | 3 | |||||||||
3 Finland | 2 | |||||||||
3 June | ||||||||||
8 Canada (OT) | 3 | |||||||||
1B United States | 6 | |||||||||
5 June | ||||||||||
4A Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||
1 United States | 2 | |||||||||
3 June | ||||||||||
8 Canada | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
1A ROC | 1 | |||||||||
6 June | ||||||||||
4B Canada (OT) | 2 | |||||||||
1 United States | 6 | |||||||||
6 Germany | 1 | |||||||||
All times are local (UTC+3).
Quarterfinals
[edit]Switzerland vs Germany
[edit]3 June 2021 16:15 | Switzerland | 2–3 GWS (1–0, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Germany | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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United States vs Slovakia
[edit]3 June 2021 16:15 | United States | 6–1 (3–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Slovakia | Arēna Rīga, Riga |
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ROC vs Canada
[edit]3 June 2021 20:15 | ROC | 1–2 OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–1) | Canada | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga |
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Finland vs Czech Republic
[edit]3 June 2021 20:15 | Finland | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Czech Republic | Arēna Rīga, Riga |
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Semifinals
[edit]United States vs Canada
[edit]5 June 2021 14:15 | United States | 2–4 (1–1, 0–1, 1–2) | Canada | Arēna Rīga, Riga |
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Finland vs Germany
[edit]5 June 2021 18:15 | Finland | 2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 0–0) | Germany | Arēna Rīga, Riga |
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Bronze medal game
[edit]6 June 2021 15:15 | United States | 6–1 (1–0, 4–0, 1–1) | Germany | Arēna Rīga, Riga |
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Gold medal game
[edit]6 June 2021 20:15 | Finland | 2–3 OT (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–1) | Canada | Arena Riga, Riga |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Latvia opens Worlds vs. Czech Republic". IIHF. 5 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 1 June 2021.