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Jessica Triebeľová became for the 3rd time in a row Junior European champion in the -57kg class. what a unbelievable talent she is, she is just writing the history of Slovak Boxing, just still hoping she will not move to compete for Azerbaijan, since they are still hardly trying to naturalize her All in all, she (if she qualify) may be clearly our best and probably only hope of medal at the youth olympics this year

MEN´S DIVISION I GROUP A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 3 RECAP Tuesday 24th April, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAZAKHSTAN - GREAT BRITAIN 6-1 HIGHLIGHTS

Tomorrow continue the Divisions I A and B, here the schedules and livestreams links 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A In Budapest, , 22-28 April 2018 Wednesday April 25th, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 4 Schedule (GMT +2) 12:30 Italy vs Kazakhstan 16:00 Great Britain vs Poland 19:30 Slovenia vs Hungary LIVESTREAM ITA vs KAZ GBR vs POL SO vs HUN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B In Kaunas, , 22-28 April 2018 Wednesday April 25th, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 3 Schedule (GMT +3) 12:30 Ukraine vs Croatia 16:00 Romania vs Estonia 19:30 Japan vs Lithuania LIVESTREAM UKR vs CRO ROU vs EST JPN vs LTU

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A In Tilburg, , 23-29 April 2018 Tuesday April 24th, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +2) 13:00 Australia 6 - 0 Belgium 16:30 China 1 - 3 Serbia 20:00 Iceland 1 - 11 Netherlands Provisional Standing after Day 2: 1. Netherlands 6 pts, 2. Australia 6 pts, 3. Serbia 6 pts, 4. ex aequo Belgium and China 0 pts, 6. Iceland 0 pts.

So Banská Bystrica won the 7th game in Trenčín and retained the National Champions title. in the other side, heartbreaking moments for Dukla Trenčín, lost the 7th game of the Final must be really terrible, like poor Branko Radivojevič at least he has been elected the MVP of the play-offs

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship In Chelyabinsk & Magnitogorsk , 19-29 April 2018 Tuesday April 24th, 2018 - Preliminary Round Last Day Results (GMT +5) Group A (in Chelyabinsk) 15:30 Finland 4 - 2 Czech Republic 19:30 Russia PSO6 - 5 Slovakia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rest Day: France Final Standing: 1. Finland 12 pts, 2. Russia 8 pts, 3. Slovakia 7 pts, 4. Czech Republic 3 pts, 5. France 0 pts. Group B (in Magnitogorsk) 15:30 United States 8 - 0 Belarus 19:30 Sweden 2 - 3OT Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rest Day: Switzerland Final Standing: 1. Canada 11 pts, 2. Sweden 10 pts, 3. United States 6 pts, 4. Belarus 3 pts, 5. Switzerland 0 pts. Play-offs Brackets: Semifinal 1: 1B-4A Canada vs Czech Republic VS 2A-3B Russia vs United States Semifinal 2: 1A-4B Finland vs Belarus VS 2B-3A Sweden vs Slovakia Relegation Round: France vs Switzerland

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A In Budapest, , 22-28 April 2018 Tuesday April 24th, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 3 Results (GMT +2) 16:00 Kazakhstan 6 - 1 Great Britain Provisional Standing after Day 3: 1. Kazakhstan 6 pts, 2. Italy 3 pts, 3. Poland 3 pts, 4. Hungary 3 pts, 5. Great Britain 3 pts, 6. Slovenia 0 pts.

MEN´S DIVISION III WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Georgia’s joy Emerging nation claims first gold Georgian hockey is celebrating after the former Soviet republic produced its best-ever result in IIHF play to win the Division III title in Cape Town. The mountainous nation, high in the Caucasus, only played its first internationals in 2010 and competed in IIHF events for the first time in 2013. For two seasons, it could not manage a single victory, but those struggles were all forgotten after four wins from five games in South Africa secured the sought-after gold medals and elevation to Division IIB. The change in fortune came namely thanks to Russian-trained players who have joined the Georgian national team in the past two years. Of the five best scorers three have names hailing from Russia or Ukraine and all five learned their hockey abroad. The tournament’s scoring leader Alexander Zhuzhunashvili originally came from Moscow to play for the country of his ancestors and made it to the second-highest junior league MHL-B in Russia. Also Alexander Vasilchenko, Artyom Kozyulin and Artyom Kurbatov played their hockey in Moscow while Oliver Obolgogiani, second in scoring, played junior hockey in Finland, and goalie Andrei Ilienko is a native of St. Petersburg. The free-scoring offence put Georgia in control of the group. The country started with a 6-2 win in a neighbouring clash with Turkey and followed that up by beating Bulgaria 5-3. Next came a crushing 11-1 demolition of Hong Kong before a stumble against the host nation saw South Africa win 4-2 and threatened to halt the promotion parade. Going into Sunday’s final round of games, Georgia knew that it had to defeat Chinese Taipei or be overtaken when Turkey and Bulgaria played later that day. In the event, there was little to worry about. Zhuzhunashvili opened the scoring after just 17 seconds, potting the first of four goals for him in the game. Defenceman Artyom Kurbanov doubled the lead soon afterwards and Georgia was looking comfortable. There a momentary wobble: captain Vitali Dumbadze took a 5+20 for a high hit and Taipei got one back on the PP, but Semyon Kharizov hit back with a short-handed goal to calm the alarm. Once the teams were back to equal strength, normal service was resumed: Georgia jumped to a 5-1 lead at the end of the first period and added three more in the two remaining frames. Kharizov completed a hat-trick, Zhuzhunashvili completed his four-goal haul with a short-handed marker four seconds from the end. The final score was 11-2, with Yen-Lin Shen and Po-Yun Hsiao getting the consolation goals for Chinese Taipei. The earlier head-to-head results meant that nobody could catch Georgia now. Bulgaria pipped Turkey to bronze with an overtime victory and South Africa safely navigated a potential relegation showdown against Hong Kong by winning 6-0. But this tournament was all about Georgia’s historic triumph. The team was led by the free-scoring Zhuzhunasvili, one of several Russian-Georgian players on the team. A generation earlier than him, head coach Roland Svanidze underwent a similar journey, starting his career as a player of Georgian descent at Metallurg Novokuznetsk before a stint playing in Dubai and a move into coaching with the Georgian national program. However, this is no mere team of imports playing under a flag of convenience. Most of the roster does indeed have Georgian names and many players come from the domestic system. So where does Georgian hockey come from? There is a Soviet history to the game here: the first recorded appearance of a Georgian team dates from the Winter Spartakiad of 1962, where Soviet Georgia competed in a kind of Winter Olympics for the republics of the USSR. At the competition in Sverdlovsk, now Yekaterinburg, the team defeated the Armenian and Kyrgyz SSRs but lost to the Kazakhs and all three Baltic republics. The modern-day team is entirely drawn from the country’s four-team national championship. The bulk of the players, perhaps surprisingly, do not represent the three teams from the capital, Tbilisi, but come from Mimino in the small mountain village of Bakuriani. That community of 2,500 people high in the Borjomi region is something of a winter sport’s hub: a popular ski resort, it was also home to Nodar Kumaritashvili, the luger tragically killed in training at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. Mimino supplied 11 of Svanidze’s 20-man roster for Cape Town. Although the early days of Georgia’s new hockey era were tough – no wins in two years of IIHF competition and a chastening -75 goal difference in 2014, then a disqualification in 2016 for selecting ineligible players in Division III in Istanbul – the team has progressed quickly. Last year’s event in Sofia saw the team claim bronze, with only a group-stage loss to eventual champion Luxembourg denying the team a place in the gold-medal game against host nation Bulgaria. With something to build on, Svanidze and his team refined their plans. In 2018, the efforts paid off: a sparkling performance in South Africa secured promotion for the first time and a highest-ever World Championship ranking of 41st. Results Thread

Tomorrow continue the Divisions I A and the Division II Group A tournament 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A In Budapest, , 22-28 April 2018 Tuesday April 24th, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 3 Schedule (GMT +2) 16:00 Kazakhstan vs Great Britain LIVESTREAM KAZ vs GBR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A In Tilburg, , 23-29 April 2018 Tuesday April 24th, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +2) 13:00 Australia vs Belgium 16:30 China vs Serbia 20:00 Iceland vs Netherlands LIVESTREAM AUS vs BEL CHN vs SRB ISL vs NED

MEN´S DIVISION I GROUP A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 2 RECAP Monday 23rd April, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLOVENIA - POLAND 2-4 HIGHLIGHTS ITALY - HUNGARY 2-3 HIGHLIGHTS

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A In Tilburg, , 23-29 April 2018 Monday April 23rd, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 1 Results (GMT +2) 13:00 Australia 3 - 0 Iceland 16:30 Serbia 4 - 1 Belgium 19:00 Netherlands 7 - 0 China Provisional Standing after Day 1: 1. Netherlands 3 pts, 2. Serbia 3 pts, 3. Australia 3 pts, 4. Belgium 0 pts, 5. Iceland 0 pts, 6. China 0 pts.

MEN´S DIVISION I GROUP B WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 2 RECAP Monday 23rd April, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UKRAINE - ESTONIA 0-2 HIGHLIGHTS JAPAN - CROATIA 4-3 HIGHLIGHTS LITHUANIA - ROMANIA 8-3 HIGHLIGHTS

There definitely a chance this year for sure. On paper it may appear for a battle between Serbia and the Netherlands with a slim advantage for the dutch because of home ice and eventually larger experiences, but yeah, this is hockey, so everything can happen on that specific day

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A In Budapest, , 22-28 April 2018 Monday April 23rd, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +2) 16:00 Slovenia 2 - 4 Poland 19:30 Italy 2 - 3 Hungary Provisional Standing after Day 2: 1. Kazakhstan 3 pts, 2. Great Britain 3 pts, 3. Italy 3 pts, 4. Poland 3 pts, 5. Hungary 3 pts, 6. Slovenia 0 pts.

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B In Kaunas, , 22-28 April 2018 Monday April 23rd, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +3) 12:30 Ukraine 0 - 2 Estonia 16:00 Japan 4 - 3 Croatia 19:30 Lithuania 8 - 3 Romania Provisional Standing after Day 2: 1. Lithuania 6 pts, 2. Japan 5 pts, 3. Estonia 4 pts, 4. Ukraine 3 pts, 5. Croatia 0 pts, 6. Romania 0 pts.

Last day of the preliminary round is scheduled tomorrow in the Under 18 World Championship Top Division. 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship In Chelyabinsk & Magnitogorsk , 19-29 April 2018 Tuesday April 24th, 2018 - Preliminary Round Last Day Schedule (GMT +5) Group A (in Chelyabinsk) 15:30 Finland vs Czech Republic 19:30 Russia vs Slovakia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rest Day: France *The match FIN vs CZE - will have no impact for the final standing or for the both teams qualification for the quarterfinals, Finland is already assured to top the group and Czech Republic will finish 4th. **The match RUS vs SVK - is the direct match for 2d and 3rd place in the group. Before the game both teams are absolutely equal in term of points and score, both have 2-1 W/L record and both the same overall score 14:8, so the winner of the game will finish 2nd and losing team 3rd (No matter if in Regulation Time or after OT/GWS) ***France finished last and will play the relegation round against Switzerland Group B (in Magnitogorsk) 15:30 United States vs Belarus 19:30 Sweden vs Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rest Day: Switzerland *the match USA vs BLR - is the direct match for 3rd and 4th place of the group and to avoid Finland in the quarterfinals. the winner of the game will finish 3rd and losing team 4th (No matter if in Regulation Time or after OT/GWS). **The match SWE vs CAN - is the direct match for 1st and 2nd place of the group. the winner of the game will top the Group and face the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals and losing team will finish 2nd of the group (No matter if in Regulation Time or after OT/GWS). ***Switzerland finished last and will play the relegation round against France.

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship In Chelyabinsk & Magnitogorsk , 19-29 April 2018 Monday April 23rd, 2018 - Preliminary Round Day 5 Results (GMT +5) Group A (in Chelyabinsk) 15:30 Czech Republic 9 - 2 France ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rest Day: Finland, Russia, Slovakia Provisional Standing after Day 5: 1. Finland 9 pts, 2. ex aequo Russia and Slovakia 6 pts, 4. Czech Republic 3 pts, 5. France 0 pts. *France is assured to finish last of the group and will play the relegation round. **Czech Republic is assured to finish 4th and will play the quarterfinal against the winner of Group B. Group B (in Magnitogorsk) 15:30 Belarus 5 - 4 Switzerland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rest Day: Canada, Sweden, United States Provisional Standing after Day 5: 1. Canada 9 pts, 2. Sweden 9 pts, 3. United States 3 pts, 4. Belarus 3 pts, 5. Switzerland 0 pts *Huge upset and surprise in this group, Switzerland will play only for the relegation, in the best of 3 matches relegation round series against 5th team of Group A France. **Belarus for the very first time in history in the U18 is qualified for the quarterfinals

Well, the opening matches are never easy, never. There too many factors that can easily happens in the first games, all teams are still at full forces and ambitions and the small teams are able to always make the life hard to the favs, just look at Slovenia in Div I A, 1-2 conceded easy goals from GB and today Poland and there huge sudden unexpected troubles to even fight for the stay in this division instead of fighting for the expected promotion. so for me very important and good start for now just keep the pace guys and go finally for this Division I, so deserved after many many close failures

now time for the beautiful anthem of Serbia after the 4-1 opening victory over BEL Ajde Orlovi !

Thanks, we are really pleasantly surprised by the results of the boys, to be honest it is a real surprise for us all, we did not expected that at all, because we knew that the last year team was much more stronger than this years one. and peoples were afraid prior the tournament if we´ll be even able to maintain in top division, but the kids revolted against the odds and are showing great team spirit and heart.

Livestreams of Division II A added, courtesy of Ijshockey Nederland @heywoodu and @DaniSRB @dareza and our Serbian friends in the forum you can follow the matches here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOZq_Ebfr9yBnJJEAp4QcPw

MEN´S DIVISION I GROUP A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 1 RECAP Sunday 22nd April, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREAT BRITAIN - SLOVENIA 3-1 HIGHLIGHTS HUNGARY - KAZAKHSTAN 0-3 HIGHLIGHTS POLAND - ITALY 1-3 HIGHLIGHTS

MEN´S DIVISION I GROUP B WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 1 RECAP Sunday 22nd April, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESTONIA - JAPAN 1-2 After Overtime HIGHLIGHTS ROMANIA - UKRAINE 0-3 HIGHLIGHTS CROATIA - LITHUANIA 0-3 HIGHLIGHTS

Tomorrow continue the Divisions I A and B with day 2 and will be also the opening day of the Division II Group A tournament in Tilburg, the Netherlands 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A In Budapest, , 22-28 April 2018 Monday April 23rd, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +2) 16:00 Slovenia vs Poland 19:30 Italy vs Hungary LIVESTREAM SLO vs POL ITA vs HUN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B In Kaunas, , 22-28 April 2018 Monday April 23rd, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +3) 12:30 Ukraine vs Estonia 16:00 Japan vs Croatia 19:30 Lithuania vs Romania LIVESTREAM UKR vs EST JPN vs CRO LTU vs ROU ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A In Tilburg, , 23-29 April 2018 Monday April 23rd, 2018 - Round-Robin Day 1 Schedule (GMT +2) 13:00 Australia vs Iceland 16:30 Serbia vs Belgium 19:00 Netherlands vs China *Tournament Format: 6 Nations play a usual Round-Robin tournament, Each team play once every opponent, The first ranked Nation will qualify for the Men´s World Championships Division I Group B next year in 2019. The Nations ranked 2nd-5th will stay in this division also for the next season, The last ranked 6th Nation will be relegated to the Men´s Division II Group B World Championships 2019 where they will replace Spain, freshly promoted country from this years Div II B tournament held in Granada, Spain last week. LIVESTREAM AUS vs ISL SRB vs BEL NED vs CHN

2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III In Cape Town, , 16-22 April 2018 Sunday April 22nd, 2018 - Round-Robin Last Day Results (GMT +2) 13:00 Georgia 11 - 2 Chinese Taipei 16:15 Turkey 3 - 4OT Bulgaria 20:00 Hong Kong 0 - 6 South Africa Final Standing 1. Georgia 12 Qualified for the Men´s Division II Group B World Championships 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Bulgaria 11 3. Turkey 10 4. Chinese Taipei 6 5. South Africa 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Hong Kong 0 Relegated for the Men´s Division III Qualification Tournament 2019