2021 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION IV

2021 IIHF World Championship
Division IV
Tournament details
Host country	Kyrgyzstan
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	3–5 March (cancelled)
Teams	6
	← 2020 (cancelled) 2022 →

The 2021 IIHF World Championship Division IV was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The tournament would have been held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 5 March 2021.^[1]

On 18 November 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Malaysia, Philippines, Iran and Singapore were all scheduled to debut in the world championships.

Planned participants

Team	Qualification
Kuwait	Placed 5th in Division III Q in 2019.
Kyrgyzstan	Host, placed 6th in Division III Q in 2019.
Malaysia	Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament.
Philippines	Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament.
Singapore	Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament.
Iran	Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament.

Standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Kuwait	Promotion to 2022 Division III B
2	Kyrgyzstan (H)
3	Malaysia
4	Philippines
5	Singapore
6	Iran

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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