Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification
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Qualification for the women's tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. The top five teams in the World Ranking will receive automatic berths into the Olympics, South Korea has received an automatic berth as host, and all other member nations have an opportunity to qualify for the remaining two spots.[1]
Qualified teams
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | 19 September 2014[2] |  Tenerife |
1 |  South Korea |
| 2016 IIHF World Ranking[†] | 7 December 2012– April 2016 |
 Kamloops[‡] |
5 |  United States Canada Finland Russia Sweden |
| Final qualification tournament | 9–12 February 2017 |  Switzerland |
1 | |
| Final qualification tournament | 9–12 February 2017 |  Japan |
1 | |
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
- Notes
- † The 2016 IIHF World Ranking includes the following events: 2013 World Championship, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 2014 World Championship, 2015 World Championship and 2016 World Championship
- ‡ Kamloops was the site for 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking was finalized with regards to the qualification slots.
Qualification seeding
To qualify directly, a nation has to be ranked in the top five following the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1] Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the 2016 will receive full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. Teams that wish to compete must apply in "early spring of 2016".[3] The following is a ranking based on points already accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries participating in 2015.
Points are earned based on overall finish, available points for 2016 are as follows:
| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ... |
| Points | 1200 | 1160 | 1120 | 1100 | 1060 | 1040 | 1020 | 1000 | 960 | 940 | 920 | 900 | 880 | 860 | 840 | 820 | 800 | 780 | 760 | 740 | ... |
| 1–5 | Qualifies directly to Olympic Tournament |
| 6–11 | Enters qualifying in the final round |
| 12–17 | Enters qualifying in the pre-qualification round |
| 18–25 | Enters qualifying in the preliminary round |
| Seeding | Team | WC 2016 | WC 2015 | WC 2014 | OLY 2014 | WC 2013 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1200 | 900 | 580 | 580 | 300 | 3560 |
| 2 | Canada | 1160 | 870 | 600 | 600 | 290 | 3520 |
| 3 | Finland | 1100 | 840 | 530 | 530 | 275 | 3275 |
| 4 | Russia | 1120 | 825 | 520 | 520 | 280 | 3265 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1060 | 795 | 550 | 550 | 255 | 3210 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1020 | 780 | 560 | 560 | 260 | 3180 |
| 7 | Japan | 1000 | 765 | 500 | 500 | 240 | 3005 |
| 8 |  Germany | 960 | 750 | 510 | 510 | 265 | 2995 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic | 1040 | 720 | 480 | 480 | 250 | 2970 |
| 10 |  Denmark | 900 | 675 | 460 | 470 | 235 | 2740 |
| 11 |  Austria | 920 | 705 | 440 | 420 | 225 | 2710 |
| 12 |  France | 940 | 690 | 450 | 410 | 210 | 2700 |
| 13 |  Norway | 880 | 660 | 470 | 460 | 220 | 2690 |
| 14 |  Slovakia | 860 | 630 | 430 | 440 | 230 | 2590 |
| 15 |  Latvia | 820 | 645 | 420 | 370 | 215 | 2470 |
| 16 |  China | 760 | 600 | 410 | 450 | 195 | 2415 |
| 17 |  Hungary | 840 | 585 | 400 | 360 | 180 | 2365 |
| 18 |  Kazakhstan | 800 | 540 | 370 | 430 | 190 | 2330 |
| 19 |  Netherlands | 740 | 615 | 390 | 380 | 205 | 2330 |
| 20 |  Italy | 780 | 570 | 360 | 400 | 175 | 2285 |
| 21 |  Great Britain | 680 | 525 | 350 | 390 | 185 | 2130 |
| 22 |  Poland | 720 | 495 | 340 | 350 | 160 | 2065 |
| Host | South Korea | 700 | 510 | 330 | 320 | 150 | 2010 |
| 23 |  Slovenia | 640 | 450 | 290 | 340 | 155 | 1875 |
| 24 |  Croatia | 620 | 480 | 300 | 310 | 140 | 1850 |
| 25 |  North Korea | 660 | 555 | 380 | 0 | 200 | 1795 |
| 26 | Spain | 580 | 420 | 280 | 330 | 145 | 1755 |
| 27 |  Australia | 600 | 390 | 310 | 0 | 170 | 1470 |
| 28 |  New Zealand | 520 | 465 | 320 | 0 | 165 | 1470 |
| 29 |  Iceland | 560 | 405 | 270 | 0 | 135 | 1370 |
| 30 |  Turkey | 500 | 360 | 250 | 0 | 120 | 1230 |
| 31 |  Mexico | 540 | 435 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 1215 |
| 32 |  South Africa | 440 | 330 | 230 | 0 | 125 | 1125 |
| 33 |  Bulgaria | 420 | 315 | 220 | 0 | 115 | 1070 |
| 34 |  Hong Kong | 460 | 345 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 1015 |
| 35 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | 375 | 260 | 0 | 130 | 765 |
| 36 |  Romania | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 |
- Solid shading indicate the nation is assured of being at least in that round. Teams below twenty-fifth place are not excluded from qualification, it just demonstrates the limit of the IIHF's predictive chart.
- Ireland is not listed despite having achieved ranking points because they are not currently participating.
- If a nation does not register for olympic qualification those ranked lower move up.
Preliminary qualification
This round will be played on 25–28, August 2016. The teams seeded 18th and 19th reserve the right to host these tournaments. The winner of each group advances to the prequalification tournaments as qualifiers five and six, ranked according their seeding.
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Pre-qualification |
| 2 | Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Poland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | North Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 25 August 2016. Source: IIHF
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.
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.
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Pre-qualification |
| 2 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Croatia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 25 August 2016. Source: IIHF
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.
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.
Pre-qualification
Two round robins will be played 3–6 November 2016. The teams seeded 12th and 13th reserve the right to host these tournaments. The winners of each advance to the final qualification tournaments as qualifiers three and four, ranked according to their seeding.
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Final qualification |
| 2 | Latvia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Qualifier 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 3 November 2016. Source: IIHF
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.
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.
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Final qualification |
| 2 | Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Qualifier 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 3 November 2016. Source: IIHF
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.
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.
Final qualification
Two round robins will be played from 9–12 February 2017. The teams seeded 6th and 7th reserve the right to host these tournaments. The two group winners qualify for the Olympic tournament Group B.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the 2018 Winter Olympics |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Denmark |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Qualifier 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 9 February 2017. Source: IIHF
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.
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.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the 2018 Winter Olympics |
| 2 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Qualifier 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 9 February 2017. Source: IIHF
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.
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.
References
- 1 2 "2018 Olympic Winter Games". IIHF.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ "Korea headed to the Olympics". IIHF.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ "2018 Olympic qualification format set". IIHF.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
External links
- World Ice Hockey Championships 2014
- World Ice Hockey Championships 2013
- 2014 Olympic Games
- 2018 Olympic format and qualification
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