2010 IIHF World Championship

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After a single round-robin series in each group, the top three teams from each group advance to the Qualification Round while the fourth-placed team in each group moves to the Relegation Round.

The Qualification Round consists of two groups (E=A+D and F=B+C) with six teams each, playing a single round robin. The teams carry the points from the Preliminary Round with the teams that they played and advance with. Teams, which have played in the Preliminary Round, do not meet again in the Qualification Round.

The Quarterfinals will be played cross-over. The first-place team in each Qualification Round group plays the fourth-place team from the other group, while the second-place team plays the third-place team from the other Qualification Round group. 1E-4F, 2E-3F, 1F-4E, 2F-3E. The winning teams advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-final pairings: Winner 1E-4F vs Winner 2F-3E, Winner 1F-4E vs Winner 2E-3F. The winning teams of the semi-final games advance to the gold medal game while the semi-final losing teams play for Bronze.

Relegation format The four last-placed teams will continue to play in the Relegation Round. The two relegated teams will be determined by round-robin. The best two teams will return to the 2011 World Championship in Slovakia. The teams promoted to the 2011 World Championship will be the Division I winners, Austria and Slovenia.

Preliminary Round	
Fri, May  7   1  20:15 D  Gelsenkirchen  USA vs. Germany   
Sat, May  8   2  16:15 B  Mannheim       Canada vs. Italy   
Sat, May  8   3  20:15 D  Cologne        Finland vs. Denmark   
Sat, May  8   4  20:15 B  Mannheim       Switzerland vs. Latvia   
Sun, May  9   5  16:15 A  Cologne        Belarus vs. Kazakhstan   
Sun, May  9   6  16:15 C  Mannheim       Czech Rep. vs. France   
Sun, May  9   7  20:15 A  Cologne        Slovakia vs. Russia   
Sun, May  9   8  20:15 C  Mannheim       Norway vs. Sweden   
Mon, May 10   9  16:15 D  Cologne        USA vs. Denmark   
Mon, May 10  10  16:15 B  Mannheim       Switzerland vs. Italy   
Mon, May 10  11  20:15 D  Cologne        Germany vs. Finland   
Mon, May 10  12  20:15 B  Mannheim       Latvia vs. Canada   
Tue, May 11  13  16:15 A  Cologne        Russia vs. Kazakhstan   
Tue, May 11  14  16:15 C  Mannheim       Czech Rep. vs. Norway   
Tue, May 11  15  20:15 A  Cologne        Belarus vs. Slovakia   
Tue, May 11  16  20:15 C  Mannheim       Sweden vs. France   
Wed, May 12  17  16:15 D  Cologne        Denmark vs. Germany   
Wed, May 12  18  16:15 B  Mannheim       Italy vs. Latvia   
Wed, May 12  19  20:15 D  Cologne        Finland vs. USA   
Wed, May 12  20  20:15 B  Mannheim       Canada vs. Switzerland   
Thu, May 13  21  16:15 A  Cologne        Russia vs. Belarus   
Thu, May 13  22  16:15 C  Mannheim       France vs. Norway   
Thu, May 13  23  20:15 A  Cologne        Kazakhstan vs. Slovakia   
Thu, May 13  24  20:15 C  Mannheim       Sweden vs. Czech Rep.   
   
Qualification Round  
Fri, May 14  25  16:15 E  Cologne    2A vs. 3D   
Fri, May 14  26  16:15 F  Mannheim   2B vs. 3C   
Fri, May 14  27  20:15 E  Cologne    1D vs. 3A   
Fri, May 14  28  20:15 F  Mannheim   1C vs. 3B   
Sat, May 15  31  20:15 E  Cologne    1A vs. 2D   
Sat, May 15  32  20:15 F  Mannheim   1B vs. 2C   
Sun, May 16  35  16:15 E  Cologne    3D vs. 1A   
Sun, May 16  36  16:15 F  Mannheim   3B vs. 3C   
Sun, May 16  37  20:15 E  Cologne    2D vs. 3A   
Sun, May 16  38  20:15 F  Mannheim   1C vs. 2B   
Mon, May 17  39  16:15 E  Cologne    1D vs. 2A   
Mon, May 17  40  16:15 F  Mannheim   3C vs. 1B   
Mon, May 17  41  20:15 E  Cologne    3A vs. 3D   
Mon, May 17  42  20:15 F  Mannheim   2C vs. 3B   
Tue, May 18  45  16:15 E  Cologne    2A vs. 2D   
Tue, May 18  46  16:15 F  Mannheim   2B vs. 2C   
Tue, May 18  47  20:15 E  Cologne    1A vs. 1D   
Tue, May 18  48  20:15 F  Mannheim   1B vs. 1C   
   
Relegation Round  
Sat, May 15  29  16:15  Cologne    4D vs. 4A   
Sat, May 15  30  16:15  Mannheim   4B vs. 4C   
Sun, May 16  33  12:15  Cologne    4C vs. 4D   
Sun, May 16  34  12:15  Mannheim   4B vs. 4A   
Tue, May 18  43  12:15  Cologne    4D vs. 4B   
Tue, May 18  44  12:15  Mannheim   4A vs. 4C   
   
Quarterfinals  
Thu, May 20  49  16:15  Cologne   1E-4F or 2E-3F   
Thu, May 20  50  16:15  Mannheim  1F-4E or 2F-3E   
Thu, May 20  51  20:15  Cologne   1E-4F or 2E-3F   
Thu, May 20  52  20:15  Mannheim  1F-4E or 2F-3E   
   
Semi-finals  
Sat, May 22  53  14:00  Cologne  W(1E-4F) vs. W(2F-3E) or W(1F-4E) vs. W(2E-3F)   
Sat, May 22  54  18:00  Cologne  W(1E-4F) vs. W(2F-3E) or W(1F-4E) vs. W(2E-3F)   
   
Bronze-medal game  
Sun, May 23  55  16:15  Cologne                   
   
Final  
Sun, May 23  56  20:30  Cologne                   
   
Game schedule subject to change.