2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2001 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 28 and May 13, 2001 in Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany.

It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 4 and September 6, 2000 in Sapporo, Japan.

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Final tournament
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.

Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Group G
As the Far Eastern qualifier, avoids relegation. Therefore, and  are relegated to Division I for the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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Ranking and statistics
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Final standings
According to the IIHF: The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Group A
Group A was played in Grenoble, France between April 16 and April 22, 2001

Group B
Group B was played in Ljubljana, Slovenia between April 15 and April 21, 2001. The final day was a controversial one, with the British and Slovene teams having to decide promotion based on overall goal differential. The British beat the Kazakhs by an improbable nine goals. When coach Chris McSorley was asked how much he paid the Kazakhs, he responded, "zero, you have not much confidence in your team, I think Slovenia can beat Estonia by at least 12 goals." The medal presentation was marred by Slovenian fans throwing debris on the ice when the Brits received their silver medals, the Kazakh team did not even attend to receive their bronze.

 and are promoted to the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while  and  are relegated to Division II.

Group A
Group A was played in Majadahonda, Spain between April 1 and April 7, 2001

Group B
Group A was played in Bucharest, Romania between March 26 and April 1, 2001

 and are promoted to Division I and  and  are relegated to Division II Qualification.