Slovenia and Austria move up

Since Japan lost the shootout game to Hungary Austria knew already before the game against Slovenia that they had won promotion. Slovenia on the other hand needed at least two points to surpass Japan. They got three as they beat Austria 3-1.

Jan Urbas scored two of the Slovenian goals: "It feels great. It’s been a tough game and tournament. We called the last games quarter-final, semi-final and this was our gold medal game and luckily it ended up well. We deserve what we achieved," he tells IIHF.com.

Japan suffered a tough loss to Hungary. The Asian top nation was in the lead three times but every time the Hungarian team caught up with them. The last equalizer for 4-4 was scored by Marton Vas just 1:06 before the end of regulation. Vas also scored the shootout winner.

Ukraine ended the tournament with a solid 8-2 win over the host Korea, but it was only enough for a fourth spot in the final standings. Korea relegate after five losses.

Individual Awards (selected by the directorate)
Best Goalkeeper: Yutaka Fukufuji, Japan
Best Defenceman: Dominique Heinrich, Austria
Best Forward: Jan Mursak, Slovenia

Most Valuable Player (selected by the media)
Luka Gracnar, Slovenia

All-Star Team (selected by the media)
GK: Luka Gracnar, Slovenia
DE: Dominique Heinrich, Austria
DE: Marton Vas, Hungary
FW: Brian Lebler, Austria
FW: Thomas Koch, Austria
FW: Jan Urbas, Slovenia

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