General
IIHF World Women’s and World Junior Championships · Participants Regulations · Sport · Match-Ups
195.1Following the completion of a preliminary round, the higher-ranked Participating Team in any match-up in the playoff or final round retains the rights of the home team in the game.
195.2In a relegation game, the higher-ranked Participating Team retains the home team’s advantage.
195.3The game numbers in a Championship follow the dates and times of games. When two games start at the same time, the Main Arena game will get the smaller number.
195.4If, in the Game Schedule, the game numbers are used to indicate the opposing teams then the changed times and game numbers after the approval of the game schedule shall not change the opponents to play each other.
195.5In Championships where playoffs are played, the semi-final pairings will be formed based on the ranking of the preliminary round. The highest-ranked team will play the lowest-ranked team. In addition, the highest-ranked team shall play the earlier semi- final unless the Host team is also playing in the semi-finals and has specifically, in the signed game schedule, requested to play the earlier game.