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| Host country |  Iceland |
| City | Reykjavík |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 29 March – 4 April 2011 |
| Teams | 5 |
The2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IV was an internationalice hockey tournament organized by theInternational Ice Hockey Federation. It was played inReykjavík, Iceland, from 29 March to 4 April 2011.[1] Division IV represented the fifth tier of theIIHF Women's World Championship.
The winner of this tournament,New Zealand, was promoted to Division III (renamed II A) for the 2012 championships. Initially, the tournament was to includeEstonia,[2] however the IIHF provide no reason for their absence and did not replace them. Despite having only five teams, the last-placed team in the group,South Africa, was temporarily relegated to Division V (renamed Division II B Qualification).[3] The number of next year's entrants shrank so South Africa was able to remain at this level.
| Team | Qualification |
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 South Korea | placed 6th in 2008 Division III and were relegated |
| Iceland | hosts; placed 1st in 2008 Division IV |
 New Zealand | placed 2nd in 2008 Division IV |
 Romania | placed 3rd in 2008 Division IV |
 Estonia | placed 4th in 2008 Division IV; withdrew from 2011 tournament |
 South Africa | placed 5th in 2008 Division IV |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 12 | Promoted to the2012 Division II A |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | Qualified for the2012 Division II B |
| 3 | Iceland(H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | Did not participate in 2012 |
| 5 | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | Qualified for the2012 Division II B |
| – | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; did not participate in 2012 |
All times are local (Greenwich Mean Time –UTC±0).
| 27 March 2011 16:30 | South Africa | 0–6 (0–3, 0–0, 0–3) | South Korea | Laugardalur Arena |
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| 27 March 2011 20:00 | New Zealand | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Iceland | Laugardalur Arena |
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| 28 March 2011 16:30 | Romania | 3–1 (2–0, 1–0, 0–1) | South Africa | Laugardalur Arena |
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| 29 March 2011 16:30 | South Korea | 1–3 (1–2, 0–0, 0–1) | New Zealand | Laugardalur Arena |
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| 29 March 2011 20:00 | Iceland | 3–2 (2–0, 1–0, 0–2) | Romania | Laugardalur Arena |
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| 30 March 2011 20:00 | South Africa | 1–5 (1–0, 0–2, 0–3) | Iceland | Laugardalur Arena |
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| 31 March 2011 16:30 | New Zealand | 7–2 (2–1, 2–0, 3–1) | South Africa | Laugardalur Arena |
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| 31 March 2011 20:00 | South Korea | 4–2 (0–1, 2–1, 2–0) | Romania | Laugardalur Arena |
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| 1 April 2011 16:30 | Romania | 2–7 (0–3, 1–2, 1–2) | New Zealand | Laugardalur Arena |
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| 1 April 2011 20:00 | Iceland | 1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2) | South Korea | Laugardalur Arena |
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| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Emma Gray | New Zealand | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +8 | 4 |
| 2 | Hwangbo Young | South Korea | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +7 | 2 |
| 3 | Magdolna Popescu | Romania | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Sheree Haslemore | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
| 4 | Hanna Heimisdottir | Iceland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 2 |
| 6 | Casey Redman | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 2 |
| 7 | Han Jae-yeon | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 7 | Han Soo-jin | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 2 |
| 9 | Ashley Cunningham | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 14 |
| 9 | Flosrun Johannesdottir | Iceland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− =Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source:IIHF.com
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Lyndal Heineman | New Zealand | 120:00 | 2 | 1.00 | 95.24 | 0 |
| 2 | Shin So-jung | South Korea | 218:10 | 6 | 1.65 | 94.34 | 0 |
| 3 | Karítas Halldórsdóttir | Iceland | 239:48 | 9 | 2.25 | 92.11 | 0 |
| 4 | Beáta Antal | Romania | 234:52 | 15 | 3.83 | 89.66 | 0 |
| 5 | Shaylene Swanepoel | South Africa | 237:32 | 21 | 5.30 | 87.72 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =Shutouts
Source:IIHF.com
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