Divisions I (both groups) and III ended earlier today. I'm going to work my way up, so let's start with Division III (Preview here).
Division III (Host: Turkey)
Standing
1 (Promoted) - Turkey 5W - 0L - 15PTS - +26GD
2 - North Korea 4W - 1L - 12PTS - +19GD
3 - Luxembourg 3W - 2L - 9PTS - +5GD
4 - Ireland 2W - 3L - 6PTS - -6GD
5 - Greece 1W - 4L - 3PTS - -13GD
6 - Mongolia 0W - 4L - 0PTS - -31GD
No surprise to see Turkey on top. The only two games that was close for them was against North Korea (4-2) and Ireland (5-3). Now to see if they can keep up with the competition in Division II Group B.
North Korea just got a huge jump in the world rankings. They did everything a 2 team should do: win against the lower teams and keep it close against the top team. Next year should be interesting since it will tell if North Korea is stepping in the right direction or if this year was an anomaly.
No surprises from Luxembourg. Expected them to finish third and they did. Probably the only thing I wonder about is why they couldn't keep the game against Turkey closer (8-1 lost).
Kind of disappointed in Ireland. They got the expected wins (Greece and Mongolia) and kept it close against Turkey. What was shocking is that they got beaten easily by the other two teams. They should have been better in this tournament.
I don't know what to say about Greece. They were a typical 5 team. Beat the one team lower, maybe have a close game against a higher ranked team, and be blown out once.
The only upside I can think of for Mongolia: they got progressively better as the tournament wore on. I use "progressively" loosely since they went from losing by 10, to 4, then by 3 in their last game. Hopefully in a few years they can keep the score closer.
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