The playoff round of the 2021 IIHF World Championship was held from 3 to 6 June 2021. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.
Qualified teams GroupWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeAB
Qualified teams' seedings Quarter-finalists were paired according to their positions in the groups: the first-place team in each preliminary-round group played the fourth-place team of the other group, while the second-place team played the third-place team of the other group.
Semi-finalists are paired according to their seeding after the preliminary round, which is determined by the following criteria: 1)position in the group; 2)number of points; 3)goal difference; 4)number of goals scored for; 5)seeding number entering the tournament. The best-ranked semi-finalist plays against the lowest-ranked semi-finalist, while the second-best ranked semi-finalist plays the third-best ranked semi-finalist.
Rank Team 1 B 1 18 +13 21 6 2 A 1 17 +18 28 2 3 B 2 17 +9 19 3 4 A 2 15 +10 27 8 5 A 3 13 +9 27 5 6 B 3 12 +8 22 7 7 A 4 12 −5 17 9 8 B 4 10 +1 19 1
Bracket There will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
All times are local (UTC+3).
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
References
External links Official website