2001 IIHF World Championship

The 2001 IIHF World Championship was held between 28 April and 13 May 2001 in Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany.

It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between September 4 and September 6, 2000 in Sapporo, Japan.

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Final tournament
In the first round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the second round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the consolation round.

Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Group G
As the Far Eastern qualifier, avoids relegation. Therefore, and  are relegated to Division I for the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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Tournament Awards

 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goaltender:     🇨🇿 Milan Hnilička
 * Best Defenceman:     🇸🇪 Kim Johnsson
 * Best Forward:        🇫🇮 Sami Kapanen
 * Most Valuable Player: 🇨🇿 David Moravec
 * Media All-Star Team:
 * Goaltender: 🇨🇿 Milan Hnilička
 * Defence: 🇸🇪 Kim Johnsson, 🇫🇮 Petteri Nummelin
 * Forwards: 🇫🇮 Sami Kapanen, 🇨🇿 Robert Reichel, 🇨🇿 Martin Ručinský

Final standings
According to the IIHF: The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.