The 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 24th edition of the

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, an international

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tournament organized by the

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(IIHF), contested in

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, Czech Republic from 9 to 20 April 2025 at the

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. The

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won their eleventh title, after a 4–3

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win in the final against Canada.

Venue

Participants

;Group A * * * * * ;Group B * * * * – ''Promoted from Division I Group A in 2024'' * – ''Promoted from Division I Group A in 2024''

Format

The top five teams from the previous tournament were placed in Group A and the teams that finished sixth through eighth in the 2024 tournament, plus two teams promoted from 2024 Division IA, were placed in Group B. All of the teams in Group A and the top three teams from Group B continued to the knockout phase, while the bottom two teams from Group B were relegated. During the knockout stage, there was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

Marketing

The mascot was a

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named Tori, whose name was chosen in an audience poll. The motto was "Hrdinky přicházejí" (marketed in English as "Heroes Incoming", but more precisely translated as "Heroines Incoming"). With 122,331 total spectators, the tournament broke the world championship attendance record previously held by the 2007 edition in Canada.

Rosters

Match officials

Twelve referees and twelve linesmen were selected for the tournament.

Preliminary round

The groups were based on the final rankings from the previous tournament. ''All times are local (

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)''

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards and statistics

The awards were announced on 20 April 2025.

Awards

Directorate Awards All-Star team

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, +/- = Plus/Minus, PIM = Penalties in Minutes, Pos = Position''
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Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list. ''TOI = Time on Ice, GA = Goals Against, GAA = Goals Against Average, SA = Shots Against, Sv% = Save Percentage, SO = Shutouts''
Source
IIHF
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References

External links

Official website
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