Host country Denmark Teams 6 Matches played 9 | Dates March 24 - March 27 Champions Finland (3rd title) | |
Venue(s) Esbjerg (in 1 host city) | ||
The 1993 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 22–27, 1993. In a break with the previous format, the IIHF split the teams into two separate divisions A and B and introduced a Promotion and Relegation format between them.
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The top six teams from the 1991 tournament qualified for the Pool A tournament in Esbjerg, Denmark, while the remaining nations played in Ukraine who were entering their first tournament.
Teams & Format
The six teams, qualified from being the top six teams from the 1991 tournament were:
The teams were divided into two groups of three teams. Each team played each other once within the group. The teams then played a playoff game against the team with the same position in the opposing group, i.e. the Group Winners played off for Gold, 2nd place, for Bronze etc.
Teams & Format
The five teams that playing the first Pool B were:
The teams were placed in one group containing all the teams playing in a single round robin format, with the final placings determining the final standing without any final games.