IIHF World Championship Division II
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The IIHF World Championship Division II is an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for lower-ranked national teams competing below the top divisions.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1291089 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: IIHF World Championship Division II Context triple: [Top Division, relatedCompetition, IIHF World Championship Division II]
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IIHF Division I World Championship
The IIHF Division I World Championship is the second-tier annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, featuring national teams competing for promotion to the top-level World Championship.
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IIHF Continental Cup
The IIHF Continental Cup is a European club ice hockey competition that serves as a secondary tournament to the Champions Hockey League, featuring teams from various national leagues under the auspices of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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C.
IIHF U18 World Championship
The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament that showcases the world’s top men’s players under 18 representing their national teams.
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D.
IIHF World Championship
The IIHF World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that features top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
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E.
IIHF Women’s World Championship
The IIHF Women’s World Championship is the premier annual international tournament for women’s ice hockey national teams, featuring top-level competition sanctioned by the sport’s global governing body.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: IIHF World Championship Division II Target entity description: The IIHF World Championship Division II is an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for lower-ranked national teams competing below the top divisions.
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A.
IIHF Division I World Championship
The IIHF Division I World Championship is the second-tier annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, featuring national teams competing for promotion to the top-level World Championship.
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B.
IIHF Continental Cup
The IIHF Continental Cup is a European club ice hockey competition that serves as a secondary tournament to the Champions Hockey League, featuring teams from various national leagues under the auspices of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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C.
IIHF U18 World Championship
The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament that showcases the world’s top men’s players under 18 representing their national teams.
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D.
IIHF World Championship
The IIHF World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that features top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
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E.
IIHF Women’s World Championship
The IIHF Women’s World Championship is the premier annual international tournament for women’s ice hockey national teams, featuring top-level competition sanctioned by the sport’s global governing body.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
IIHF competition
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international ice hockey tournament ⓘ |
| awards |
bronze medal
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gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| category |
IIHF World Championship
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surface form:
men's world ice hockey championships
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| competitionFormatFeature |
host city rotates between member countries
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host nation selected by IIHF ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
above IIHF World Championship Division III
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below IIHF World Championship Division I ⓘ lower division ⓘ |
| competitionSystem | group-based round-robin with promotion and relegation ⓘ |
| continent | global ⓘ |
| discipline | men's ice hockey ⓘ |
| eligibility | IIHF member national teams ⓘ |
| format | round-robin tournament ⓘ |
| foundedBy | International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gameDuration | standard IIHF game length ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
IIHF World Championship Division II
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
IIHF World Championship Division II Group A
IIHF World Championship Division II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
IIHF World Championship Division II Group B
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| hierarchicalRelation | second-lowest tier of IIHF World Championship divisions (above Division III) ⓘ |
| iceSurface | standard international-size rink ⓘ |
| matchType | full international A-level games ⓘ |
| medalType | world championship division medals ⓘ |
| organizer | International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ |
| organizingConfederation |
IIHF member national associations
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surface form:
IIHF member associations
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| partOf |
IIHF World Championship
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surface form:
IIHF World Championship structure
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| promotionRelegationSystem | yes ⓘ |
| promotionTo |
IIHF Division I World Championship
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surface form:
IIHF World Championship Division I Group B
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| purpose | to provide competitive play for lower-ranked national teams ⓘ |
| rankingBasis | IIHF World Ranking ⓘ |
| regulationBody | IIHF Congress ⓘ |
| relegationTo | IIHF World Championship Division III ⓘ |
| ruleSet | IIHF rules ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| season | usually held in April or May ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| teamRepresentation | senior national teams ⓘ |
| teamType | national teams ⓘ |
| trophyType | division championship trophy ⓘ |
| website | https://www.iihf.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IIHF World Championship Division II Description of subject: The IIHF World Championship Division II is an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for lower-ranked national teams competing below the top divisions.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IIHF Division II World Championship
Slovakia women's national ice hockey team
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firstWorldChampionshipAppearance
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IIHF World Championship Division II
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this entity surface form:
2005 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
Slovakia women's national ice hockey team
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notableTournament
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IIHF World Championship Division II
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this entity surface form:
2009 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
IIHF World Championship Division II
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hasSubdivision
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IIHF World Championship Division II
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
IIHF World Championship Division II Group A
IIHF World Championship Division II
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hasSubdivision
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IIHF World Championship Division II
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
IIHF World Championship Division II Group B
this entity surface form:
IIHF World Championship Division II Group B
this entity surface form:
IIHF World Championship B Pool
this entity surface form:
IIHF World Championship B Pool