IIHF U18 World Championship
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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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T214866 — 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 U18 World Championship Context triple: [International Ice Hockey Federation, organizes, IIHF U18 World Championship]
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A.
IIHF World Junior Championship
The IIHF World Junior Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament featuring national under-20 teams competing for the junior world title.
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B.
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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C.
World Cup of Hockey
The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and elite professional players, organized primarily by the NHL and NHLPA.
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D.
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is the official system used by the International Ice Hockey Federation to rate and seed national ice hockey teams based on their performance in recent international tournaments.
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E.
2000 IIHF World Championship
The 2000 IIHF World Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, notable for featuring many of the world's top national teams competing for the annual world title.
- 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 U18 World Championship Target entity description: 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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A.
IIHF World Junior Championship
The IIHF World Junior Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament featuring national under-20 teams competing for the junior world title.
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B.
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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C.
World Cup of Hockey
The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and elite professional players, organized primarily by the NHL and NHLPA.
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D.
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is the official system used by the International Ice Hockey Federation to rate and seed national ice hockey teams based on their performance in recent international tournaments.
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E.
2000 IIHF World Championship
The 2000 IIHF World Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, notable for featuring many of the world's top national teams competing for the annual world title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international ice hockey tournament
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under-18 ice hockey competition ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under 18 ⓘ |
| category |
international sports competition
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world championship ⓘ youth sports competition ⓘ |
| competitionFormat |
playoff round
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relegation round ⓘ round-robin preliminary round ⓘ |
| confederation |
International Ice Hockey Federation
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surface form:
IIHF
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| continentCoverage |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria | players under 18 years of age ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1999 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gameType | full-ice 5-on-5 ice hockey ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Division I
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Division II ⓘ Division III ⓘ Top Division ⓘ |
| level | junior ⓘ |
| medalType |
bronze medal
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gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| organizer |
International Ice Hockey Federation
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surface form:
IIHF
International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ |
| participantType | national under-18 ice hockey teams ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of junior ice hockey players
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international competition for under-18 national teams ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
IIHF World Championship
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IIHF World Junior Championship ⓘ
surface form:
IIHF World U20 Championship
|
| ruleSet |
IIHF Official Rule Book
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surface form:
IIHF rules of ice hockey
|
| scope | world ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | players selected by national ice hockey federations ⓘ |
| shortName |
IIHF U18 World Championship
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division
IIHF U18 World Championship self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
IIHF U18 Worlds
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| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| surface | ice rink ⓘ |
| teamRepresentation | member national associations of IIHF ⓘ |
| teamType | national team ⓘ |
| trophy | IIHF U18 World Championship trophy ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: IIHF U18 World Championship Description of subject: 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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IIHF World U18 Championship
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IIHF U18 Worlds
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IIHF U18 World Championship Top Division
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2008 IIHF World U18 Championship with Canada
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IIHF World U18 Championship
Slovakia men's national under-18 ice hockey team
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representsInWorldChampionship
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IIHF U18 World Championship
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IIHF World U18 Championship Top Division
this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championship
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Pat Quinn
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2008 IIHF World U18 Championship
this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championship (men’s)
this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championships
this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championships
this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championship
this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championship
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Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team
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representsInWorldChampionship
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IIHF U18 World Championship
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this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championship
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2011 IIHF World U18 Championships games
this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championship
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IIHF World U18 Championship
Russia men's national under-18 ice hockey team
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representsInCompetition
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IIHF U18 World Championship
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this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championship
Germany men's national under-18 ice hockey team
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representsInCompetition
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IIHF U18 World Championship
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this entity surface form:
IIHF World U18 Championship