Host Selection
Four nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2010 IIHF World Championship. Those nations were:
- Germany
- Belarus
- Sweden
- Slovakia
Slovakia and Sweden withdrew from bidding before voting began in order to apply for the 2011 World Championship. All four nations to bid on the 2010 World Championship later received winning bids. Slovakia won the bid to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship, Sweden won its bid to host in 2012, but this decision was later switched to be the joint host of the 2012, and 2013 IIHF World Championship editions (both with Finland), and Belarus to host the 2014 IIHF World Championship.
After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by IIHF president René Fasel on 15 May 2005, from Zürich, Switzerland. Belarus' bidding cities Minsk and Zhodzina received 18 votes to Germany's 89, thus finalizing Germany's successful bid.
| Voting Results | |
|---|---|
| Country | Votes |
| Germany | 89 |
| Belarus | 18 |
- Slovakia withdrew from the 2010 bid prior to the start of the congress, postponed 2011
- Sweden withdrew immediately prior to the start of the voting, postponed 2011
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