Division I
Twelve teams comprise Division I. They are broken into two groups, with the winner of each group gaining promotion to the World Championship pool for the following year.
Group A
- Final standings
- Austria — promoted to Championship pool for 2009
- Kazakhstan
- Poland
- Great Britain
- Netherlands
- South Korea — relegated to Division II for 2009
Group B
- Final standings
- Hungary — promoted to Championship pool for 2009
- Ukraine
- Japan
- Lithuania
- Croatia
- Estonia — relegated to Division II for 2009
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