The top three teams at the end of the tournament advanced to the qualifying round for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.
The Germans, after failing to qualify for Group A, lost their final game to Kazakhstan and finished fourth.
[1] Denmark, Great Britain, and Kazakhstan all advanced to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.
Hungary was relegated to Group C. Played at Eindhoven and Tilburg, Netherlands 5–11 April.
Played at Krugersdorp, South Africa 14–20 April Spain was promoted to Group C.