Following the conclusion of the tournament May 20, in which Sweden retained the title after a shoot-out victory over Switzerland, Latvia's world ranking has risen from 13th place to 11th in the world.
In the tournament itself, Latvia was handed an even better 8th place ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
With @Trekronorse ending the tournament in the only way they know how, the final power rankings are out.
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 21, 2018
Take a look at how the teams stack up against each other as the 2018 #IIHFWorlds come to a close. https://t.co/HknK52I3gH pic.twitter.com/VbZSdrlOV4
