2026 IIHF Asia Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| City | Beijing |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 20–23 November 2025 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kazakhstan (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | South Korea |
| Third place | Japan |
| Fourth place | China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 28 (4.67 per game) |
| Attendance | 3,890 (648 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Maxim Musorov (7 points) |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The 2026 IIHF Asia Championship was the second edition of the IIHF Asia Championship Series, organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was held in Beijing, China from 20 to 23 November 2025.[1][2]
Kazakhstan won the tournament for the second time.[3]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | China (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Results
All times are local (UTC+8).
| 20 November 2025 16:00 | South Korea | 2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2) | Kazakhstan | Ice Sports Training Base, Beijing Attendance: 763 |
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| Lee Yeon-seung | Goalies | Roman Kalmykov | Referees: Kenji Kosaka Lu Haotian Linesmen: Chi Hongda Yuan Zhaoyang | |||||||||||||||||
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| 9 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 November 2025 19:30 | Japan | 4–1 (0–1, 2–0, 2–0) | China | Ice Sports Training Base, Beijing Attendance: 876 |
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| Issa Otsuka | Goalies | Chen Shifeng | Referees: Chae Young-jin Mihail Stupak Linesmen: Lim Jun-seo Vladislav Mashenkin | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 November 2025 16:00 | Japan | 0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0) | South Korea | Ice Sports Training Base, Beijing Attendance: 368 |
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| Eiki Sato | Goalies | Lee Yeon-seung | Referees: Feng Lei Lu Haotian Linesmen: Vladislav Mashenkin Yuan Zhaoyang | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
| 38 | Shots | 32 | |||
| 22 November 2025 19:30 | Kazakhstan | 5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) | China | Ice Sports Training Base, Beijing Attendance: 759 |
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| Vladislav Pestov | Goalies | Chen Shifeng | Referees: Chae Young-jin Kenji Kosaka Linesmen: Lim Jun-seo Ryoya Yamada | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 November 2025 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 4–3 (1–1, 3–1, 0–1) | Japan | Ice Sports Training Base, Beijing Attendance: 385 |
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| Roman Kalmykov | Goalies | Issa Otsuka | Referees: Chae Young-jin Feng Lei Linesmen: Chi Hongda Lim Jun-seo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 November 2025 19:30 | China | 0–3 (0–3, 0–0, 0–0) | South Korea | Ice Sports Training Base, Beijing Attendance: 739 |
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| Chen Shifeng | Goalies | Jang Ga-ram | Referees: Kenji Kosaka Mihail Stupak Linesmen: Vladislav Mashenkin Ryoya Yamada | ||||||||
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| 29 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||
References
- ^ "China To Host 2026 IIHF Asia Championship and Div 1B Worlds". asianicehockey.com. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Beijing to Host 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey Asia Championship". iihf.com. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Kazakhstan wins second straight Asia Championship with win over Japan, Korea beats China to finish second". IIHF. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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