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2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

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The 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III were two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division III A represents the sixth tier and Division III B the seventh tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. For each tier, the first-placed team was promoted to the next higher tier. The last-placed team from Division III A was relegated to Division III B.

Host countries Bulgaria
 Kyrgyzstan
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates19–25 January 2026
18–24 January 2026
Teams12
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2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Bulgaria
 Kyrgyzstan
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates19–25 January 2026
18–24 January 2026
Teams12
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To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2006.

Division III A

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2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates19–25 January 2026
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored149 (9.93 per game)
Attendance2,358 (157 per game)
Scoring leaderTurkey Emin İnandı (16 points)
Official website
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The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 19 to 25 January 2026.[1][2]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Belgium placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
 Chinese Taipei placed 2nd in Division III A last year
 Bulgaria (hosts) placed 3rd in Division III A last year
 Turkey placed 4th in Division III A last year
 Bosnia and Herzegovina placed 5th in Division III A last year
 Thailand placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted
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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Chinese Taipei 5 4 1 0 0 42 14 +28 14 Promotion to the 2027 Division II B
2  Bulgaria (H) 5 3 1 0 1 29 13 +16 11
3  Belgium 5 2 0 3 0 27 16 +11 9
4  Turkey 5 2 1 0 2 34 15 +19 8
5  Thailand 5 1 0 0 4 11 35 −24 3
6  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 0 0 0 5 6 56 −50 0 Relegation to the 2027 Division III B
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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 next best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.[3][4]
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Results

All times are local, EET (UTC+2).

19 January 2026
13:00		Thailand 1–10
(0–2, 0–5, 1–3)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 15
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Teeranon ArdharnGoaliesKayra Aydos
Mustafa Findikoglu		Referee:
Iceland Sindri Gunnarsson
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Konstantin Dikov
Norway Niklas Wilhelmsen
0–111:03 – Yavuz (Yayilkan, Girgin)
0–213:21 – Altay (SH)
0–323:29 – Serik (Altay)
0–425:39 – Yavuz (Girgin, Serik)
0–530:56 – Yayilkan (Yavuz)
0–637:31 – Karadag (Inandi, Odabas)
0–738:35 – Girgin (Bayazit, Yayilkan)
0–848:05 – Girgin (Yavuz) (SH)
0–954:55 – Altay (Inandi)
Teet. Pataramasakul (Thongin) (SH) – 56:561–9
1–1059:13 – Inandi (Karadag)
4 minPenalties12 min
17Shots39
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19 January 2026
16:30		Chinese Taipei 15–0
(3–0, 7–0, 5–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 10
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Hao-Hsuan Kao
Lilong Chen		GoaliesArman Bajramovic
Ajnur Husejnovic		Referee:
Netherlands Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewijk Beelen
Israel Ariel Levites
Lai (L. Peng) (SH) – 01:281–0
K. C. Wang (Y. Chen) – 08:512–0
Chen (Liu, (K. C. Wang) (PP) – 10:333–0
Liu (K. C. Wang, K. Y. Wang) – 23:394–0
Hsiao (Tsui, Tsai) – 25:095–0
Tsui (Tsai) – 25:236–0
T. Chen (Hung) – 26:067–0
Lai (K. Y. Wang, Lee) – 30:508–0
Chi (Tsui) (PP) – 33:059–0
K. C. Wang – 35:3310–0
Tsai (Hsaio) (PP) – 45:4711–0
Liu (Liao, Y. Chen) – 46:2112–0
Chi (Tsai) (PP) – 52:1613–0
Lai (Y. Chen) – 53:4614–0
K. Peng (K. C. Wang, L. Peng) – 54:2115–0
12 minPenalties60 min
35Shots6
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19 January 2026
20:00		Bulgaria 4–3 OT
(0–0, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 396
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Georgi MilanovGoaliesThijs ScheyltjensReferee:
Spain Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Turkey Alkan Kilinc
Latvia Vladislavs Odins
Dikov (McMullin) – 21:471–0
1–136:51 – Bober (Gregory, Laeremans)
1–237:33 – Geenen (Hendrix, Schoovaertz)
1–341:34 – Gregory (Cuvelier, Monsieurs)
Kozhuharov (Dikov) (PP) – 53:152–3
Stanimirov (Todorov) (EA) – 59:313–3
Stanimirov (Stamenov, Todorov) (PP) – 64:074–3
6 minPenalties14 min
22Shots25
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20 January 2026
13:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–6
(0–2, 3–1, 1–3)		 ThailandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 18
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Arman BajramovicGoaliesTeeranon ArdharnReferee:
Mexico Oscar Perez
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Konstantin Dikov
Latvia Vladislavs Odins
0–109:01 – W. Watthanaphaya (Benhar, Ardharn)
0–218:30 – Teep. Pararamasakul (Jorjaroenruk, Thongin)
Silajszic (Drnda, Vucinic) (PP) – 20:441–2
1–324:33 – Prasertthanma
K. Koronja (S. Koronja) – 26:442–3
Silajszic (Bajramovic, Vucinic) – 37:553–3
Bajramovic (Silajszic, Vucinic) – 40:444–3
4–441:01 – L. Watthanaphaya (Thongin)
4–541:57 – Tiaowvanich (Prasertthanma)
4–658:36 – Tiaowvanich (Jorjaroenruk) (ENG)
10 minPenalties4 min
21Shots38
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20 January 2026
16:30		Belgium 2–3 GWS
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 34
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Thijs ScheyltjensGoaliesKayra AydosReferee:
Netherlands Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Croatia Marko Sakovic
Norway Niklas Wilhelmsen
Geenen (Brande, Schoovaertz) (PP) – 12:281–0
Cuvelier (Willems, Gregory) – 17:292–0
2–124:36 – Serik (Bayazit)
2–251:47 – Yavuz (Catakli)
Bober MISS
Geenen MISS
Gommeren MISS
Cuvelier MISS		ShootoutGOAL Karadag
MISS Yavuz
GOAL Inandi
10 minPenalties10 min
28Shots32
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20 January 2026
20:00		Chinese Taipei 9–5
(1–0, 4–3, 4–2)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 250
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Hao-Hsuan KaoGoaliesNikola Stefanov
Georgi Milanov		Referee:
Spain Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewijk Beelen
Turkey Alkan Kilinc
Chi (Tsai) – 17:491–0
1–120:12 – Pandilov (Stanimirov)
Chang (Tsui) – 21:432–1
Liu, (Chi) – 24:043–1
Hsiao (K. C. Wang, Liu) – 31:054–1
K. C. Wang – 35:085–1
5–236:32 – Stanimirov (Todorov, Stamenov)
5–338:31 – Kozhuharov (Dikov, Krushichki)
K. C. Wang (Hsiao) – 40:256–3
Chi (Tsui) – 43:337–3
K. C. Wang – 43:558–3
8–453:27 – Kozhuharov (Dikov, Stamenov) (PP2)
8–554:21 – Stanimirov (Dikov, Todorov) (PP)
Tsai (Tsui, K. C. Wang) (PP) – 57:469–5
33 minPenalties2 min
26Shots31
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22 January 2026
13:00		Chinese Taipei 8–1
(3–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 ThailandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 15
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Hao-Hsuan KaoGoaliesTeeranon ArdharnReferee:
Mexico Oscar Perez
Linesmen:
Israel Ariel Levites
Latvia Vladislavs Odins
Lai (Tsai, Tsui) – 01:321–0
Hsiao (Liu, K. C. Wang) – 03:182–0
Tsui (Tsai) – 09:553–0
3–120:08 – Teep. Pararamasakul (Teet. Pararamasakul)
Lai (Tsai, Chi) (PP) – 22:174–1
Liu (Hsiao, K. C. Wang) – 36:035–1
T. Chen (Lin) – 54:176–1
Tsui (Chi, Tsai) (PP) – 56:087–1
T. Chen (K. Y. Wang) – 56:318–1
3 minPenalties10 min
39Shots16
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22 January 2026
16:30		Belgium 11–1
(4–0, 3–0, 4–1)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 35
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Kristof VerlindenGoaliesAjnur HusejnovicReferee:
Iceland Sindri Gunnarsson
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Konstantin Dikov
Norway Niklas Wilhelmsen
Gommeren (Bober) – 00:511–0
Schoovaerts (Geenen) – 10:562–0
Gommeren (Pandini, Hendrix) – 11:513–0
Geenen (de Bruijn) – 18:344–0
Bober (Gommeren, Ruth) (SH) – 24:045–0
Mansfeld (Hendrix, Monsieurs) – 30:576–0
Bober (Cuvelier, Gommeren) – 35:477–0
Schoovaerts (Geenen, Wagemans) – 43:178–0
de Bruijn (van de Brande) – 48:139–0
de Bruijn – 50:3910–0
10–157:45 – Bajramovic (Silajszic)
Hendrix (Schoovaerts, Laeremans) – 58:0711–1
14 minPenalties2 min
42Shots17
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22 January 2026
20:00		Bulgaria 6–1
(3–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 516
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Georgi MilanovGoaliesKayra AydosReferee:
Netherlands Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewijk Beelen
Croatia Marko Sakovic
Stanimirov (Kozhuharov) – 04:221–0
Todorov (Stanimirov) (PP) – 10:482–0
Stanimirov (Gyurkov) – 11:233–0
Stamenov (Krastev, Mitrikov) – 20:384–0
4–130:17 – Inandi (Serik, Girgin) (PP)
Mitrikov (Kozhuharov, Krushichki) – 49:485–1
Mitrikov (Dikov, Stamenov) (PP) – 54:276–1
8 minPenalties44 min
17Shots21
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24 January 2026
13:00		Turkey 4–5
(0–2, 3–1, 1–2)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 37
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Kayra Aydos
Mustafa Findikoglu		GoaliesHao-Hsuan KaoReferee:
Iceland Sindri Gunnarsson
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Konstantin Dikov
Croatia Marko Sakovic
0–112:09 – K. Peng
0–214:07 – Y. Chen (Hsiao, Liao) (PP2)
Inandi (Girgin) – 25:571–2
1–330:34 – Liu (Hsiao, Chi) (PP)
Inandi (Yayilkan, Yavuz) – 34:262–3
Odabas (Ozgun, Girgin) – 38:283–3
Inandi (Yavuz, Kocak) (PP) – 45:254–3
4–455:39 – Tsai (SH)
4–559:36 – Y. Chen (Tsui, K. Y. Wang)
35 minPenalties6 min
20Shots33
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24 January 2026
16:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–8
(0–3, 0–3, 0–2)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 467
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Tarik Mulabegovic
Ajnur Husejnovic		GoaliesGeorgi MilanovReferee:
Spain Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewijk Beelen
Norway Niklas Wilhelmsen
0–102:23 – Stanimirov (Todorov)
0–209:08 – Todorov (Stamenov, Pandilov)
0–314:46 – Stanimirov (Todorov, Zhekov)
0–431:10 – Gyurkov (Stanimirov)
0–531:18 – Stanimirov (Todorov)
0–635:02 – Kozhuharov (Mitrikov, Mladenov)
0–750:37 – Mitev (Slavkov, Zhekov)
0–851:29 – Gyurkov (Stanimirov, Todorov)
6 minPenalties4 min
16Shots51
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24 January 2026
20:00		Thailand 3–7
(1–2, 0–2, 2–3)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 50
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Teeranon ArdharnGoaliesThijs Scheyltjens
Kristof Verlinden		Referee:
Mexico Oscar Perez
Linesmen:
Turkey Alkan Kilinc
Israel Ariel Levites
Teet. Pataramasakul (W. Watthanaphaya) (PP) – 10:151–0
1–115:12 – Bober
1–215:30 – Schoovaerts (Laeremans, Hendrix)
1–331:42 – Laeremans (Hendrix, Schoovaerts)
1–437:34 – vand de Brande (de Bruijn, Monsieurs)
Tiaowvanich (L. Watthanaphaya) – 40:492–4
2–542:37 – Wagemans (de Bruijn) (PP)
2–652:18 – Delport (Bober, Mansfeld) (PP)
2–754:02 – Hendrix (Wagemans, Laeremans) (PP2)
Tiaowvanich (Thongin) – 56:113–7
12 minPenalties8 min
7Shots28
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25 January 2026
13:00		Turkey 16–1
(6–0, 5–1, 5–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 28
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Kayra Aydos
Mustafa Findikoglu		GoaliesArman Bajramovic
Tarik Mulabegovic		Referee:
Iceland Sindri Gunnarsson
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Konstantin Dikov
Croatia Marko Sakovic
Yayilkan (Karadag) – 07:401–0
Odabas (Yayilkan, Catakli) – 07:502–0
Odabas (Yayilkan) – 13:023–0
Odabas (Karadag, Yayilkan) – 16:224–0
Karadag (Odabas) (SH) – 18:335–0
Inandi (Yavuz, Bayazit) (SH) – 19:356–0
Shagin (Inandi) – 23:537–0
Karadag (Inandi, Girgin) (PP) – 29:018–0
Serik (Kocak) – 31:069–0
Inandi (Karadag) (SH) – 33:4310–0
10–134:40 – Bajramovic (PP)
Inandi (Yavuz, Yayilkan) – 36:5611–1
Yayilkan (Yavuz) – 40:4712–1
Inandi (Shagin, Odabas) – 41:1213–1
Odabas (Inandi, Girgin) (PP) – 42:4914–1
Girgin (Yayilkan, Inandi) (PP) – 52:5715–1
Inandi (Odabas, Karadag) (PP) – 55:1816–1
10 minPenalties12 min
55Shots7
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25 January 2026
16:30		Belgium 4–5 GWS
(1–1, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 54
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Thijs ScheyltjensGoaliesLilong ChenReferee:
Netherlands Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Turkey Alkan Kilinc
Norway Niklas Wilhelmsen
0–107:30 – Liu (K. Peng, Wu) (PP)
Schoovaerts (Hendrix, Geenen) – 08:511–1
Delport (Bober) (PP) – 22:262–1
2–230:14 – Y. Chen
2–331:09 – Hung (Lin)
2–441:12 – L. Peng (Tsui, Tsai)
Wagemans (van de Brande) (PP) – 50:073–4
Delport (Bober) – 53:354–4
Schoovaerts MISS
Schoovaerts GOAL
Delport MISS
Hendrix MISS
de Bruijn MISS		ShootoutGOAL Tsai
MISS Liu
GOAL Tsui
MISS Chi
8 minPenalties39 min
36Shots27
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25 January 2026
20:00		Bulgaria 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 ThailandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 433
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Georgi MilanovGoaliesTeeranon Ardharn
Khongchana In-Worn		Referee:
Mexico Oscar Perez
Linesmen:
Israel Ariel Levites
Latvia Vladislavs Odins
Krushichki – 02:111–0
Mitrikov (Kozhuharov, Krushichki) – 08:252–0
Gyurkov (Mitrikov) – 24:373–0
Dikov (Stanimirov, Todorov) (PP) – 50:414–0
Mitrikov (Krushichki) – 52:565–0
Stanimirov (Todorov, Slavkov) (PP) – 57:016–0
0 minPenalties40 min
36Shots12
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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Emin İnandı Turkey510616+46
2Aleksandar Stanimirov Bulgaria510515+72
3Tsai Cheng-Yuan Chinese Taipei53912+80
4Antani Todorov Bulgaria521012+80
5Wang Kuan-Che Chinese Taipei55611+92
6Arhan Girgin Turkey54711+74
7Tsui Shuo-En Chinese Taipei53811+88
7Abdullah Yayilkan Turkey53811+104
9Liu Kuan-Ting Chinese Taipei5639+110
10Ege Odabaş Turkey5549+60
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1Georgi Milanov Bulgaria268:56890.001.782
2Thijs Scheyltjens Belgium234:071186.902.820
3Kayra Aydos Turkey250:301386.023.110
4Kao Hao-Hsuan Chinese Taipei206:031085.712.910
5Teeranon Ardharn Thailand297:013578:537.070
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TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Bulgaria Georgi Milanov
  • Defenceman: Bulgaria Alexander Stamenov
  • Forward: Turkey Emin İnandı

Source: IIHF

Division III B

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2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Kyrgyzstan
CityBishkek
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–24 January 2026
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored123 (8.2 per game)
Attendance10,698 (713 per game)
Scoring leaderKyrgyzstan Aikhan Ali-Askarov (20 points)
Official website
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The Division III B tournament was played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 18 to 24 January 2026.[5][6]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Mexico placed 6th in Division III A last year and were relegated
 Kyrgyzstan (hosts) placed 2nd in Division III B last year
 South Africa placed 3rd in Division III B last year
 Luxembourg placed 4th in Division III B last year
 Hong Kong first participation in World Championship
 Iran first participation in World Championship
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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Kyrgyzstan (H) 5 5 0 0 0 38 10 +28 15 Promotion to the 2027 Division III A
2  Hong Kong 5 4 0 0 1 31 11 +20 12
3  Mexico 5 3 0 0 2 18 15 +3 9
4  Luxembourg 5 2 0 0 3 21 15 +6 6
5  South Africa 5 1 0 0 4 9 25 −16 3
6  Iran 5 0 0 0 5 6 47 −41 0
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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 next best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.[3][4]
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Results

All times are local, KGT (UTC+6).

18 January 2026
13:00		South Africa 1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 MexicoGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 108
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Nico Janse van RensburgGoaliesSantiago CucuraquiReferee:
Romania Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
Kyrgyzstan Yntymak Abdykalykov
Uzbekistan Sergey Ermakov
van der Marwe (Bate, Paulsen) – 29:201–0
1–138:31 – Abdala
1–247:31 – Bezares (Lara)
14 minPenalties10 min
15Shots24
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18 January 2026
16:30		Iran 2–9
(1–4, 1–3, 0–2)		 LuxembourgGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 620
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Hossein KakavandGoaliesHector Vincens
Pit Delia		Referee:
Turkey Murat Aygun
Linesmen:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Mrkva
Philippines Kevin Anacta Tiongson
0–104:59 – Konsbruck (PP)
0–207:21 – D'Andrea (Mota, Lasis) (PP)
Zanjani (Dehghani) – 07:451–2
1–317:31 – Toft (PP)
1–419:39 – Lasis (Toft)
1–522:01 – Armuth (Mota)
Rezaei (Nagheli) – 22:392–5
2–624:31 – Fleischmann (Cap, Toft) (PP)
2–736:03 – Mota (Mazurek, Lasis) (PP)
2–852:44 – Sindecuse (Lasis) (SH)
2–954:51 – Fleischmann (Chlumecky)
22 minPenalties8 min
14Shots43
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18 January 2026
20:00		Kyrgyzstan 4–1
(0–0, 1–1, 3–0)		 Hong KongGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,500
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Artem VasilevGoaliesHoi Hei Moses FungReferee:
Lithuania Benas Jaksys
Linesmen:
Iceland Ingolfur Eliasson
Estonia Andre Vont
Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov) (SH) – 21:101–0
1–128:51 – Cheng (W. Wong, Liu)
Ali-Askarov – 50:412–1
Egemberiev (Shamshybekov, Kalchaev) – 54:333–1
Egemberiev (Dubanaev) (ENG) – 59:434–1
14 minPenalties10 min
34Shots21
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19 January 2026
13:00		Mexico 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 LuxembourgGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 100
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Santiago CucuraquiGoaliesHector VincensReferee:
Bulgaria Jan Vlacil
Linesmen:
Iceland Ingolfur Eliasson
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Mrkva
Arriaga (Lara, Bezares) (PP) – 14:091–0
Abdala (del Blanco) – 41:442–0
2–153:52 – Cap (Lutov, Toft) (PP2)
22 minPenalties20 min
12Shots19
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19 January 2026
16:30		Hong Kong 12–1
(8–0, 3–0, 1–1)		 IranGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 300
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Michael Xy Kam GanGoaliesHossein KakavandReferee:
Lithuania Benas Jaksys
Linesmen:
Kyrgyzstan Yntymak Abdykalykov
Philippines Kevin Anacta Tiongson
Pang (Liu, Yi) – 03:081–0
I. Chan (Wang, Zheng) (EA) – 07:152–0
Liu (Pang, W. Wong) – 11:453–0
Mok (Mak, Daly) – 15:094–0
Koo (Zheng) – 17:135–0
Daly (Mak, Mok) – 17:506–0
Leung (Mok, Mak) – 19:187–0
Daly (I. Chan, Leung) – 19:538–0
Mak (Daly) – 31:019–0
W. Wong (H. Chan, Pang) (PP2) – 34:4010–0
Pang (H. Chan) – 37:3511–0
11–148:15 – Nagheli (Jalali, Asharein) (SH)
Koo (Zheng, Wang) – 49:5112–1
2 minPenalties10 min
39Shots7
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19 January 2026
20:00		Kyrgyzstan 7–2
(3–0, 1–1, 3–1)		 South AfricaGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,000
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Emir BolsunbekovGoaliesNico Janse van Rensburg
Aidan Cleinwerck		Referee:
Turkey Murat Aygun
Linesmen:
Uzbekistan Sergey Ermakov
Chinese Taipei Chang-Hsing Yang
Leshchenko (Egemberiev) (PP) – 02:361–0
Supokhunov (Dubanaev, Alybaev) – 16:122–0
Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov) (SH) – 19:503–0
Ali-Askarov (Esenov) – 22:034–0
4–133:32 – Anker (van der Merwe)
Zholdoshbekov (Zhamansartov, Shumakov) – 46:155–1
Egemberiev (Leshchenko) – 46:386–1
6–251:12 – Anker (Bate, van der Merwe)
Leshchenko (Ali-Askarov) – 53:037–2
12 minPenalties10 min
37Shots9
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21 January 2026
13:00		South Africa 1–7
(0–3, 1–2, 0–2)		 LuxembourgGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 200
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Nico Janse van RensburgGoaliesHector VincensReferee:
Romania Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
Estonia Andre Vont
Chinese Taipei Chang-Hsing Yang
0–103:18 – Lasis (Armuth, Mota)
0–205:36 – Chlumecky (Fleischmann) (PP)
0–316:36 – Fleischmann (Lutov, Toft) (PP)
0–436:28 – Sindecuse (Lasis, Cap)
0–536:48 – Toft (Fleischmann, Lutov)
Bate – 39:251–5
1–643:21 – Lutov (Fleischmann, Toft)
1–757:42 – Chlumecky (Lutov, Fleischmann) (PP)
24 minPenalties22 min
9Shots38
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21 January 2026
16:30		Mexico 3–5
(0–1, 2–3, 1–1)		 Hong KongGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 350
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Santiago CucuraquiGoaliesHoi Hei Moses FungReferee:
Lithuania Benas Jaksys
Linesmen:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Mrkva
Philippines Kevin Anacta Tiongson
0–114:21 – W. Wong (Kwok, Cheng) (PP)
0–220:52 – H. Chan (Zheng, Koo)
0–326:28 – W. Wong (Kwok, Pang) (PP)
0–428:47 – Pang (W. Wong) (PP)
Parra (Lara, Natenzon) – 31:371–4
Lara (Bezares, Parra) – 33:372–4
2–542:02 – Choi (Mak, Yi)
Gordilio (Natenzon) – 50:523–5
8 minPenalties6 min
23Shots34
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21 January 2026
20:00		Kyrgyzstan 15–1
(8–0, 3–0, 4–1)		 IranGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,500
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Artem VasilevGoaliesHossein Kakavand
Mohsenreza Youneszadehshirazi		Referee:
Bulgaria Jan Vlacil
Linesmen:
Iceland Ingolfur Eliasson
Uzbekistan Sergey Ermakov
Esenov (Ali-Askarov, Leshchenko) – 00:361–0
Vitiazev (Egemberiev) – 02:322–0
Ali-Askarov (Esenov) – 08:123–0
Urankaiev (Dubanaev, Vitiazev) – 10:234–0
Ali-Askarov (Esenov, Egemberiev) – 10:485–0
Shumakov (Zholdoshbekov, Vitiazev) – 12:226–0
Leshchenko (Ali-Askarov) – 14:057–0
Esenov (Barmanov, Leshchenko) – 19:408–0
Ali-Askarov (Esenov, Leshchenko) – 20:409–0
Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov) – 24:0910–0
Ali-Askarov (Kalchaev, Egemberiev) (SH) – 35:2411–0
Egemberiev (Esenov, Ali-Askarov) – 44:1912–0
Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov) – 46:2713–0
Leshchenko (Esenov, Kalchaev) – 49:5314–0
Shamshybekov (Melisov, Shumakov) – 52:1715–0
15–159:30 – Dehghani
8 minPenalties14 min
47Shots9
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22 January 2026
13:00		Hong Kong 8–1
(3–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 South AfricaGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 200
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Michael Xy Kam GanGoaliesNico Janse van Rensburg
Aidan Cleinwerck		Referee:
Bulgaria Jan Vlacil
Linesmen:
Kyrgyzstan Yntymak Abdykalykov
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Mrkva
Wang (Koo, Yi) – 01:541–0
Wang (Fung, H. Chan) (PP) – 05:132–0
Choi (Mak, Cheng) – 16:083–0
3–124:39 – Bate (SH)
Wang (Cheng, W. Wong) – 32:374–1
Mak (Kwok, Cheng) – 34:275–1
Liu (W. Wong) (SH) – 40:276–1
Mak (Choi) – 48:327–1
H. Chan (Mok) – 49:578–1
10 minPenalties12 min
53Shots14
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22 January 2026
16:30		Iran 1–7
(0–1, 0–4, 1–2)		 MexicoGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 320
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Hossein Kakavand
Mohsenreza Youneszadehshirazi		GoaliesSantiago Cucuraqui
Etham Mota		Referee:
Turkey Murat Aygun
Linesmen:
Iceland Ingolfur Eliasson
Chinese Taipei Chang-Hsing Yang
0–106:20 – del Blanco (Hernandez, Lorenzana) (PP)
0–228:03 – Abdala (Lara) (PP)
0–329:13 – Carriles
0–430:42 – Carriles (Arriaga, Lara)
0–535:12 – Gallardo (Viruega, Molinar)
Mahmoodi – 45:171–5
1–647:51 – Carriles (Ojeda)
1–750:19 – Gordillo (Molinar, del Blanco)
20 minPenalties16 min
14Shots43
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22 January 2026
20:00		Luxembourg 2–5
(0–1, 0–3, 2–1)		 KyrgyzstanGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,800
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Hector VincensGoaliesArtem VasilevReferee:
Romania Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
Philippines Kevin Anacta Tiongson
Estonia Andre Vont
0–111:25 – Melisov (Vitiazev, Barmanov)
0–220:54 – Ali-Askarov
0–321:43 – Bem (Supokhunov, Shamshybekov)
0–435:09 – Shamshybekov (Bem, Supokhunov)
Lasis (Molitor, Cap) – 41:471–4
1–544:08 – Armuth (Konsbruck, Mota) (PP)
Dubanaev – 45:082–5
12 minPenalties10 min
13Shots31
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24 January 2026
13:00		Luxembourg 2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 Hong KongGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 400
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Hector VincensGoaliesHoi Hei Moses FungReferee:
Romania Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
Kyrgyzstan Yntymak Abdykalykov
Chinese Taipei Chang-Hsing Yang
0–110:44 – Wang (Fung, W. Wong)
Chlumecky (Cap, Toft) (PP2) – 18:041–1
1–224:22 – Wang (Zheng, Koo)
1–326:31 – Choi (Mak, Koo)
Mota (Lasis) – 44:072–3
2–446:53 – Liu (Pang, W. Wong)
2–554:37 – Wang (Kwok, Zheng) (PP)
8 minPenalties37 min
17Shots17
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24 January 2026
16:30		South Africa 4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 IranGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 300
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Nico Janse van RensburgGoaliesHossein KakavandReferee:
Lithuania Benas Jaksys
Linesmen:
Philippines Kevin Anacta Tiongson
Estonia Andre Vont
Bate (van der Marwe) – 4:331–0
van der Marwe (Rodger) (PP) – 09:002–0
Bate (PS) – 34:003–0
3–135:43 – Mirbabaei (Asharein, Mamaghani) (PP)
Paulsen (Kamish, Sauer) – 44:454–1
18 minPenalties12 min
27Shots16
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24 January 2026
20:00		Mexico 4–7
(1–2, 1–3, 2–2)		 KyrgyzstanGorodskoi Katok, Bishkek
Attendance: 2,000
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Santiago CucuraquiGoaliesArtem VasilevReferee:
Bulgaria Jan Vlacil
Linesmen:
Uzbekistan Sergey Ermakov
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Mrkva
0–108:18 – Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov)
Lorenzana (Hernandez) (PP) – 16:021–1
1–219:09 – Ali-Askarov (Esenov, Egemberiev)
1–323:36 – Leshchenko (Egemberiev, Ali-Askarov) (PP)
Arriaga (Gordillo, Bezares) (PP) – 26:522–3
2–428:10 – Melisov (Urankaiev, Dubanaev)
2–538:32 – Ali-Askarov (Leshchenko, Egemberiev) (PP)
2–642:43 – Ali-Askarov (Esenov, Leshchenko) (PP)
Abdala (Hernandez) – 44:233–6
3–742:43 – Egemberiev (Esenov, Kalchaev)
Lorenzana (Arriaga) – 51:584–7
10 minPenalties8 min
17Shots23
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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Alikhan Ali-Askarov Kyrgyzstan5101020+202
2Umar Egemberdiev Kyrgyzstan510717+214
3Egor Leshchenko Kyrgyzstan55611+1910
4Umar Esenov Kyrgyzstan52911+196
5Wong Wai-sum Hong Kong53710+32
6Randolph Mak Hong Kong5369+62
7Wang Tsan-lam Hong Kong5628+72
8Magnuss Lasis Luxembourg535804
9Leopold Toft Luxembourg5268−22
10Martin Fleischmann Luxembourg5347–312
10Tim Pang Chinese Taipei5347–16
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1Michael Gan Hong Kong120:00390.481.000
2Moses Fung Hong Kong177:28889.042.700
3Artem Vasilev Kyrgyzstan240:00886.672.000
4Santiago Cucuraqui Mexico290:041585.153.100
5Nico Janse van Rensburg South Africa294:482584.855.090
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TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Mexico Santiago Cucuraqui
  • Defenceman: Kyrgyzstan Egor Leshchenko
  • Forward: Kyrgyzstan Alikhan Ali-Askarov

Source: IIHF


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