2026 IIHF Women's Asia Championship

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Host country Kazakhstan
CityOskemen
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–8 November 2025
2026 IIHF Women's Asia Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kazakhstan
CityOskemen
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–8 November 2025
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up  China
Third place  Kazakhstan
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored32 (5.33 per game)
Attendance5,449 (908 per game)
Scoring leaderJapan Haruka Toko (6 points)
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The 2026 IIHF Women's Asia Championship was the second edition of the IIHF Asia Championship Series, organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was held in Oskemen, Kazakhstan from 5 to 8 November 2025.[1][2]

Japan won the tournament for the second time.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan 3 3 0 0 0 17 0 +17 9
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China 3 1 1 0 1 9 6 +3 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kazakhstan (H) 3 1 0 0 2 3 13 −10 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 1 2 3 13 −10 1
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

Results

All times are local (UTC+5).

5 November 2025
16:00		China 3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 South KoreaBoris Alexandrov Sports Palace, Oskemen
Attendance: 456
Game reference
Lai GuiminGoaliesAhn Se-wonReferees:
China Liu Lu
South Korea Ma Sang-hee
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Dilyara Akramova
Kazakhstan Elvira Dairova
0–105:19 – Lee S. (Park Ji., Park Jo.) (PP)
0–236:51 – Han S. (Song, Kim M.)
Zhao – 37:431–2
Li K. (Zhao, Zhang B.) (EA) – 59:242–2
Zhang B. MISS
Tian B. GOAL
Wang Y. GOAL
Wu S. MISS
Wang J. MISS		ShootoutMISS Han Y.
MISS Park Jo.
GOAL Song
MISS Lee S.
MISS Han S.
6 minPenalties6 min
51Shots19
5 November 2025
19:30		Kazakhstan 0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)		 JapanBoris Alexandrov Sports Palace, Oskemen
Attendance: 1,235
Game reference
Arina ChshyokolovaGoaliesMiyuu MasuharaReferees:
Kazakhstan Irina Mogilnikova
Japan Miyuki Nakayama
Linesmen:
Japan Kumiko Matsuo
China Zhang Wenxi
0–107:55 – Ito (Toko)
0–215:29 – Kurosu (Sato, Kamada)
0–320:48 – Rir. Noro (Yamashita, Wajima)
0–424:47 – Miura (Toko, Ito)
0–536:46 – Toko (Rio Noro) (PP)
0–640:59 – Tomiuchi (Wajima, Maeda)
4 minPenalties6 min
14Shots71
7 November 2025
14:00		Japan 7–0
(4–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 South KoreaBoris Alexandrov Sports Palace, Oskemen
Attendance: 258
Game reference
Kiku KobayashiGoaliesJo Soo-yeon
Ahn Se-won		Referees:
Kazakhstan Irina Mogilnikova
China Song Meina
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Elvira Dairova
South Korea Park Jung-yoon
Wajima (Rir. Noro, Seki) – 04:161–0
Rio Noro (Toko, Miura) (PP) – 07:582–0
Rir. Noro (Ak. Shiga, Sato) (PP) – 13:243–0
Rir. Noro (Wajima, Seki) – 16:164–0
Ukita (Ak. Shiga, Ao. Shiga) – 26:055–0
Kurosu (Okumura, Tomiuchi) – 38:206–0
Toko (PP) – 41:367–0
2 minPenalties8 min
52Shots7
7 November 2025
17:30		China 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 KazakhstanBoris Alexandrov Sports Palace, Oskemen
Attendance: 1,155
Game reference
Lai GuiminGoaliesArina ChshyokolovaReferees:
South Korea Ma Sang-hee
Japan Miyuki Nakayama
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Dilyara Akramova
China Zhang Wenxi
Yang – 07:281–0
Zhang B. (Li K.) – 34:062–0
Yue (Gao) – 39:503–0
Wang Y. (Zhao) (PP) – 44:294–0
Han (Zhao, Zhang B.) (PP) – 47:305–0
Tian (Li W., Yang J.) (PP) – 51:426–0
2 minPenalties9 min
35Shots33
8 November 2025
14:00		Japan 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 ChinaBoris Alexandrov Sports Palace, Oskemen
Attendance: 425
Game reference
Miyuu MasuharaGoaliesLai GuiminReferees:
South Korea Ma Sang-hee
Japan Miyuki Nakayama
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Dilyara Akramova
China Zhang Wenxi
Wajima (Maeda) – 13:431–0
Ukita (Ao. Shiga, Rio Noro) – 20:092–0
Rio Noro (Toko, Ukita) – 38:063–0
Ak. Shiga (Rio Noro) – 48:244–0
6 minPenalties6 min
64Shots11
8 November 2025
17:30		South Korea 1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1)		 KazakhstanBoris Alexandrov Sports Palace, Oskemen
Attendance: 1,920
Game reference
Ahn Se-wonGoaliesArina ChshyokolovaReferees:
China Liu Lu
China Song Meina
Linesmen:
Japan Kumiko Matsuo
South Korea Park Jung-yoon
0–100:52 – Ashimova (Aldabergenova)
Park Ji. (Ahn) – 02:241–1
1–213:12 – Orazbayeva (Moldabay) (PP)
1–359:49 – Zubkova (EN)
6 minPenalties6 min
33Shots28

Awards and statistics

Awards

Scoring leaders

List shows the top-ten scorers, sorted by points, then goals.[6]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes; +/− = Plus/minus; POS = Position

Rank Player GP G A Pts PIM +/− POS
1JapanHaruka Toko 32460+4F
2JapanRio Noro 32350+4F
2JapanYumeka Wajima 32350+5F
4JapanRiri Noro 33142+3F
5ChinaZhao Qinan 31340+1D
6JapanRui Ukita 32130+3F
7JapanAkane Shiga 31232+3F
7ChinaZhang Biyang 31230–1F
9JapanWakana Kurosu 32022+2F
10JapanMakoto Ito 31120+2F
10ChinaLi Ke 31120–1F
10JapanMei Miura 31120+2F
10South KoreaPark Ji-yoon 31122–3F
10JapanAyaka Tomiuchi 31120+6D
10ChinaYang Jinglei 31120+2F

Pernesh Ashimova, Anastassiya Orazbayeva, and Sofiya Zubkova tied as the leading scorers for Kazakhstan, having each scored one goal for one point in three games played. They ranked twentieth on the list of tournament scoring leaders. None of the three forwards recorded any penalty minutes during the tournamnet. Ashimova was –2 and both Orazbayeva and Zubkova were –3.[6]

Goaltenders

Goaltenders playing at least forty percent of their team's minutes are included in this list, sorted by save percentage.[7]

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SOG = Shots on goal; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts

Rank Player TOI SOG GA Sv% GAA SO
1JapanMiyuu Masuhara 120:00250100.000.002
2ChinaLai Guimin 184:56116694.831.951
3South KoreaAhn Se-won 143:5787594.252.080
4KazakhstanArina Chshyokolova 180:001391390.654.330

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