2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

See also: 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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

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.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2006.

Division III A

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 leader Emin İnandı (16 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 19 to 25 January 2026.[1][2]

Participating teams

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

Standings

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
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]
(H) Host

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
Game reference
Teeranon ArdharnGoaliesKayra Aydos
Mustafa Findikoglu		Referee:
Sindri Gunnarsson
Linesmen:
Konstantin Dikov
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
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:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
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
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:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Alkan Kilinc
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
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:
Oscar Perez
Linesmen:
Konstantin Dikov
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
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:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Marko Sakovic
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
Geenen
Gommeren
Cuvelier 		Shootout Karadag
Yavuz
Inandi
10 minPenalties10 min
28Shots32
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:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
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
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:
Oscar Perez
Linesmen:
Ariel Levites
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
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:
Sindri Gunnarsson
Linesmen:
Konstantin Dikov
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
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:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
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
24 January 2026
13:00		Turkey 4–5
(0–2, 3–1, 1–2)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 37
Game reference
Kayra Aydos
Mustafa Findikoglu		GoaliesHao-Hsuan KaoReferee:
Sindri Gunnarsson
Linesmen:
Konstantin Dikov
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
24 January 2026
16:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–8
(0–3, 0–3, 0–2)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 467
Game reference
Tarik Mulabegovic
Ajnur Husejnovic		GoaliesGeorgi MilanovReferee:
Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Lodewijk Beelen
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
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:
Oscar Perez
Linesmen:
Alkan Kilinc
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
25 January 2026
13:00		Turkey 16–1
(6–0, 5–1, 5–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 28
Game reference
Kayra Aydos
Mustafa Findikoglu		GoaliesArman Bajramovic
Tarik Mulabegovic		Referee:
Sindri Gunnarsson
Linesmen:
Konstantin Dikov
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
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:
Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Alkan Kilinc
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
Schoovaerts
Delport
Hendrix
de Bruijn 		Shootout Tsai
Liu
Tsui
Chi
8 minPenalties39 min
36Shots27
25 January 2026
20:00		Bulgaria 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 ThailandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 433
Game reference
Georgi MilanovGoaliesTeeranon Ardharn
Khongchana In-Worn		Referee:
Oscar Perez
Linesmen:
Ariel Levites
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

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 Emin İnandı  Turkey 5 10 6 16 +4 6
2 Aleksandar Stanimirov  Bulgaria 5 10 5 15 +7 2
3 Tsai Cheng-Yuan  Chinese Taipei 5 3 9 12 +8 0
4 Antani Todorov  Bulgaria 5 2 10 12 +8 0
5 Wang Kuan-Che  Chinese Taipei 5 5 6 11 +9 2
6 Arhan Girgin  Turkey 5 4 7 11 +7 4
7 Tsui Shuo-En  Chinese Taipei 5 3 8 11 +8 8
7 Abdullah Yayilkan  Turkey 5 3 8 11 +10 4
9 Liu Kuan-Ting  Chinese Taipei 5 6 3 9 +11 0
10 Ege Odabaş  Turkey 5 5 4 9 +6 0

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)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Georgi Milanov  Bulgaria 268:56 8 90.00 1.78 2
2 Thijs Scheyltjens  Belgium 234:07 11 86.90 2.82 0
3 Kayra Aydos  Turkey 250:30 13 86.02 3.11 0
4 Kao Hao-Hsuan  Chinese Taipei 206:03 10 85.71 2.91 0
5 Teeranon Ardharn  Thailand 297:01 35 78:53 7.07 0

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: Georgi Milanov
  • Defenceman: Alexander Stamenov
  • Forward: Emin İnandı

Source: IIHF

Division III B

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 leader Aikhan Ali-Askarov (20 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division III B tournament was played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 18 to 24 January 2026.[5][6]

Participating teams

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

Standings

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
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]
(H) Host

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:
Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
Yntymak Abdykalykov
Sergey Ermakov
van der Marwe (Bate, Paulsen) – 29:201–0
1–138:31 – Abdala
1–247:31 – Bezares (Lara)
14 minPenalties10 min
15Shots24
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:
Murat Aygun
Linesmen:
Haris Mrkva
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
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:
Benas Jaksys
Linesmen:
Ingolfur Eliasson
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
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:
Jan Vlacil
Linesmen:
Ingolfur Eliasson
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
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:
Benas Jaksys
Linesmen:
Yntymak Abdykalykov
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
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:
Murat Aygun
Linesmen:
Sergey Ermakov
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
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:
Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
Andre Vont
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
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:
Benas Jaksys
Linesmen:
Haris Mrkva
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
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:
Jan Vlacil
Linesmen:
Ingolfur Eliasson
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
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:
Jan Vlacil
Linesmen:
Yntymak Abdykalykov
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
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:
Murat Aygun
Linesmen:
Ingolfur Eliasson
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
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:
Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
Kevin Anacta Tiongson
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
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:
Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
Yntymak Abdykalykov
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
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:
Benas Jaksys
Linesmen:
Kevin Anacta Tiongson
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
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:
Jan Vlacil
Linesmen:
Sergey Ermakov
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

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 Alikhan Ali-Askarov  Kyrgyzstan 5 10 10 20 +20 2
2 Umar Egemberdiev  Kyrgyzstan 5 10 7 17 +21 4
3 Egor Leshchenko  Kyrgyzstan 5 5 6 11 +19 10
4 Umar Esenov  Kyrgyzstan 5 2 9 11 +19 6
5 Wong Wai-sum  Hong Kong 5 3 7 10 +3 2
6 Randolph Mak  Hong Kong 5 3 6 9 +6 2
7 Wang Tsan-lam  Hong Kong 5 6 2 8 +7 2
8 Magnuss Lasis  Luxembourg 5 3 5 8 0 4
9 Leopold Toft  Luxembourg 5 2 6 8 −2 2
10 Martin Fleischmann  Luxembourg 5 3 4 7 –3 12
10 Tim Pang  Chinese Taipei 5 3 4 7 –1 6

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)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Michael Gan  Hong Kong 120:00 3 90.48 1.00 0
2 Moses Fung  Hong Kong 177:28 8 89.04 2.70 0
3 Artem Vasilev  Kyrgyzstan 240:00 8 86.67 2.00 0
4 Santiago Cucuraqui  Mexico 290:04 15 85.15 3.10 0
5 Nico Janse van Rensburg  South Africa 294:48 25 84.85 5.09 0

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

Source: IIHF


References

  1. ^ Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
  2. ^ Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ^ a b "IIHF Divisions World Championships Event Code" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "IIHF - Tournament Info 2026 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  5. ^ Division III B official website, www.iihf.com
  6. ^ Division III B statistics, stats.iihf.com
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