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
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	19–25 January 2026 18–24 January 2026
Teams	12
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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.

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
City	Sofia
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	19–25 January 2026
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	149 (9.93 per game)
Attendance	2,358 (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)

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 15

Game reference
	Teeranon Ardharn	Goalies	Kayra Aydos Mustafa Findikoglu	Referee: Sindri Gunnarsson Linesmen: Konstantin Dikov Niklas Wilhelmsen
	0–1 11:03 – Yavuz (Yayilkan, Girgin) 0–2 13:21 – Altay (SH) 0–3 23:29 – Serik (Altay) 0–4 25:39 – Yavuz (Girgin, Serik) 0–5 30:56 – Yayilkan (Yavuz) 0–6 37:31 – Karadag (Inandi, Odabas) 0–7 38:35 – Girgin (Bayazit, Yayilkan) 0–8 48:05 – Girgin (Yavuz) (SH) 0–9 54:55 – Altay (Inandi) Teet. Pataramasakul (Thongin) (SH) – 56:56 1–9 1–10 59:13 – Inandi (Karadag)
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	17	Shots	39

19 January 2026 16:30

Chinese Taipei

15–0 (3–0, 7–0, 5–0)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 10

Game reference
	Hao-Hsuan Kao Lilong Chen	Goalies	Arman Bajramovic Ajnur Husejnovic	Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Lodewijk Beelen Ariel Levites
	Lai (L. Peng) (SH) – 01:28 1–0 K. C. Wang (Y. Chen) – 08:51 2–0 Chen (Liu, (K. C. Wang) (PP) – 10:33 3–0 Liu (K. C. Wang, K. Y. Wang) – 23:39 4–0 Hsiao (Tsui, Tsai) – 25:09 5–0 Tsui (Tsai) – 25:23 6–0 T. Chen (Hung) – 26:06 7–0 Lai (K. Y. Wang, Lee) – 30:50 8–0 Chi (Tsui) (PP) – 33:05 9–0 K. C. Wang – 35:33 10–0 Tsai (Hsaio) (PP) – 45:47 11–0 Liu (Liao, Y. Chen) – 46:21 12–0 Chi (Tsai) (PP) – 52:16 13–0 Lai (Y. Chen) – 53:46 14–0 K. Peng (K. C. Wang, L. Peng) – 54:21 15–0
	12 min	Penalties	60 min
	35	Shots	6

19 January 2026 20:00

Bulgaria

4–3 OT (0–0, 1–2, 2–1) (OT: 1–0)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 396

Game reference
	Georgi Milanov	Goalies	Thijs Scheyltjens	Referee: Alexey Roshchyn Linesmen: Alkan Kilinc Vladislavs Odins
	Dikov (McMullin) – 21:47 1–0 1–1 36:51 – Bober (Gregory, Laeremans) 1–2 37:33 – Geenen (Hendrix, Schoovaertz) 1–3 41:34 – Gregory (Cuvelier, Monsieurs) Kozhuharov (Dikov) (PP) – 53:15 2–3 Stanimirov (Todorov) (EA) – 59:31 3–3 Stanimirov (Stamenov, Todorov) (PP) – 64:07 4–3
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	22	Shots	25

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20 January 2026 13:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4–6 (0–2, 3–1, 1–3)

Thailand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 18

Game reference
	Arman Bajramovic	Goalies	Teeranon Ardharn	Referee: Oscar Perez Linesmen: Konstantin Dikov Vladislavs Odins
	0–1 09:01 – W. Watthanaphaya (Benhar, Ardharn) 0–2 18:30 – Teep. Pararamasakul (Jorjaroenruk, Thongin) Silajszic (Drnda, Vucinic) (PP) – 20:44 1–2 1–3 24:33 – Prasertthanma K. Koronja (S. Koronja) – 26:44 2–3 Silajszic (Bajramovic, Vucinic) – 37:55 3–3 Bajramovic (Silajszic, Vucinic) – 40:44 4–3 4–4 41:01 – L. Watthanaphaya (Thongin) 4–5 41:57 – Tiaowvanich (Prasertthanma) 4–6 58:36 – Tiaowvanich (Jorjaroenruk) (ENG)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	21	Shots	38

20 January 2026 16:30

Belgium

2–3 GWS (2–0, 0–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 34

Game reference
	Thijs Scheyltjens	Goalies	Kayra Aydos	Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Marko Sakovic Niklas Wilhelmsen
	Geenen (Brande, Schoovaertz) (PP) – 12:28 1–0 Cuvelier (Willems, Gregory) – 17:29 2–0 2–1 24:36 – Serik (Bayazit) 2–2 51:47 – Yavuz (Catakli)
	Bober Geenen Gommeren Cuvelier	Shootout	Karadag Yavuz Inandi
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	32

20 January 2026 20:00

Chinese Taipei

9–5 (1–0, 4–3, 4–2)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 250

Game reference
	Hao-Hsuan Kao	Goalies	Nikola Stefanov Georgi Milanov	Referee: Alexey Roshchyn Linesmen: Lodewijk Beelen Alkan Kilinc
	Chi (Tsai) – 17:49 1–0 1–1 20:12 – Pandilov (Stanimirov) Chang (Tsui) – 21:43 2–1 Liu, (Chi) – 24:04 3–1 Hsiao (K. C. Wang, Liu) – 31:05 4–1 K. C. Wang – 35:08 5–1 5–2 36:32 – Stanimirov (Todorov, Stamenov) 5–3 38:31 – Kozhuharov (Dikov, Krushichki) K. C. Wang (Hsiao) – 40:25 6–3 Chi (Tsui) – 43:33 7–3 K. C. Wang – 43:55 8–3 8–4 53:27 – Kozhuharov (Dikov, Stamenov) (PP2) 8–5 54:21 – Stanimirov (Dikov, Todorov) (PP) Tsai (Tsui, K. C. Wang) (PP) – 57:46 9–5
	33 min	Penalties	2 min
	26	Shots	31

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22 January 2026 13:00

Chinese Taipei

8–1 (3–0, 2–1, 3–0)

Thailand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 15

Game reference
	Hao-Hsuan Kao	Goalies	Teeranon Ardharn	Referee: Oscar Perez Linesmen: Ariel Levites Vladislavs Odins
	Lai (Tsai, Tsui) – 01:32 1–0 Hsiao (Liu, K. C. Wang) – 03:18 2–0 Tsui (Tsai) – 09:55 3–0 3–1 20:08 – Teep. Pararamasakul (Teet. Pararamasakul) Lai (Tsai, Chi) (PP) – 22:17 4–1 Liu (Hsiao, K. C. Wang) – 36:03 5–1 T. Chen (Lin) – 54:17 6–1 Tsui (Chi, Tsai) (PP) – 56:08 7–1 T. Chen (K. Y. Wang) – 56:31 8–1
	3 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	16

22 January 2026 16:30

Belgium

11–1 (4–0, 3–0, 4–1)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 35

Game reference
	Kristof Verlinden	Goalies	Ajnur Husejnovic	Referee: Sindri Gunnarsson Linesmen: Konstantin Dikov Niklas Wilhelmsen
	Gommeren (Bober) – 00:51 1–0 Schoovaerts (Geenen) – 10:56 2–0 Gommeren (Pandini, Hendrix) – 11:51 3–0 Geenen (de Bruijn) – 18:34 4–0 Bober (Gommeren, Ruth) (SH) – 24:04 5–0 Mansfeld (Hendrix, Monsieurs) – 30:57 6–0 Bober (Cuvelier, Gommeren) – 35:47 7–0 Schoovaerts (Geenen, Wagemans) – 43:17 8–0 de Bruijn (van de Brande) – 48:13 9–0 de Bruijn – 50:39 10–0 10–1 57:45 – Bajramovic (Silajszic) Hendrix (Schoovaerts, Laeremans) – 58:07 11–1
	14 min	Penalties	2 min
	42	Shots	17

22 January 2026 20:00

Bulgaria

6–1 (3–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 516

Game reference
	Georgi Milanov	Goalies	Kayra Aydos	Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Lodewijk Beelen Marko Sakovic
	Stanimirov (Kozhuharov) – 04:22 1–0 Todorov (Stanimirov) (PP) – 10:48 2–0 Stanimirov (Gyurkov) – 11:23 3–0 Stamenov (Krastev, Mitrikov) – 20:38 4–0 4–1 30:17 – Inandi (Serik, Girgin) (PP) Mitrikov (Kozhuharov, Krushichki) – 49:48 5–1 Mitrikov (Dikov, Stamenov) (PP) – 54:27 6–1
	8 min	Penalties	44 min
	17	Shots	21

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24 January 2026 13:00

Turkey

4–5 (0–2, 3–1, 1–2)

Chinese Taipei

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 37

Game reference
	Kayra Aydos Mustafa Findikoglu	Goalies	Hao-Hsuan Kao	Referee: Sindri Gunnarsson Linesmen: Konstantin Dikov Marko Sakovic
	0–1 12:09 – K. Peng 0–2 14:07 – Y. Chen (Hsiao, Liao) (PP2) Inandi (Girgin) – 25:57 1–2 1–3 30:34 – Liu (Hsiao, Chi) (PP) Inandi (Yayilkan, Yavuz) – 34:26 2–3 Odabas (Ozgun, Girgin) – 38:28 3–3 Inandi (Yavuz, Kocak) (PP) – 45:25 4–3 4–4 55:39 – Tsai (SH) 4–5 59:36 – Y. Chen (Tsui, K. Y. Wang)
	35 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	33

24 January 2026 16:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0–8 (0–3, 0–3, 0–2)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 467

Game reference
	Tarik Mulabegovic Ajnur Husejnovic	Goalies	Georgi Milanov	Referee: Alexey Roshchyn Linesmen: Lodewijk Beelen Niklas Wilhelmsen
	0–1 02:23 – Stanimirov (Todorov) 0–2 09:08 – Todorov (Stamenov, Pandilov) 0–3 14:46 – Stanimirov (Todorov, Zhekov) 0–4 31:10 – Gyurkov (Stanimirov) 0–5 31:18 – Stanimirov (Todorov) 0–6 35:02 – Kozhuharov (Mitrikov, Mladenov) 0–7 50:37 – Mitev (Slavkov, Zhekov) 0–8 51:29 – Gyurkov (Stanimirov, Todorov)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	16	Shots	51

24 January 2026 20:00

Thailand

3–7 (1–2, 0–2, 2–3)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 50

Game reference
	Teeranon Ardharn	Goalies	Thijs Scheyltjens Kristof Verlinden	Referee: Oscar Perez Linesmen: Alkan Kilinc Ariel Levites
	Teet. Pataramasakul (W. Watthanaphaya) (PP) – 10:15 1–0 1–1 15:12 – Bober 1–2 15:30 – Schoovaerts (Laeremans, Hendrix) 1–3 31:42 – Laeremans (Hendrix, Schoovaerts) 1–4 37:34 – vand de Brande (de Bruijn, Monsieurs) Tiaowvanich (L. Watthanaphaya) – 40:49 2–4 2–5 42:37 – Wagemans (de Bruijn) (PP) 2–6 52:18 – Delport (Bober, Mansfeld) (PP) 2–7 54:02 – Hendrix (Wagemans, Laeremans) (PP2) Tiaowvanich (Thongin) – 56:11 3–7
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	7	Shots	28

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25 January 2026 13:00

Turkey

16–1 (6–0, 5–1, 5–0)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 28

Game reference
	Kayra Aydos Mustafa Findikoglu	Goalies	Arman Bajramovic Tarik Mulabegovic	Referee: Sindri Gunnarsson Linesmen: Konstantin Dikov Marko Sakovic
	Yayilkan (Karadag) – 07:40 1–0 Odabas (Yayilkan, Catakli) – 07:50 2–0 Odabas (Yayilkan) – 13:02 3–0 Odabas (Karadag, Yayilkan) – 16:22 4–0 Karadag (Odabas) (SH) – 18:33 5–0 Inandi (Yavuz, Bayazit) (SH) – 19:35 6–0 Shagin (Inandi) – 23:53 7–0 Karadag (Inandi, Girgin) (PP) – 29:01 8–0 Serik (Kocak) – 31:06 9–0 Inandi (Karadag) (SH) – 33:43 10–0 10–1 34:40 – Bajramovic (PP) Inandi (Yavuz, Yayilkan) – 36:56 11–1 Yayilkan (Yavuz) – 40:47 12–1 Inandi (Shagin, Odabas) – 41:12 13–1 Odabas (Inandi, Girgin) (PP) – 42:49 14–1 Girgin (Yayilkan, Inandi) (PP) – 52:57 15–1 Inandi (Odabas, Karadag) (PP) – 55:18 16–1
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	55	Shots	7

25 January 2026 16:30

Belgium

4–5 GWS (1–1, 1–2, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Chinese Taipei

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 54

Game reference
	Thijs Scheyltjens	Goalies	Lilong Chen	Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Alkan Kilinc Niklas Wilhelmsen
	0–1 07:30 – Liu (K. Peng, Wu) (PP) Schoovaerts (Hendrix, Geenen) – 08:51 1–1 Delport (Bober) (PP) – 22:26 2–1 2–2 30:14 – Y. Chen 2–3 31:09 – Hung (Lin) 2–4 41:12 – L. Peng (Tsui, Tsai) Wagemans (van de Brande) (PP) – 50:07 3–4 Delport (Bober) – 53:35 4–4
	Schoovaerts Schoovaerts Delport Hendrix de Bruijn	Shootout	Tsai Liu Tsui Chi
	8 min	Penalties	39 min
	36	Shots	27

25 January 2026 20:00

Bulgaria

6–0 (2–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Thailand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 433

Game reference
	Georgi Milanov	Goalies	Teeranon Ardharn Khongchana In-Worn	Referee: Oscar Perez Linesmen: Ariel Levites Vladislavs Odins
	Krushichki – 02:11 1–0 Mitrikov (Kozhuharov, Krushichki) – 08:25 2–0 Gyurkov (Mitrikov) – 24:37 3–0 Dikov (Stanimirov, Todorov) (PP) – 50:41 4–0 Mitrikov (Krushichki) – 52:56 5–0 Stanimirov (Todorov, Slavkov) (PP) – 57:01 6–0
	0 min	Penalties	40 min
	36	Shots	12

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
City	Bishkek
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	18–24 January 2026
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	123 (8.2 per game)
Attendance	10,698 (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)

Mexico

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 108

Game reference
	Nico Janse van Rensburg	Goalies	Santiago Cucuraqui	Referee: Cristian Filip Linesmen: Yntymak Abdykalykov Sergey Ermakov
	van der Marwe (Bate, Paulsen) – 29:20 1–0 1–1 38:31 – Abdala 1–2 47:31 – Bezares (Lara)
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	15	Shots	24

18 January 2026 16:30

Iran

2–9 (1–4, 1–3, 0–2)

Luxembourg

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 620

Game reference
	Hossein Kakavand	Goalies	Hector Vincens Pit Delia	Referee: Murat Aygun Linesmen: Haris Mrkva Kevin Anacta Tiongson
	0–1 04:59 – Konsbruck (PP) 0–2 07:21 – D'Andrea (Mota, Lasis) (PP) Zanjani (Dehghani) – 07:45 1–2 1–3 17:31 – Toft (PP) 1–4 19:39 – Lasis (Toft) 1–5 22:01 – Armuth (Mota) Rezaei (Nagheli) – 22:39 2–5 2–6 24:31 – Fleischmann (Cap, Toft) (PP) 2–7 36:03 – Mota (Mazurek, Lasis) (PP) 2–8 52:44 – Sindecuse (Lasis) (SH) 2–9 54:51 – Fleischmann (Chlumecky)
	22 min	Penalties	8 min
	14	Shots	43

18 January 2026 20:00

Kyrgyzstan

4–1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0)

Hong Kong

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 1,500

Game reference
	Artem Vasilev	Goalies	Hoi Hei Moses Fung	Referee: Benas Jaksys Linesmen: Ingolfur Eliasson Andre Vont
	Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov) (SH) – 21:10 1–0 1–1 28:51 – Cheng (W. Wong, Liu) Ali-Askarov – 50:41 2–1 Egemberiev (Shamshybekov, Kalchaev) – 54:33 3–1 Egemberiev (Dubanaev) (ENG) – 59:43 4–1
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	34	Shots	21

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19 January 2026 13:00

Mexico

2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Luxembourg

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Santiago Cucuraqui	Goalies	Hector Vincens	Referee: Jan Vlacil Linesmen: Ingolfur Eliasson Haris Mrkva
	Arriaga (Lara, Bezares) (PP) – 14:09 1–0 Abdala (del Blanco) – 41:44 2–0 2–1 53:52 – Cap (Lutov, Toft) (PP2)
	22 min	Penalties	20 min
	12	Shots	19

19 January 2026 16:30

Hong Kong

12–1 (8–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Iran

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 300

Game reference
	Michael Xy Kam Gan	Goalies	Hossein Kakavand	Referee: Benas Jaksys Linesmen: Yntymak Abdykalykov Kevin Anacta Tiongson
	Pang (Liu, Yi) – 03:08 1–0 I. Chan (Wang, Zheng) (EA) – 07:15 2–0 Liu (Pang, W. Wong) – 11:45 3–0 Mok (Mak, Daly) – 15:09 4–0 Koo (Zheng) – 17:13 5–0 Daly (Mak, Mok) – 17:50 6–0 Leung (Mok, Mak) – 19:18 7–0 Daly (I. Chan, Leung) – 19:53 8–0 Mak (Daly) – 31:01 9–0 W. Wong (H. Chan, Pang) (PP2) – 34:40 10–0 Pang (H. Chan) – 37:35 11–0 11–1 48:15 – Nagheli (Jalali, Asharein) (SH) Koo (Zheng, Wang) – 49:51 12–1
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	7

19 January 2026 20:00

Kyrgyzstan

7–2 (3–0, 1–1, 3–1)

South Africa

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 1,000

Game reference
	Emir Bolsunbekov	Goalies	Nico Janse van Rensburg Aidan Cleinwerck	Referee: Murat Aygun Linesmen: Sergey Ermakov Chang-Hsing Yang
	Leshchenko (Egemberiev) (PP) – 02:36 1–0 Supokhunov (Dubanaev, Alybaev) – 16:12 2–0 Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov) (SH) – 19:50 3–0 Ali-Askarov (Esenov) – 22:03 4–0 4–1 33:32 – Anker (van der Merwe) Zholdoshbekov (Zhamansartov, Shumakov) – 46:15 5–1 Egemberiev (Leshchenko) – 46:38 6–1 6–2 51:12 – Anker (Bate, van der Merwe) Leshchenko (Ali-Askarov) – 53:03 7–2
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	9

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21 January 2026 13:00

South Africa

1–7 (0–3, 1–2, 0–2)

Luxembourg

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 200

Game reference
	Nico Janse van Rensburg	Goalies	Hector Vincens	Referee: Cristian Filip Linesmen: Andre Vont Chang-Hsing Yang
	0–1 03:18 – Lasis (Armuth, Mota) 0–2 05:36 – Chlumecky (Fleischmann) (PP) 0–3 16:36 – Fleischmann (Lutov, Toft) (PP) 0–4 36:28 – Sindecuse (Lasis, Cap) 0–5 36:48 – Toft (Fleischmann, Lutov) Bate – 39:25 1–5 1–6 43:21 – Lutov (Fleischmann, Toft) 1–7 57:42 – Chlumecky (Lutov, Fleischmann) (PP)
	24 min	Penalties	22 min
	9	Shots	38

21 January 2026 16:30

Mexico

3–5 (0–1, 2–3, 1–1)

Hong Kong

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 350

Game reference
	Santiago Cucuraqui	Goalies	Hoi Hei Moses Fung	Referee: Benas Jaksys Linesmen: Haris Mrkva Kevin Anacta Tiongson
	0–1 14:21 – W. Wong (Kwok, Cheng) (PP) 0–2 20:52 – H. Chan (Zheng, Koo) 0–3 26:28 – W. Wong (Kwok, Pang) (PP) 0–4 28:47 – Pang (W. Wong) (PP) Parra (Lara, Natenzon) – 31:37 1–4 Lara (Bezares, Parra) – 33:37 2–4 2–5 42:02 – Choi (Mak, Yi) Gordilio (Natenzon) – 50:52 3–5
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	34

21 January 2026 20:00

Kyrgyzstan

15–1 (8–0, 3–0, 4–1)

Iran

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 1,500

Game reference
	Artem Vasilev	Goalies	Hossein Kakavand Mohsenreza Youneszadehshirazi	Referee: Jan Vlacil Linesmen: Ingolfur Eliasson Sergey Ermakov
	Esenov (Ali-Askarov, Leshchenko) – 00:36 1–0 Vitiazev (Egemberiev) – 02:32 2–0 Ali-Askarov (Esenov) – 08:12 3–0 Urankaiev (Dubanaev, Vitiazev) – 10:23 4–0 Ali-Askarov (Esenov, Egemberiev) – 10:48 5–0 Shumakov (Zholdoshbekov, Vitiazev) – 12:22 6–0 Leshchenko (Ali-Askarov) – 14:05 7–0 Esenov (Barmanov, Leshchenko) – 19:40 8–0 Ali-Askarov (Esenov, Leshchenko) – 20:40 9–0 Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov) – 24:09 10–0 Ali-Askarov (Kalchaev, Egemberiev) (SH) – 35:24 11–0 Egemberiev (Esenov, Ali-Askarov) – 44:19 12–0 Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov) – 46:27 13–0 Leshchenko (Esenov, Kalchaev) – 49:53 14–0 Shamshybekov (Melisov, Shumakov) – 52:17 15–0 15–1 59:30 – Dehghani
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	47	Shots	9

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22 January 2026 13:00

Hong Kong

8–1 (3–0, 2–1, 3–0)

South Africa

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 200

Game reference
	Michael Xy Kam Gan	Goalies	Nico Janse van Rensburg Aidan Cleinwerck	Referee: Jan Vlacil Linesmen: Yntymak Abdykalykov Haris Mrkva
	Wang (Koo, Yi) – 01:54 1–0 Wang (Fung, H. Chan) (PP) – 05:13 2–0 Choi (Mak, Cheng) – 16:08 3–0 3–1 24:39 – Bate (SH) Wang (Cheng, W. Wong) – 32:37 4–1 Mak (Kwok, Cheng) – 34:27 5–1 Liu (W. Wong) (SH) – 40:27 6–1 Mak (Choi) – 48:32 7–1 H. Chan (Mok) – 49:57 8–1
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	53	Shots	14

22 January 2026 16:30

Iran

1–7 (0–1, 0–4, 1–2)

Mexico

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 320

Game reference
	Hossein Kakavand Mohsenreza Youneszadehshirazi	Goalies	Santiago Cucuraqui Etham Mota	Referee: Murat Aygun Linesmen: Ingolfur Eliasson Chang-Hsing Yang
	0–1 06:20 – del Blanco (Hernandez, Lorenzana) (PP) 0–2 28:03 – Abdala (Lara) (PP) 0–3 29:13 – Carriles 0–4 30:42 – Carriles (Arriaga, Lara) 0–5 35:12 – Gallardo (Viruega, Molinar) Mahmoodi – 45:17 1–5 1–6 47:51 – Carriles (Ojeda) 1–7 50:19 – Gordillo (Molinar, del Blanco)
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	14	Shots	43

22 January 2026 20:00

Luxembourg

2–5 (0–1, 0–3, 2–1)

Kyrgyzstan

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 1,800

Game reference
	Hector Vincens	Goalies	Artem Vasilev	Referee: Cristian Filip Linesmen: Kevin Anacta Tiongson Andre Vont
	0–1 11:25 – Melisov (Vitiazev, Barmanov) 0–2 20:54 – Ali-Askarov 0–3 21:43 – Bem (Supokhunov, Shamshybekov) 0–4 35:09 – Shamshybekov (Bem, Supokhunov) Lasis (Molitor, Cap) – 41:47 1–4 1–5 44:08 – Armuth (Konsbruck, Mota) (PP) Dubanaev – 45:08 2–5
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	13	Shots	31

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24 January 2026 13:00

Luxembourg

2–5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2)

Hong Kong

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 400

Game reference
	Hector Vincens	Goalies	Hoi Hei Moses Fung	Referee: Cristian Filip Linesmen: Yntymak Abdykalykov Chang-Hsing Yang
	0–1 10:44 – Wang (Fung, W. Wong) Chlumecky (Cap, Toft) (PP2) – 18:04 1–1 1–2 24:22 – Wang (Zheng, Koo) 1–3 26:31 – Choi (Mak, Koo) Mota (Lasis) – 44:07 2–3 2–4 46:53 – Liu (Pang, W. Wong) 2–5 54:37 – Wang (Kwok, Zheng) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	37 min
	17	Shots	17

24 January 2026 16:30

South Africa

4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Iran

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 300

Game reference
	Nico Janse van Rensburg	Goalies	Hossein Kakavand	Referee: Benas Jaksys Linesmen: Kevin Anacta Tiongson Andre Vont
	Bate (van der Marwe) – 4:33 1–0 van der Marwe (Rodger) (PP) – 09:00 2–0 Bate (PS) – 34:00 3–0 3–1 35:43 – Mirbabaei (Asharein, Mamaghani) (PP) Paulsen (Kamish, Sauer) – 44:45 4–1
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	16

24 January 2026 20:00

Mexico

4–7 (1–2, 1–3, 2–2)

Kyrgyzstan

Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek Attendance: 2,000

Game reference
	Santiago Cucuraqui	Goalies	Artem Vasilev	Referee: Jan Vlacil Linesmen: Sergey Ermakov Haris Mrkva
	0–1 08:18 – Egemberiev (Ali-Askarov) Lorenzana (Hernandez) (PP) – 16:02 1–1 1–2 19:09 – Ali-Askarov (Esenov, Egemberiev) 1–3 23:36 – Leshchenko (Egemberiev, Ali-Askarov) (PP) Arriaga (Gordillo, Bezares) (PP) – 26:52 2–3 2–4 28:10 – Melisov (Urankaiev, Dubanaev) 2–5 38:32 – Ali-Askarov (Leshchenko, Egemberiev) (PP) 2–6 42:43 – Ali-Askarov (Esenov, Leshchenko) (PP) Abdala (Hernandez) – 44:23 3–6 3–7 42:43 – Egemberiev (Esenov, Kalchaev) Lorenzana]] (Arriaga) – 51:58 4–7
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	23

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. "IIHF Divisions World Championships Event Code" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
4. "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

External links

• Official website of IIHF