Chinanews client, Beijing, April 15th. The 2022 Women's World Ice Hockey Championship Class A Group B event ended in Katowice on the 14th local time in Poland.
The Chinese team defeated the host Poland 7:2 in the last game to win the championship with a record of five games.
This is the first time the Chinese women's ice hockey team has returned to Group A in 10 years, and it is also the team's first world championship in 13 years.
Data map: Chinese women's ice hockey in the 2022 Women's World Ice Hockey Championship Class A Group B match Photo source: Oriental IC
In this event, a total of 6 teams from China, Italy, South Korea, Slovenia, Kazakhstan and the host Poland will participate in the competition. The ranking will be determined by a single round-robin match, and the team that finally ranks first will be promoted to Group A.
The Chinese women's ice hockey team is based on the Beijing Winter Olympics team, with Yu Baiwei as the captain.
Among the 5 opponents, Slovenia and Italy ranked higher than the Chinese team in the world.
In their first 4 games, both the Chinese team and the Polish team won all wins, so the direct confrontation between the two teams in the final round will also determine the ownership of the promotion quota.
In this crucial game, Liu Zhixin performed well. She scored 1 goal and contributed 5 assists to help the team finally defeat the opponent 7:2 and win the championship as desired.
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