China News Service, Beijing, May 1st. On May 1st, Beijing time, the 2022 World Men's Ice Hockey Championship Division B Group A competition held in Croatia came to an end. The Chinese men's ice hockey team won four games and won this group. World Championship champion, thus returning to the World Championship Division A after a lapse of 15 years.
The World Ice Hockey Championships are divided into groups based on the world rankings of each team.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the men's World Ice Hockey Championship Division B Group A has been cancelled for two consecutive years.
The Chinese team was fifth in the 2019 tournament with a 1-4 record.
The teams participating in the second-level group A of the World Championships include China, Croatia, the Netherlands, Spain and Israel.
The 5 teams will compete for the championship in a single round-robin system, and the one with the highest points will win the championship of this group and be promoted to the first-level event.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, the strength of Chinese men's ice hockey has improved a lot.
With the good performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team's world ranking rose from 32nd to 27th, becoming the team with the highest ranking in the world championships in this group.
The Chinese team in this competition basically continued the lineup of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In the first game against the Israeli team, the Chinese team had a clear advantage from the beginning of the game, and finally won the Israeli team 14:1, and achieved a good start to this World Championship.
In the second game against the Netherlands, the strongest opponent in the group, the Chinese team quickly took the initiative at the beginning and defeated the Netherlands 5:1, winning two consecutive World Championships.
In the third game, the Chinese team played against the host Croatian team and also won with a record of 5:1. The Chinese team won all three games to seal the championship one round ahead of schedule.
In the last game against the Spanish team, the Chinese team did not relax their vigilance. Luo Jia and Ye Jinguang scored two goals respectively after conceding one goal, and finally defeated the opponent 4:1, thus winning the four games. champion.
The last time the Chinese team participated in the World Championships Division A was in 2007, which was the first time that the Chinese men's ice hockey team returned to the World Championships Division A after 15 years.
Wang Xuan, the team leader of the Chinese team, said that the Chinese team played better game by game.
The players are a very good team with excellent style, excellent technology, and skillful cooperation.
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