IIHF Asia Championship Series
Current season, competition or edition: 2025 IIHF Asia Championship2025 IIHF Women's Asia Championship | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 2023 |
| Founder | International Ice Hockey Federation |
| First season | 2025 |
| No. of teams | 4 (men) 4 (women) |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Kazakhstan (men) Japan (women) (2025) |
The IIHF Asia Championship Series comprises the IIHF Asia Championship and the IIHF Women's Asia Championship, two annual ice hockey tournaments sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for Asian national teams. The national teams of China, Japan, Kazakhstan, and South Korea are represented in both the men's and women's tournaments.
History
[edit]The Asia Championship Series was created in May 2023 through collaboration between the IIHF and the national federations of China, Japan, Kazakhstan, and South Korea. The series is meant to serve as a pilot project for hockey development in the participating nations. The four national federations have agreed to participate in the series at both the men's and women's senior levels for four consecutive years, i.e. through 2028.[1]
Regarding the series' purpose and potential influence, IIHF President Luc Tardiff explained that the IIHF intended to "[use] this platform to evaluate the impact in multiple areas... [and] may potentially organize more regional competitions and championships in the future."[1]
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]The men's tournament is officially called the IIHF Ice Hockey Asia Championship. The inaugural tournament was held during 6 to 9 November 2024 at Halyk Arena.[2][3]
| # | Year |  Champion
|
 Second Place
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 Third Place
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Fourth Place | Host city | Host country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | Kazakhstan (1)
|
Japan
|
 South Korea
|
 China
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Almaty | Kazakhstan
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| 2 | 2026 | TBA | China
| ||||
| 3 | 2027 | TBA | |||||
| 4 | 2028 | TBA |
Women
[edit]The women's tournament is officially called the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia Championship. The inaugural tournament was held during 31 October to 3 November 2024 at Shougang Ice Hockey Arena (Shougang Ice Rink).[4][5]
| # | Year | Champion
|
Second Place
|
Third Place
|
Fourth Place | Host city | Host country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | Japan (1)
|
China
|
Kazakhstan
|
South Korea
|
Beijing | China
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| 2 | 2026 | TBA | Kazakhstan
| ||||
| 3 | 2027 | TBA | |||||
| 4 | 2028 | TBA |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2024 IIHF Asia Championship Series approaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Jurewicz, Chris (9 November 2024). "Kazakhs win first Asia Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ O'Brien, Derek (9 November 2024). "Kazakhstan Beats Japan To Win Asia Championship". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Potts, Andy (3 November 2024). "Japan dominates first Women's Asia Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Hua, Xia (3 November 2024). "Japan beat China to win inaugural IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia Championship". Xinhua. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Asian & Oceanian Competitions at IIHF.com