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The qualification for the Olympic ice hockey tournament for men 2022 is to take place between November 2019 and August 2021. Three places in the final tournament will be played. In addition, there are the eight best nations of the IIHF world rankings of 2019 and the People's Republic of China as the host.

The three places are played in a multi-level system between 36 participants. The classification was also based on the status of the IIHF world rankings 2019.

Overview

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Group D qualification	Bratislava	Aug 26, 2021 - Aug 29, 2021	4th		6th
Group E qualification	Riga	Aug 26, 2021 - Aug 29, 2021	4th		6th
Qualification group F	still open	Aug 26, 2021 - Aug 29, 2021	4th		6th
Pre-qualification round 3 Group G	Jesenice	0Feb 6, 2020 - Feb 9, 2020 0	4th	3,500	6th	583
Pre-qualification round 3 group H	Nur-Sultan	0Feb 6, 2020 - Feb 9, 2020 0	4th	13,023	6th	2,170
Pre-qualification round 3 group J	Nottingham	0Feb 6, 2020 - Feb 9, 2020 0	4th	16,217	6th	2,702
Pre-qualification round 2 Group K	Brașov	Dec 12, 2019 - Dec 15, 2019	4th	2,301	6th	383
Pre-qualification round 2 group L	Barcelona	Dec 13, 2019 - Dec 15, 2019	4th	1,706	5	341
Pre-qualification round 2 group M	Sisak	Dec 13, 2019 - Dec 15, 2019	4th	1,894	6th	315
Pre-qualification round 1 group N	Kockelscheuer	0Nov 8, 2019 - Nov 10, 2019	4th	2,424	6th	404
Pre-qualification round 1 group O	Sanya	0Nov 7, 2019 - Nov 10, 2019	4th	1,687	6th	281

Qualification mode

In addition to the host People's Republic of China, the first eight nations of the IIHF world rankings directly qualified for the Olympic tournament after the 2019 World Cup :

rank	country	World Cup 2019 (100%)	World Cup 2018 (75%)	OS 2018 (75%)	World Cup 2017 (50%)	World Cup 2016 (25%)	total
1	Canada	1160	1100	1120	1160	1200	3705
2	Russia	1120	1040	1200	1120	1120	3640
3	Finland	1200	1060	1040	1100	1160	3615
4th	Sweden	1060	1200	1060	1200	1040	3615
5	Czech Republic	1100	1020	1100	1020	1060	3465
6th	United States	1020	1120	1020	1060	1100	3430
7th	Germany	1040	920	1160	1000	1020	3355
8th	Switzerland	1000	1160	940	1040	920	3325
9	Slovakia	960	960	920	860	960	3040
10	Latvia	940	1000	860	940	880	3025
11	Norway	900	880	1000	920	940	3005
12	Denmark	920	940	800	900	1000	2925
13	France	840	900	840	960	860	2840
14th	Belarus	780	840	880	880	900	2735
15th	Austria	820	860	780	800	740	2635
16	Italy	860	780	760	820	780	2620
17th	South Korea	760	820	900	780	720	2620
18th	Slovenia	740	720	960	840	800	2620
19th	Kazakhstan	800	760	820	760	820	2570
20th	Great Britain	880	800	660	680	660	2480
...	...						...
32	People's Republic of China	480	500	440	440	460	1520

The national teams from position 9 in the world rankings will play the three remaining places in a multi-stage system in qualifying tournaments between November 2019 and August 2020. A total of 36 countries registered for the eleven tournaments. This increased the number of participants by eight compared to qualifying for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games . The participants were divided into the qualifying rounds according to their world ranking:

rank country Started 01  Canada directly 02  Russia directly 03  Finland directly 04th  Sweden directly 05  Czech Republic directly 06th  United States directly 07th  Germany directly 08th  Switzerland directly 09  Slovakia qualification 10  Latvia qualification 11  Norway qualification 12  Denmark qualification 13  France qualification 14th  Belarus qualification 15th  Austria qualification 16  Italy qualification 17th  South Korea qualification

rank country Started 18th  Slovenia 3rd round 19th  Kazakhstan 3rd round 20th  Great Britain 3rd round 21st  Hungary 3rd round 22nd  Poland 3rd round 23  Japan 3rd round 24  Lithuania 3rd round 25th  Ukraine 3rd round 26th  Estonia 3rd round 27  Romania 2nd round 28  Netherlands 2nd round 29  Croatia 2nd round 30th  Serbia 2nd round 31  Spain 2nd round 32  People's Republic of China direct (host) 33  Iceland 2nd round 34  Israel 2nd round 35  Australia Waiver

rank country Started 36  Mexico 2nd round 37  Belgium Waiver 38  Bulgaria 2nd round 39  Georgia Waiver 40  New Zealand Waiver 41  North Korea Waiver 42  Turkey 2nd round 43  Luxembourg 1 round 44  South Africa Waiver 45  Republic of China (Taiwan) 1 round 46  Hong Kong 1 round 47  Turkmenistan Waiver 48  United Arab Emirates 1 round 49  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 round 50  Kuwait 1 round 51  Thailand 1 round 52  Kyrgyzstan 1 round

In the first round of the pre-qualification, the eight registered national teams in the world rankings between 43 and 52 meet in two groups of four teams. The two group winners qualify for the second round and fill the field there to twelve teams. The other ten participants occupy places between ranks 27 and 42 in the world rankings. There, three independent groups of four are played, whereupon only the three group winners qualify for the next round.

For the third and final round of the pre-qualification, the nine registered national teams are placed on the world rankings between 18 and 26. Completed by the three winners of the previous round, the group winners are determined again in three groups of four teams. The three group winners finally reach the actual qualification, in which they then meet the nine teams that occupy places 9 to 17 in the world rankings. There will again be played in three groups with four teams each. The respective group winners finally qualified for the Olympic ice hockey tournament.

Among the unqualified nations, the International Ice Hockey Federation forms a ranking that will also be included in the IIHF world rankings for 2022.

Pre-qualification round 1

The first round of the pre-qualification took place between November 7th and 10th, 2019. The eight participating teams played two qualifiers for the next round in two four-team tournaments in Kockelscheuer in Luxembourg and Sanya in China .

Groups

Olympic qualification, group N
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Kyrgyzstan
Venue (s)	Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg
opening	November 8, 2019
Final day	November 10, 2019
spectator	2,424 (404 per game)
Gates	68 (11.33 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Vladimir Nossow (11 points)

The group N games of the first round of the pre-qualification took place from November 8 to 10, 2019 in the Patinoire de Kockelscheuer in the Luxembourg town of Kockelscheuer . A total of 2,424 spectators attended the six tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 404 per game.

With three wins, the Kyrgyz from Division IV prevailed against the other three teams from Division III and thus reached the next round of qualification. Kyrgyzstan rehabilitated itself for the disgrace of the first World Cup participation in the previous year . Already after the end of the second day of the tournament, the success of Kyrgyzstan - after victories over the more highly rated teams from the United Arab Emirates and Luxembourg - was certain, which followed in this order in the other places. Last place went to the Bosnian-Herzegovinian national team with three defeats and a goal difference of 7:31.

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Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg

Kockelscheuer Venue of the qualification

Venue

Patinoire de Kockelscheuer Capacity: 768

Exterior view of the Patinoire de Kockelscheuer

November 8, 2019 3:45 p.m. (local time)

United Arab Emirates

4: 9 (2: 1, 2: 3, 0: 5) game report

Kyrgyzstan

Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer spectators: 200

November 8, 2019 7:15 pm

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1:10 (0: 4, 0: 5, 1: 1) game report

Luxembourg

Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer spectators: 676

November 9, 2019 3:45 p.m.

United Arab Emirates

6: 3 (3: 1, 2: 1, 1: 1) game report

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer spectators: 179

November 9, 2019 7:15 pm

Luxembourg

3: 5 (1: 0, 0: 4, 2: 1) game report

Kyrgyzstan

Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer spectators: 734

November 10, 2019 3:45 p.m.

Kyrgyzstan

15: 3 (5: 2, 2: 0, 8: 1) game report

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer Spectators: 232

November 10, 2019 7:15 pm

Luxembourg

4: 5 (2: 2, 2: 2, 0: 1) game report

United Arab Emirates

Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer Spectators: 403

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Kyrgyzstan	3	3	0	0	0	29:10	9
2.	United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	0	1	15:16	6th
3.	Luxembourg	3	1	0	0	2	17:11	3
4th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	0	0	3	07:31	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the second round of the pre-qualification

Group O

Olympic qualification, group O
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Venue (s)	Sanya , People's Republic of China
opening	7th November 2019
Final day	November 10, 2019
spectator	1,687 (281 per game)
Gates	61 (10.17 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Ken Kindborn (10 points)

The group O games of the first round of the pre-qualification took place from November 7th to 10th, 2019 in the ice rink of the Tus Ice and Snow Park in the Chinese city ​​of Sanya in the Hainan province . Originally, the qualification tournament was supposed to be held in Mega Ice in the Kowloon district of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region . However, due to the political protests in Hong Kong , the event has been moved to Sanya. A total of 1,687 spectators attended the six tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 281 per game.

With three wins, the national team of the Republic of China confidently secured the ticket for the next round of Olympic qualification. The Taiwanese laid the foundation for the tournament victory in their first game with a 5-3 win over Thailand, which had to hope for a slip of the previous table top in the last game of the tournament. With the Taiwanese 7-5 victory over Hong Kong these hopes were dashed. Last place went to the Kuwaiti national team with three defeats and a goal difference of 1:31.

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Sanya , People's Republic of China

Sanya Venue of the qualification

Venue

Tus Ice and Snow Park Capacity:> 330

November 7, 2019 1:00 p.m. (local time)

November 7, 2019 6:00 a.m. (CET)

Republic of China (Taiwan)

5: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 4: 2) game report

Thailand

Tus Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Spectators: 301

November 7, 2019 5:00 p.m.

November 7, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Kuwait

0:12 (0: 4, 0: 3, 0: 5) game report

Hong Kong

Tus Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Spectators: 250

November 8, 2019 1:00 p.m.

November 8, 2019 6:00 a.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

8: 0 (0: 0, 5: 0, 3: 0) game report

Kuwait

Tus Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Spectators: 230

November 8, 2019 5:00 p.m.

November 8, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Hong Kong

2: 7 (0: 3, 1: 1, 1: 3) game report

Thailand

Tus Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Spectators: 255

November 10, 2019 1:00 p.m.

November 10, 2019 6:00 a.m.

Thailand

11: 1 (2: 0, 4: 0, 5: 1) game report

Kuwait

Tus Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Spectators: 318

November 10, 2019 5:00 p.m.

10 November 2019 10:00 a.m.

Hong Kong

5: 7 (1: 2, 2: 2, 2: 3) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Tus Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Spectators: 333

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	3	3	0	0	0	20: 08	9
2.	Thailand	3	2	0	0	1	21: 08	6th
3.	Hong Kong	3	1	0	0	2	19:14	3
4th	Kuwait	3	0	0	0	3	01:31	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the second round of the pre-qualification

Pre-qualification round 2

The second round of the pre-qualification took place between December 12th and 15th, 2019. The better placed in the world rankings enjoyed the right to host the tournament. While the associations of Romania and Croatia made use of it, the Dutch association waived and handed over the right to host the event to Spain.

Group K

Olympic qualification, group K
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Romania
Venue (s)	Brașov , Romania
opening	December 12, 2019
Final day	15th December 2019
spectator	2,301 (383 per game)
Gates	73 (12.17 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Daniel Tranca (10 points)

The matches in Group K of the second round of pre-qualifying found from 12 to 15 December 2019 in the Romanian Brasov instead. The venue was the 1,584 seat Patinoarul Olimpic . A total of 2,301 spectators attended the six tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 383 per game.

Tournament favorites Romania finally prevailed confidently against the other three opponents in front of their home crowd and even won 10: 1 in the decisive third group game against the so far unbeaten Icelanders. The team qualified as the best placed team of the three qualifiers for participation in Group J of the third round of the pre-qualification. Kyrgyzstan, which only lost to Israel in extra time, missed a notable success.

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Brașov , Romania

Brașov Venue of the qualification

Venue

Patinoarul Olimpic Capacity: 1,584

Exterior view of the Patinoarul Olimpic

December 12, 2019 3:00 p.m. (local time)

Iceland Ó. Björnsson (1:20) E. Birgisson (10:55) J. Leifsson (21:31) ” . Björnsson (24:53) H. Sigrúnarson (48:26) Ó. Björnsson (50:08) Ó. Björnsson (54:29) H. Kristveigarson (56:18) H. Sigrúnarson (58:51)

9: 4 (2: 0, 2: 2, 5: 2) game report

Kyrgyzstan K. Terentjew (22:35) W. Tonkich (26:30) W. Nitschipurenko (50:57) W. Nitschipurenko (59:41)

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 100

December 12, 2019 7:00 p.m.

Israel

0:15 (0: 1, 0: 4, 0:10) game report

Romania D. Tranca (4:08) A. Butochnov (21:43) B. Gajdó (22:41) V. Kirichenko (29:06) A. Salló (39:40) D. Tranca (44:13) E. Casaneanu (47:36) R. Gliga (49:07) O. Bíró (52:33) T. Farkas (54:33) C. Fodor (55:28) P. Borysenko (57:05) P. Borysenko (57:56) A. Butochnov (59:03) E. Casaneanu (59:53)

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 300

December 13, 2019 3:00 p.m.

Iceland M. Račanský (3:00) J. Leifsson (20:58) A. Orongan (27:58) A. Orongan (47:34) Ó. Björnsson (53:07)

5: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Israel

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 50

December 13, 2019 7:00 p.m.

Romania E. Casaneanu (10:04) P. Borysenko (16:47) V. Kirichenko (18:58) B. Péter (24:08) M. Constantin (24:22) B. Gajdó (25:22) D. Tranca (27:02) Z. Molnár (31:23) T. Győrfy (32:51) V. Kirichenko (34:01) H. Gecse (47:09) Z. Molnár (49:27) V. Kirichenko (51:24) R. Gliga (53:12) M. Constantin (53:41) D. Tranca (55:53) C. Fodor (58:31) B. Péter (59:55)

18: 2 (3: 0, 7: 1, 8: 1) game report

Kyrgyzstan W. Nichipurenko (39:45) A. Titow (42:58)

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 601

December 15, 2019 3:00 p.m.

Kyrgyzstan W. Nossow (7:48) E. Mirbekow (8:07) W. Nossow (19:32) A. Gorobez (38:37)

4: 5 n.V. (3: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

Israel I. Ben Tov (0:26) A. Ibragimov (36:52) M. Sherf (56:09) I. Mostovoy (58:47) I. Vaitz (63:30)

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 50

December 15, 2019 7:00 p.m.

Romania P. Borysenko (11:11) A. Butochnov (16:01) B. Péter (17:32) B. Péter (19:33) Z. Molnár (22:55) A. Góga (29:04) Z . Molnár (31:18) Y. Yemelianenko (37:33) C. Fodor (45:53) V. Kirichenko (51:16)

10: 1 (4: 0, 4: 0, 2: 1) game report

Iceland E. Birgisson (57:15)

Patinoarul Olimpic, Brașov spectators: 1,200

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Romania	3	3	0	0	0	43: 03	9
2.	Iceland	3	2	0	0	1	15:14	6th
3.	Israel	3	0	1	0	2	05:24	2
4th	Kyrgyzstan	3	0	0	1	2	10:32	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the third round of the pre-qualification

Group L

Olympic qualification, group L
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Netherlands
Venue (s)	Barcelona , Spain
opening	December 13, 2019
Final day	15th December 2019
spectator	1,980 (330 per game)
Gates	76 (12.67 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Danny Stempher (12 points)

The Group L games of the second round of the pre-qualification took place from 13 to 15 December 2019 in the Spanish metropolis and capital of Catalonia, Barcelona . There they played in the 1,256-seat Palau de Gel , the home ground of FC Barcelona's ice hockey department . A total of 1,980 spectators attended the six tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 341 per game. The Netherlands waived the right to host the tournament.

Due to a hole created when preparing the ice surface during the break between the first and second period, the decisive match between hosts Spain and leaders Netherlands could not continue after 20 minutes played when the score was 0-0. The game, which the Dutch finally won 5-3, was made up on January 8, 2020. In the course of the tournament, the team from the Republic of China (Taiwan) achieved the biggest win in the country's young ice hockey history to date with a clear 7: 1 victory over the higher-class Mexicans.

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Barcelona , Spain

Barcelona Venue of the qualification

Venue

Palau de Gel Capacity: 1,256

Interior view of the Palau de Gel

December 13, 2019 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Mexico M. Sierra (11:18)

1:17 (1: 6, 0: 5, 0: 6) game report

Netherlands B. Bison (0:46) S. Knoop (1:03) N. Verschuren (4:03) J. de Bonth (5:41) J. Verkiel (19:07) N. Verschuren (19:19) B. Bison (27:24) D. Stempher (28:49) J. Nordemann (36:48) J. Turpijn (38:24) R. van der Schuit (38:36) D. Stempher (47:00) B. Bison (50:22) N. Verschuren (55:58) J. Smid (57:11) N. Verschuren (58:40) T. Borgman (59:04)

Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 103

December 13, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Spain L. J. Hernández (2:41) A. Carbonell (12:38) P. Fuentes (13:51) B. Baldris (26:46) A. Burgos (27:47) A. Martínez (29:41) Ó. Rubio (29:48) O. Boronat (50:05) D. Donath (53:25) O. Rubio (55:33) I. Lasuen (56:41)

11: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 4: 0) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 348

December 14, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Netherlands N. Verschuren (1:54) B. Bison (4:48) N. Verschuren (5:33) K. van Gorp (6:40) D. Stempher (21:27) J. Verkiel (22:04) D. Stempher (27:38) J. Oosterveld (29:23) D. Stempher (32:46) N. Verschuren (33:02) J. Oosterveld (37:09) D. Stempher (40:54) D. Stempher (45:08) R. van der Schuit (53:32)

14: 1 (4: 1, 7: 0, 3: 0) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan) P.-Y. Hisao (4:10)

Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 433

December 14, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Spain L. J. Hernández (14:13) I. Lasuen (17:19) O. Boronat (17:56) LJ Hernández (19:27) A. García (24:42) A. Martínez (32:30) D. Donath (35:36) O. Rubio (38:22) I. Granell (41:20) D. Donath (43:35) A. García (55:34) P. Fuentes (57:15) Ó. Rubio (57:36) LJ Hernández (59:02) Ó. Rubio (59:38)

15: 1 (4: 1, 4: 0, 7: 0) game report

Mexico S. Sierra (15:20)

Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 612

December 15, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan) Y.-C. Pan (10:35) H.-J. Lin (14:00) H.-J. Lin (19:19) P.-Y. Hisao (27:31) C.-H. Yang (30:13) P.-Y. Hisao (31:01) H.-J. Lin (53:45)

7: 1 (3: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1) game report

Mexico S. Sierra (47:08)

Palau de Gel, Barcelona spectators: 210

January 8, 2020 12:00 p.m.

Netherlands B. Bison (3:12) R. de Hondt (23:26) J. de Bonth (29:04) R. van der Schuit (43:55) D. Stempher (59:43)

5: 3 (1: 1, 2: 2, 2: 0) game report

Spain O. Rubio (10:46) Á. Fernández (23:09) O. Rubio (34:13)

Palau de Gel, Barcelona Spectators: 274

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	0	36: 05	9
2.	Spain	3	2	0	0	1	29: 06	6th
3.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	3	1	0	0	2	08:26	3
4th	Mexico	3	0	0	0	3	03:39	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the third round of the pre-qualification

Group M

Olympic qualification, group M
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Croatia
Venue (s)	Sisak , Croatia
opening	December 13, 2019
Final day	15th December 2019
spectator	1,894 (315 per game)
Gates	51 (8.50 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Marko Šakić (7 points)

The group M games of the second round of the pre-qualification took place from 13 to 15 December 2019 in the Croatian town of Sisak , where the 2,000-seat Ledena dvorana Zibel was played. A total of 1,894 spectators attended the six tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 315 per game.

The host Croatians secured their place in the next round with a narrow victory in the final tournament game against their arch-rivals from Serbia. Both teams went unbeaten and with the maximum number of points in the game in which Croatia retaliated for the defeat they had suffered in the previous year's World Cup . Turkey and Bulgaria had to be content with the lower places.

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Sisak , Croatia

Sisak Venue of the qualification

Venue

Ledena dvorana Zibel Capacity: 2,000

December 13, 2019 3:00 p.m. (local time)

Serbia P. Podunavac (0:28) A. Zwick (1:47) I. Mitrović (2:14) M. Đumić (13:14) S. Marković (16:03) N. Vučurević (17:32) A. . Španjević (32:16) M. Đumić (51:22)

8: 3 (6: 0, 1: 3, 1: 0) game report

Turkey F. Bakal (27:56) G. Solak (34:32) A. Hars (39:51)

Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Spectators: 106

December 13, 2019 7:00 p.m.

Bulgaria A. Gatsew (59:08)

1:12 (0: 3, 0: 2, 1: 7) game report

Croatia I. Kaleb (3:16) S. Čizmadija (8:59) D. Kanaet (18:15) T. Mirić (36:48) I. Puzić (37:14) D. Kanaet (41:42) B. . Fičur (47:07) L. Jarčov (47:39) L. Mikulić (50:52) L. Jarčov (53:19) I. Kaleb (55:22) L. Jarčov (58:03)

Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Spectators: 289

December 14, 2019 3:00 p.m.

Serbia D. Grković (9:28) M. Popović (22:04) U. Bjelogrlić (26:54) I. Anić (33:53) U. Bjelogrlić (35:04) U. Bjelogrlić (46:23) U Bjelogrlić (51:09)

7: 0 (1: 0, 4: 0, 2: 0) game report

Bulgaria

Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Spectators: 80

December 14, 2019 7:00 p.m.

Croatia S. Čizmadija (5:55) M. Čunko (12:33) L. Mikulić (21:27) I. Puzić (25:05) T. Mirić (26:30) L. Kramarić (38:14) D. Vedlin (41:37) M. Šakić (51:42) F. Srketić (56:38) T. Ličina (58:58)

10: 2 (2: 1, 4: 0, 4: 1) game report

Turkey S. Gümüş (19:09) F. Bakal (44:34)

Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Spectators: 380

December 15, 2019 1:00 p.m.

Turkey Ö. Karş (19:09) T. Anlar (25:25) T. Anlar (35:29) G. Solak (37:53)

4: 1 (1: 0, 3: 1, 0: 0) game report

Bulgaria T. Abdi (35:58)

Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak audience: 50

December 15, 2019 5:00 p.m.

Croatia T. Mirić (6:09) L. Mikulić (57:35)

2: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) match report

Serbia M. Đumić (39:12)

Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Spectators: 989

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Croatia	3	3	0	0	0	24: 04	9
2.	Serbia	3	2	0	0	1	16: 05	6th
3.	Turkey	3	1	0	0	2	09:19	3
4th	Bulgaria	3	0	0	0	3	02:23	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the third round of the pre-qualification

Pre-qualification round 3

The third round of the pre-qualification took place between February 6 and 9, 2020. The better placed in the world rankings enjoyed the right to host the tournament and make use of it.

Group G

Olympic qualification, group G
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Slovenia
Venue (s)	Jesenice , Slovenia
opening	February 6, 2020
Final day	February 9, 2020
spectator	3,500 (583 per game)
Gates	46 (7.67 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Jan Urbas (7 points)

The Group G games of the third round of the pre-qualification took place from February 6th to 9th, 2020 in the Športna dvorana Podmežakla in the small Slovenian town of Jesenice . A total of 3,500 spectators attended the six tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 583 per game.

The host Slovenian team secured the group win and thus the ticket for the qualification finals in a sovereign manner. In the decisive tournament game, they clearly beat Japan, who were tied on points, 6-2, after having been 0-1 behind in the meantime. The other places behind went to Lithuania and qualifier Croatia.

venue

Jesenice , Slovenia

Jesenice Venue of the qualification

Venue

Športna dvorana Podmežakla Capacity: 4,500

February 6, 2020 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Japan T. Echigo (5:53) K. Yamada (6:42) K. Takagi (9:54) Y. Ōsawa (15:07) T. Irikura (20:46) Y. Hirano (29:42) H. . Satō (44:40) R. Hashimoto (48:56) Y. Hirano (56:36)

9: 0 (4: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0) game report

Croatia

Športna dvorana Podmežakla, Jesenice spectators: 100

February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m.

Lithuania P. Verenis (39:53) E. Krakauskas (59:59)

2:12 (0: 4, 1: 3, 1: 5) game report

Slovenia G. Koblar (2:32) M. Zajc (4:01) G. Koblar (10:53) J. Urbas (12:46) K. Ograjenšek (21:05) Ž. Jeglič (29:31) M. Verlič (36:14) B. Gregorc (43:31) R. Sabolič (46:02) M. Verlič (47:52) Ž. Jeglič (52:19) G. Koblar (53:47)

Športna dvorana Podmežakla, Jesenice spectators: 500

February 7, 2020 3:30 p.m.

Japan H. Terao (2:04) Y. Ōsawa (5:37) H. Satō (14:04) S. Takahashi (17:16)

4: 0 (4: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report

Lithuania

Športna dvorana Podmežakla, Jesenice spectators: 150

February 7, 2020 7:00 p.m.

Slovenia R. Tičar (16:15) J. Urbas (23:40) R. Tičar (32:06) A. Kuralt (37:54) M. Zajc (38:28) M. Verlič (51:22) L Kalan (59:54)

7: 0 (1: 0, 4: 0, 2: 0) game report

Croatia

Športna dvorana Podmežakla, Jesenice spectators: 900

February 9, 2020 3:30 p.m.

Croatia M. Tadić (52:27)

1: 3 (0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 1) game report

Lithuania A. Bosas (5:54) U. Čižas (14:48) P. Rumševičius (59:57)

Športna dvorana Podmežakla, Jesenice spectators: 150

February 9, 2020 7:00 p.m.

Slovenia J. Urbas (25:54) K. Ograjenšek (45:19) R. Sabolič (46:47) R. Tičar (57:23) R. Tičar (58:57) M. Zajc (59:26)

6: 2 (1: 0, 0: 1, 5: 1) game report

Japan S. Nakajima (8:02) S. Nakajima (58:30)

Športna dvorana Podmežakla, Jesenice spectators: 1,700

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovenia	3	3	0	0	0	25: 04	9
2.	Japan	3	2	0	0	1	15: 06	6th
3.	Lithuania	3	1	0	0	2	05:17	3
4th	Croatia	3	0	0	0	3	01:19	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the qualifying round

Group H.

Olympic qualification, group H
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Poland
Venue (s)	Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan
opening	February 6, 2020
Final day	February 9, 2020
spectator	13,023 (2,170 per game)
Gates	40 (6.67 per game)
Awards
Best goalkeeper	John Murray
Best defender	Darren Dietz
Best striker	Talghat Shailauow
Top scorer	Talghat Schailauow (5 points)

The Group H games of the third round of the pre-qualification took place from February 6th to 9th, 2020 in the Barys Arena in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana). A total of 13,023 spectators attended the six tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 2,170 per game.

The Polish team surprisingly secured their place in the final qualifying round with a final 3-2 win over hosts Kazakhstan. Both teams went into the direct duel on the final day with two wins each, which the Kazakhs, who were higher up the two world championship divisions, narrowly lost despite being significantly overweight. Ukraine and qualifier Netherlands took third and fourth place in the qualifying group.

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Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan Venue of the qualification

Venue

Barys Arena Capacity: 12,000

Exterior view of the Barys Arena

February 6, 2020 3:00 p.m. (local time)

February 6, 2020 10:00 a.m. (CET)

Poland A. Kostek (2:58) A. Chmielewski (7:58) M. Urbanowicz (13:09) D. Paś (24:11) P. Wajda (26:23) O. Jaśkiewicz (26:55) O . Jaśkiewicz (35:55) F. Komorski (49:11)

8: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 1: 0) game report

Netherlands

Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Spectators: 228

February 6, 2020 7:30 p.m.

February 6, 2020 2:30 p.m.

Ukraine S. Babynez (14:56)

1: 8 (1: 5, 0: 2, 0: 1) match report

Kazakhstan D. Shevchenko (3:43) J. Petuchow (7:35) L. Metalnikow (8:27) R. Startschenko (12:58) T. Schailauow (17:39) D. Dietz (32:56) A. Shestakov (34:40) W. Orechow (51:06)

Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan spectators: 3,584

February 7, 2020 3:00 p.m.

February 7, 2020 10:00 a.m.

Poland F. Starzyński (19:34) M. Przygodzki (27:19) S. Marzec (35:55) M. Kolusz (40:44) D. Kapica (52:16) F. Komorski (55:11)

6: 1 (1: 1, 2: 0, 3: 0) game report

Ukraine P. Taran (15:45)

Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Spectators: 242

February 7, 2020 7:30 p.m.

February 7, 2020 2:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan J. Blacker (1:01) D. Dietz (8:26) J. Rymarew (10:33) W. Orechow (22:59) A. Sagadejew (41:57) T. Schailauow (52:16) T . Schailauow (57:56)

7: 1 (3: 0, 1: 1, 3: 0) game report

Netherlands R. van der Schuit (27:22)

Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan spectators: 2,975

February 9, 2020 1:00 p.m.

February 9, 2020 8:00 a.m.

Netherlands

0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0) game report

Ukraine D. Nimenko (15:10) M. Buzenko (22:12) I. Savchenko (30:29)

Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Spectators: 372

February 9, 2020 5:00 p.m.

February 9, 2020 12:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan D. Boyd (30:47) D. Boyd (35:29)

2: 3 (0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1) game report

Poland B. Ciura (7:28) M. Przygodzki (30:30) M. Urbanowicz (40:29)

Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan spectators: 5,622

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Poland	3	3	0	0	0	17: 03	9
2.	Kazakhstan	3	2	0	0	1	17: 05	6th
3.	Ukraine	3	1	0	0	2	05:14	3
4th	Netherlands	3	0	0	0	3	01:18	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the qualifying round

Group J

Olympic qualification, group J
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Hungary
Venue (s)	Nottingham , England , UK
opening	February 6, 2020
Final day	February 9, 2020
spectator	16,217 (2,702 per game)
Gates	40 (6.67 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	János Hári (7 points)

The Group J games of the third round of the pre-qualification took place from 6 to 9 February 2020 at the Motorpoint Arena in the English city ​​of Nottingham . A total of 16,217 spectators attended the six tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 2,702 per game.

After Poland had already managed a surprise in Group H, the team in Group J with Hungary, which was lower in the IIHF world rankings , qualified for the next round. The Southeastern Europeans beat the host British in the last game of the tournament by 4-1. Behind them, Romania and Estonia took third and fourth place, with the Romanians achieving two respectable results with narrow defeats against the two top teams.

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Nottingham , England , UK

Nottingham Venue of the qualification

Venue

Motorpoint Arena Capacity: 10,000

Exterior view of the Motorpoint Arena

February 6, 2020 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Hungary J. Hári (9:21) J. Hári (26:20) J. Hári (31:11) K. Csányi (56:10)

4: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) game report

Estonia K. Lodeikin (29:29)

Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Spectators: 861

February 6, 2020 7:30 p.m.

Great Britain D. Ehrhardt (15:11) R. Farmer (17:16) M. Myers (32:20) B. Connolly (32:50)

4: 3 (2: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1) game report

Romania V. Kirichenko (14:21) D. Tranca (29:46) A. Salló (56:41)

Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham spectators: 2,788

February 8, 2020 2 p.m.

Hungary A. Sarauer (0:56) K. Papp (44:24) C. Erdély (60:15)

3: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report

Romania D. Tranca (0:35) A. Butochnov (55:09)

Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Spectators: 1,998

February 8, 2020 6:00 p.m.

Estonia A. Sibirtsev (38:56)

1: 7 (0: 0, 1: 4, 0: 3) game report

Great Britain B. Perlini (22:04) O. Betteridge (28:26) S. Conway (29:18) B. Perlini (32:43) B. Lake (48:40) J. Phillips (49:04) S . Conway (54:47)

Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham spectators: 4,465

February 9, 2020 2 p.m.

Romania A. Butochnov (2:05) P. Borysenko (15:44) S. Rokaly (30:49) D. Tranca (34:12) D. Tranca (41:06) A. Butochnov (49:47) D. . Tranca (53:43)

7: 3 (2: 2, 2: 0, 3: 1) game report

Estonia E. Slessarevski (2:49) D. Šaškin (10:52) R. Andrejev (44:18)

Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Spectators: 1,561

February 9, 2020 6:00 p.m.

Great Britain M. Myers (40:57)

1: 4 (0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 2) game report

Hungary B. Stipsicz (20:32) C. Erdély (31:17) J. Hári (45:11) I. Sofron (52:00)

Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Spectators: 4,544

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Hungary	3	2	1	0	0	11: 04	8th
2.	Great Britain	3	2	0	0	1	12: 08	6th
3.	Romania	3	1	0	1	1	12:10	4th
4th	Estonia	3	0	0	0	3	05:18	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the qualifying round

Qualifying round

The final round of qualifications will take place from August 26th to 29th, 2021. The three teams placed in first place had the right to decide on the location of the alignment and made use of it. The event was initially planned for the end of August 2020, but has been postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

Group D

Olympic qualification, group D.
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier
Venue (s)	Bratislava , Slovakia
opening	August 26, 2021
Final day	August 29, 2021

The group D games of the qualifying final round will take place from August 26th to 29th, 2021 in the Zimný štadión Ondreja Nepelu in the Slovak capital of Bratislava .

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Bratislava , Slovakia

Bratislava Venue of the qualification

Venue

Zimný štadión Ondreja Nepelu Capacity: 10,055

Exterior view of the competition venue

26 August 2021 -: - a.m. (local time)

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Zimný štadión Ondreja Nepelu, Bratislava

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Zimný štadión Ondreja Nepelu, Bratislava

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0
2.	Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0
3.	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0
4th	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the Olympic Winter Games

Group E

Olympic qualification, group E.
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier
Venue (s)	Riga , Latvia
opening	August 26, 2021
Final day	August 29, 2021

The group E games of the qualifying finals will take place from 26 to 29 August 2021 at Arēna Rīga in the Latvian capital Riga .

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Riga , Latvia

Riga Venue of the qualification

Venue

Arēna Rīga Capacity: 10,300

Exterior view of the Arēna Rīga

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Arēna Rīga, Riga

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Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0
2.	France	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0
3.	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0
4th	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the Olympic Winter Games

Group F.

Olympic qualification, group F
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier
Venue (s)	Norway
opening	August 26, 2021
Final day	August 29, 2021

Group F matches in the qualifying finals will take place in Norway on August 26-29, 2021 . The venue has not yet been determined.

venue

Norway

no coordinates Venue of the qualification

Venue

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Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0
2.	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0
3.	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0
4th	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	00: 00	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the Olympic Winter Games

Web links

• Men's qualification at iihf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IIHF World Ranking List for Men 2019
2. ^ Andy Potts: Kyrgyz win on Olympic Qualification debut. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , November 10, 2019, accessed on November 12, 2019 . 
3. ^ Andy Potts: Chinese Taipei advances in Olympic Qualification. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , November 10, 2019, accessed November 10, 2019 . 
4. ^ Henrik Manninen: Romania progress in Olympic Qualification. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , December 15, 2019, accessed December 16, 2019 . 
5. ^ Andy Potts: Group L showdown abandoned. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , December 15, 2019, accessed December 16, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Martin Merk: Netherlands-Spain on January 8th. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , December 19, 2019, accessed December 19, 2019 . 
7. ^ Andy Potts: Memorable win for Chinese Taipei. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , December 15, 2019, accessed December 16, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Martin Merk: Croatia's revenge. In: iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation , December 15, 2019, accessed December 16, 2019 .