Women’s Asian Ice Hockey Championship Heads to Kazakhstan This November

Kazakhstan will host the Women’s Asian Ice Hockey Championship in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk from November 5 to 8, 2025.

Kazakhstan’s national team will play vs Japan, China, and South Korea, The Caspian Post reports, citing Kazakh media.

The first edition of the continental women’s championship took place in China in 2024, when Kazakhstan claimed bronze by defeating South Korea.

At the Asian Winter Games held in February this year, Kazakhstan’s women’s team secured silver eliminating both China and South Korea in the playoffs.

Top-ranked Japan’s national team secured a spot at the 2026 Winter Olympics by winning the qualification tournament.