In Berlin Beijing Paralympics Qualification Tournament
Will be six Para ice hockey teams that will compete in Berlin, from 26 November to 1 December, for the final two Beijing 2022 spots at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament.
Norway, Italy, Slovakia, Germany, Sweden and Japan will all participate in a round-robin style tournament, playing five games each. At the end, the top two finishers will go to Beijing, and will join the six teams which have already qualified for Beijing 2022: USA, Canada, RPC, South Korea, Czech Republic and China.
The event will take place at the Eissporthalle am Glockenturm: the stadium holds up to 1,000 spectators and hosted the World Championships B-Pool in 2019.
Norway is the most successful on the Paralympic stage
Norway, Italy and Slovakia were the last three finishers at the World Championships A-Pool, while Germany and Sweden finished within the top three at the World Championships B-Pool. China, which automatically qualified for the Beijing 2022 Games as the host nation, decided not to use their allocation slot at the Qualification Tournament, meaning it was allocated to the next highest seeded team from the World Championships B-Pool, which in this case was Japan.
Of the group, Norway is the most successful on the Paralympic stage with five medals in the sport, while Sweden has three and Japan has one. Italy has competed at the last four Paralympics on the ice, while Germany has not participated since 2006 and Slovakia is looking to make its Paralympic debut.
“We’ve seen some fantastic Para ice hockey matches at the A and B-Pool already this year, and we’re looking forward to continuing that momentum for the sport at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament in November,” said World Para Ice Hockey manager Michelle Laflamme.
The competition schedule for Berlin Qualification Tournament
26 November
11:30: Japan vs. Norway
15:00: Sweden vs. Slovakia
18:30: Germany vs. Italy
27 November
11:30: Slovakia vs. Japan
15:00: Italy vs. Sweden
18:30: Norway vs. Germany
28 November
11:30: Italy vs. Slovakia
15:00: Norway vs. Sweden
18:30: Japan vs. Germany
30 November
11:30: Italy vs. Japan
15:00: Slovakia vs. Norway
18:30: Germany vs. Sweden
1 December
11:30: Norway vs. Italy
15:00: Sweden vs. Japan
18:30: Slovakia vs. Germany
