Despite being favorites, the “blue-yellow” team faltered in one game segment, costing them a spot in the top division. <\/p>\n
The Ukrainian women’s national ice hockey team suffered a painful defeat in the fourth round of the World Championship in Division 2B. The match between the two leaders of the table ended with a victory for the Hong Kong team, which automatically eliminated the Ukrainians’ chances for first place.<\/p>\n
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the tournament results.<\/p>\n
Also read:<\/strong> Historic breakthrough: Ukrainian figure skater sets a record at the World Championship, surpassing decades of achievements.<\/p>\n World Championship 2026 (women). Division 2B, Round 4<\/strong><\/p>\n Hong Kong – Ukraine – 3:1 (0:0, 3:0, 0:1)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ukraine’s goal: <\/strong>Tsymirenko.<\/p>\n A hat trick that shattered everything<\/p>\n Ukraine and Hong Kong approached their face-off with an equal number of points, but it was our girls who led the table due to a better goal difference. After last year’s triumph over this opponent (10:2), it was expected that the “blue-yellows” would dominate again. However, reality proved otherwise.<\/p>\n After a scoreless first 20 minutes (0:0), the Ukrainian defense experienced an inexplicable breakdown. Opponent forward Reny Ng scored three times in just ten minutes. This dark segment of the match effectively decided the fate of the entire world championship.<\/p>\n In the final period, Daria Tsymirenko managed to score one goal in the 52nd minute, but the “blue-yellows” could not organize a full comeback.<\/p>\n Tournament tragedy: no chances left<\/p>\n Due to the competition regulations, the defeat in the head-to-head match became fatal for the Ukrainians. Even if Hong Kong loses its last match and Ukraine wins, the “blue-yellows” will not be able to take the top spot due to the head-to-head results. Thus, Hong Kong has prematurely secured its promotion to Division 2A for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n Tournament table (after 4 rounds):<\/p>\n The final battle for prestige<\/p>\n The Ukrainian national team will play its final match at the World Championship against the Lithuanian team.<\/p>\n The match will take place on Sunday, April 5, at 11:00 AM Kyiv time. The stakes will be the final second place in the division and the opportunity to finish the tournament with a respectable result.<\/p>\n Earlier, we reported that the legends of Ukrainian biathlon officially ended their careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Despite their status as favorites, the “blue and yellow” team faltered during one crucial segment of the game, which cost them a spot in the top tier. The Ukrainian women’s national hockey team suffered a painful defeat in the fourth round of the World Championship in Division 2B. The match between the two leaders of the table ended with a victory for the Hong Kong team, which automatically eliminated the Ukrainians’ chances for first place…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport-en"],"yoast_head":"\n\n