The Halyk Arena sports complex hosted the final matches of the IIHF Asia Men’s Championship this weekend. The hosts of the tournament faced with the Japanese national team, and South Korea played against China in the final match.

In the decisive game, the national team of Kazakhstan confidently defeated Japan with a score of 5:1. In a parallel match, South Korea outplayed its neighbors from China in overtime (2:1 OT).

Thus, Kazakhstan took the first place in the tournament with 6 points, Japan took the second place with 6 points, and the South Korean team took the third place with 4 points.