Interpretation of the possibility of Chinese women's ice hockey qualifying: only theoretical hope remains

On the evening of the 8th, the women's ice hockey group stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics is coming to an end. In the final game of Group B, which starts at 21:10, Denmark will play a "life and death battle" with Sweden, and the outcome of this match will also determine whether China can advance to the top 8.

Although she competed with the host's "wild card", the Chinese women's ice team performed well in this Winter Olympic Games, winning 1 win and 2 losses in the first three matches, and defeating the strongest opponent in the group, Japan. However, in the final battle with Sweden on the 7th, the Chinese team was reversed by the opponent 1-2 in the case of a draw in the regular time, and also lost the initiative to compete for the top 8 seats.

According to the format, a total of 10 teams participated in the women's ice hockey competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Among them, the top five teams in the world are in Group A, and all five teams can advance to the top 8, but need to rearrange the position of the knockout round according to the group round-robin ranking, and the five teams in group B take the top three teams to advance to the top 8.

After the match on the 7th, Group B Japan and the Czech Republic have been confirmed to qualify. The Chinese team, which ranks third in the group, scored 5 points, while Sweden and Denmark scored 3 points together, ranking fourth and fifth with a difference of two goals difference. The points rule of the ice hockey game is that in the case of winning in the regular time, winning will accumulate 3 points, losing the loss will accumulate 0 points, overtime or penalty wins will accumulate 2 points, and losing will accumulate 1 point. Therefore, if the two teams of Dan and Rui divide the victory and defeat in the regular time tonight, the winner will surpass the Chinese team with 6 points and get the right to qualify; if the two teams enter the extra time or even penalty, and the Swedish team wins, the Swedish team will accumulate 5 points with the Chinese team and "squeeze out" the Chinese team by virtue of the win-loss relationship; only if the Danish team wins through extra time or penalty, the Chinese team can get out of the line with the opponent by virtue of the win-loss relationship with the 5 points.

However, if the two teams fight in extra time tonight, the Danish team that has determined that they have no chance of qualifying is likely to lose their morale and lose to Sweden, which still has a first line of life. Therefore, the Chinese female ice line can be said to be "only theoretical hope".

Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Wang Xiaoxiao Fang Fei

Edited by Gao Chenchen

Process Editor Wu Yue