After breaking through slovakia, the Czech Republic and Italy, the Chinese team participating in the Winter Paralympic Games for the first time ushered in the final qualification match on the evening of March 9. The Chinese team also encountered the previous opponent, the Czech Republic, and after 3 rounds of competition, it still won 4-3 to get the ticket to the semi-finals.
In the game on the evening of March 9, the Chinese team sent Xu Jinqiang, Wang Zhidong, Shen Yifeng and other starting lineups. In the first set, the two sides played very anxiously, at 6 minutes and 48 seconds, Wang Zhidong scored the first goal of the game with the assistance of captain Cui Yutao, and in less than 2 minutes, the Czech team hit back strongly and pulled back a point. Entering the second set with a 1-1 draw, Tian Jintao broke the deadlock and contributed a goal, and the Chinese team extended the score to 2-1. Less than 30 seconds into the start of the third inning, Shen Yifeng scored a lightning strike to extend the lead to 3-1, but the Czechs counter-attacked and scored two goals in a row. The Chinese team reorganized its forces to continue to attack, and in the case of less than 2 minutes before the end of the game, Wang Zhidong contributed his second goal of the game, and the score was finally locked at 4-3.
The Chinese Paralympic Ice Hockey Team was founded in 2016 as its first appearance at the Winter Paralympic Games. The participating teams of this Winter Paralympic Games are divided into two groups, A and B, Canada, the United States and South Korea are in Group A, and the Chinese team is in Group B with czech, Slovak and Italian teams. In the first match, the Chinese team defeated slovakia 7-0, and then broke the Czech republic and Italy 5-2, 6-0 consecutively, ranking first in the group with a total of three wins to advance to the final qualifiers. After winning this battle, the Chinese team will challenge the defending champion Team Usa in the semi-finals, and the semi-finals will be played on the 11th.