Kazakhstan's men's hockey team has won the 2027 Asian Championship, with the final matches held in the South Korean city of Jeonju, infohub.kz reports.
In the final third round, Talgat Zhailauov's side faced the tournament hosts. Regulation time and a five-minute overtime ended without a goal — 0:0. The outcome was decided by a shootout, which required nine attempts to determine a winner. In the end, the Kazakhs prevailed.
Goaltender Vladislav Nurek was named the national team's best player of the match after stopping all 23 shots on goal.
Kazakhstan collected eight points out of a possible nine and became Asian champion for the third time in a row. The team has won every such tournament held under the auspices of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The silver medals went to Japan with six points. South Korea took bronze with four points. China finished at the bottom of the standings without a single point.