China falls to South Korea in men's World Ice Hockey Championship opener

SHENZHEN, China, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B tournament opened on Wednesday, with host China suffering a 7-4 defeat to South Korea.

South Korea's Kim Sang-wook opened the scoring in the first period, before Huang Yixiang leveled for China just two minutes later. In the second period, Kang Yoon-seok restored South Korea's lead, but China's Yan Ruinan q