Team Melli Banovan, who had defeated India 17-1 in its opening match in Group B, will face Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday.

Group A consists of Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the UAE.

The IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship (formally the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia) is a series of international ice hockey tournaments in the continent of Asia.

The event started on April 30 in Bangkok, Thailand and will finish on May 8.