Russia reach inline hockey world championship playoffs

Russia’s men’s inline hockey team won all four group matches at the world championships in Asunción to reach the playoffs. The team recorded an aggregate score of 46–5 at the World Skate Games event.

Russia opened with a 2–0 win over Germany and then beat Uruguay 26–0. A 6–3 victory over Puerto Rico followed, with forward Denis Mezhuyev scoring a hat-trick.

The Russian team completed its group programme by defeating Chile 12–2. All four results are also listed in the Czech Inline Hockey Association’s tournament database.

The squad contains 16 players and is coached by Sergey Sergeyev. Sport-Express described the tournament as the team’s first official international trip.

The world championship quarterfinals take place on October 15, with the final matches scheduled for October 17.