Kovalchuk wants Shanghai Dragons to move to China within two seasons
Ilya Kovalchuk says talks with Chinese partners go on, February exhibition games are planned, and he expects 15,000-18,000 fans per match in Shanghai.
Biathlon national side
China
National team · China
39
Matches
19
wins
20
losses
131–136
Goals
−5
Difference
3.4
Scored per game
Form
L
2 May 2025 · Away Estonia · 0:5
L
29 Apr · Home South Korea · 4:7
W
30 Apr · Away Romania · 4:3
W
2 May · Away Netherlands · 6:3
W
3 May · Home Spain · 3:0
W
5 May · Away Estonia · 4:3
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 5 May | WCH IB |
Estonia
A
|
4:3 | W |
| 3 May | WCH IB |
Spain
H
|
3:0 | W |
| 2 May | WCH IB |
Netherlands
A
|
6:3 | W |
| 30 Apr | WCH IB |
Romania
A
|
4:3 | W |
| 29 Apr | WCH IB |
South Korea
H
|
4:7 | L |
| 2 May 2025 | WCH IB |
Estonia
A
|
0:5 | L |
Standing
WCH IB| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Estonia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 27:10 | 0 |
| 2 |
 China
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 21:16 | 0 |
| 3 |
Romania
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 19:9 | 0 |
| 4 |
South Korea
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 20:17 | 0 |
| 5 |
Spain
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 11:25 | 0 |
| 6 |
Netherlands
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 5:26 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 39
39
Matches
19
wins
20
losses
131–136
Goals
−5
Difference
3.4
Scored per game
wins
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 39 | 16 | 23 |
| Scored | 131 | 72 | 59 |
| Conceded | 136 | 42 | 94 |
| Scored per game | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| Conceded per game | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| Difference | −5 | +30 | −35 |
Fixtures of China
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