World Para Ice Hockey has announced that Australia and United States will face off in the historic opening game of the inaugural Women’s World Championships, set to take place next month in Dolny Kubin, Slovakia.
The tournament will kick off on 26 August at 16:00 (local time) with Australia vs USA, followed by Team World vs Canada later that evening. The full competition schedule was unveiled on Friday (25 July) to mark the one-month countdown to the first Women’s World Championships.
Team USA headlines Group A, joined by Norway and Australia. Group B includes Canada, Great Britain and Team World, a squad composed by players from multiple nationalities.
Group winners will meet the second-place teams from the opposite group in the semi-finals on 30 August, with the medal games taking place on 31 August.
All games will be streamed live on the Paralympic YouTube channel.
The tournament will be hosted at the Dolny Kubin Winter Stadium and will feature an all-women officiating crew. The World Championships is organised by the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Slovakia.
🚨 1 MONTH TO GO 🚨
History is calling 🔥
The first-ever Women’s World Championships in #ParaIcehockey is coming.📍 Dolný Kubín, Slovakia
📅 26–31 Aug
🌍 6 teams (Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Norway, USA and Team World)
🏒1 historic goal: @Paralympics inclusion pic.twitter.com/XhVrRY8Dmm— Para Ice Hockey (@paraicehockey) July 25, 2025
Below is the full competition schedule for the Dolny Kubin 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Championships (all times CEST – Central European Summer Time).
26 August (Tuesday)
16:00 – Australia vs USA
19: 30 – Team World vs Canada
27 August (Wednesday)
16:00 – Norway vs Australia
19: 30 – Great Britain vs Team World
28 August (Thursday)
16:00 – USA vs Norway
19: 30 – Canada vs Gret Britain
30 August (Saturday)
12:30 – Placement game 5-6
16:00 – Semi-final 1 (Winner Group A vs Second Group B)
19:30 – Semi-final 2 (Winner Group B vs Second Group A)
31 August (Sunday)
16:00 – Bronze medal game
19:30 – Gold medal game