<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngemuva komqhudelwano wango-2017, kwamenyezelwa ukuthi umqhudelwano uzokwandiswa ube ngamaqembu ayi-10 ngo-2019, njengoba kudlalwe ngamaqembu ayi-8 kusukela emqhudelwaneni wokuqala ngo-1990, ngaphandle kuka-2004,  <response>: Ngo-2007, ngo-2008, nango-2009, lapho amaqembu angu-9 adlala khona. Umqhudelwano ka-2004 wawunamaqembu ayi-9 lapho iJapane ithuthuka isuka kwiDivision II kodwa alikho iqembu elahlehliswa esigabeni esiphezulu ngo-2003, ngenxa yokukhanselwa komqhudelwano wesigaba esiphezulu eChina ngenxa yokuqubuka kwesifo se-SARS. Amathimba amabili akhishwa esigabeni esiphezulu ngo-2004, abuyela emuva kwaba ngamaqembu ayi-8 ngo-2005, kodwa ngenxa yempumelelo yeqembu lamaqembu ayi-9 ngo-2004, i-IIHF yanquma ukwandisa futhi kwaba ngamaqembu ayi-9 ngo-2007. I-IIHF ibuyele emaqenjini ayi-8 ngemuva komqhudelwano ka-2009, futhi umdlalo uqhubeke kuleli fomethi kuze kube ukwandiswa kuka-2019. 