▁first ▁( uno fficial ) ▁match ▁against ▁Min sk ▁City , ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 – 2 . ▁ ▁Turk men istan ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Asian ▁Winter ▁Games . ▁They ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁match ▁in ▁an ▁official ▁tournament ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Malays ia ▁ 9 – 2 ▁and ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁division ▁by ▁defe ating ▁K yr gy z stan ▁ 7 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁game . ▁ ▁Turk men istan ▁made ▁its ▁World ▁Championship ▁debut ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁where ▁it ▁played ▁in ▁Division ▁III ▁Qual ific ait on ▁tournament ▁in ▁Sar aje vo , ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁They ▁won ▁all ▁three ▁games ▁and ▁earned ▁promotion ▁to ▁Division ▁III ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Turk men istan ▁making ▁their ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁II H F ▁World ▁Championship ▁Division ▁III ▁in ▁Sof ia ▁( B ul g aria ) ▁and ▁took ▁third ▁place ▁among ▁six ▁teams ▁in ▁group , ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁historic ▁result . ▁ ▁During ▁visit ▁to ▁Ash g ab at ▁Russian ▁retired ▁ice ▁hockey ▁player ▁Serge i ▁Nem chin ov ▁from ▁August ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁conducted ▁int ensive ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁Turk men istan ▁men ' s ▁national ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team . ▁Then ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁co aching ▁staff ▁of ▁the