Two more Detroit Clutch players are headed to the quarterfinals of the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship after Germany beat Czechia 2-1 in a shootout and Switzerland came from behind to beat Austria 4-2 on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Esbjerg, Denmark. Germany has defender Nina Jobst-Smith on its roster, and Switzerland has goaltender Andrea Brändli. Detroit forward Akane Shiga and Japan lost 8-2 to Finland in Herning.

The Clutch, who unveiled their name and logo Monday, have eight players at the tournament, and all of them will play at least one more game. Results available Wednesday morning did not include individual scoring or goaltending for the three Detroit players in action Tuesday.

Group A: Germany 2, Czechia 1 (SO); Switzerland 4, Austria 2

Germany needed a shootout to get past the Czechs, and Switzerland erased a 2-1 deficit against Austria. The results leave Czechia, Germany, and Switzerland tied with five points behind the unbeaten United States, who have nine. Austria, the top division’s newcomer, finished group play without a point, so the four other Group A teams are all through to Friday’s quarterfinals. Austria will play the fifth-place team from Group B on Friday to stay in the top division.

Group B: Finland 8, Japan 2

Japan took an early lead on a goal by Remi Koyama, but Finland answered with three goals in the first period and pulled away. Emmi Juusela scored twice for the Finns, and Rio Noro had Japan’s second goal. Japan is last in Group B with one point, one behind Denmark, which lost 10-0 to Sweden on Tuesday and has finished its group schedule.

What’s next

Group play ends Wednesday with four games. At 9 a.m. Eastern, Jobst-Smith’s Germany plays Brändli’s Switzerland in Esbjerg, and Daryl Watts and Canada face Finland in Herning. At 1 p.m., Hilary Knight, Cayla Barnes, Hannah Bilka, Jesse Compher, and the United States play Czechia, and Shiga and Japan meet Sweden with the last spot in the Group B top four still to be settled. The quarterfinals and the relegation game are Friday, Nov. 13, and the medal games are Monday, Nov. 16, in Herning.

Earlier on Mitten Hockey: Hilary Knight scores twice as PWHL Detroit’s Americans roll on at Women’s Worlds and PWHL Detroit is the Detroit Clutch.

Sources

• IIHF: 2026 Women’s World Championship schedule and results
• IIHF: 2026 Women’s World Championship group standings
• The Canadian Press/Associated Press via paNOW: Sweden crushes Denmark 10-0 at women’s ice hockey worlds, Finland, Germany and Switzerland also win (Nov. 10, 2026)
• 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship format and schedule
• PWHL: PWHL unveils Detroit Clutch in expansion team identity launch (Nov. 10, 2026)