IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2009
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Winner: United Arab Emirates
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| IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2009 | |
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| Number of nations | 8th |
| First |
United Arab Emirates
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| Second |
 Thailand
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| Third |
 Malaysia
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| Venue (s) | Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates |
| opening | March 15, 2009 |
| Endgame | March 20, 2009 |
| Gates | 151 (7.55 per game) |
The IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia in 2009 was the second edition of the by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF carried out competition . The tournament was held from March 15-20, 2009 in Abu Dhabi , the capital of the United Arab Emirates . The game was played in the 1,200-seat Abu Dhabi Ice Rink .
The title of the second edition was secured by the United Arab Emirates, which, as hosts, were able to defeat the Thai selection in the final. The defending champion from the Republic of China did not take part in the competition.
Attendees
The following eight national teams took part in the tournament: (in brackets, previous year's positions)
| Group A | Group B |
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Malaysia (2)
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 Hong Kong (3)
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Thailand (4)
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 Singapore (5)
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 Mongolia (-)
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 Macau (6)
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 India (-)
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United Arab Emirates (-)
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While last year's tournament winner, the Republic of China (Taiwan) , did not participate, the United Arab Emirates and Mongolia, who took part in the world championship several times, took part in the competition for the first time. The tournament received special attention due to the participation of the Indian team in an international competition format for the first time.
mode
A total of eight teams took part, who played in two groups of four teams each for a place in the next round. The two best placed in a group reached the semi-finals after the preliminary round. The teams in ranks 3 and 4 played the final positions for places 5 to 8 in a further round.
For the first time, the team played over the regular playing time of three thirds of 20 minutes.
venue
| Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates | |||
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Abu Dhabi Ice Rink Capacity: 1,200 |
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Preliminary round
Group A
| March 15, 2009 |
Thailand |
14: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 7: 0) |
India |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 15, 2009 |
Malaysia |
4: 2 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Mongolia |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 16, 2009 |
India |
0:10 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Mongolia |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 16, 2009 |
Malaysia |
2: 8 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Thailand |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 17, 2009 |
Thailand |
5: 3 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Mongolia |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 17, 2009 |
Malaysia |
10: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
India |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
| 1. |
Thailand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27: 5 | 9 |
| 2. |
Malaysia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:11 | 6th |
| 3. |
Mongolia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15: 9 | 3 |
| 4th |
India
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:34 | 0 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for the final round , qualifier for the placement round
Group B
| March 15, 2009 |
Hong Kong |
1: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Singapore |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 15, 2009 |
United Arab Emirates |
7: 0 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Macau |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 16, 2009 |
Macau |
0:11 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Hong Kong |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 16, 2009 |
Singapore |
2: 4 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
United Arab Emirates |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 17, 2009 |
Singapore |
6: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Macau |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 17, 2009 |
Hong Kong |
1: 5 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
United Arab Emirates |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
| 1. |
United Arab Emirates
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16: 3 | 9 |
| 2. |
Hong Kong
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13: 6 | 4th |
| 3. |
Singapore
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9: 6 | 4th |
| 4th |
Macau
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:24 | 0 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for the final round , qualifier for the placement round
Placement round
| Placement rounds 5-8 | Play for 5th place | |||||||
| A3 | Mongolia
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4th | ||||||
| B4 | Macau
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1 | ||||||
| A3 | Mongolia
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5 | ||||||
| B3 | Singapore
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1 | ||||||
| B3 | Singapore
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5 | ||||||
| A4 | India
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0 | ||||||
| Game for 7th place | ||||||||
| B4 | Macau
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8th | ||||||
| A4 | India
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0 | ||||||
| March 19, 2009 |
Mongolia |
4: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Macau |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 19, 2009 |
Singapore |
5: 0 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
India |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
Game for 7th place
| March 20, 2009 |
Macau |
8: 0 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
India |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
Play for 5th place
| March 20, 2009 |
Mongolia |
5: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Singapore |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
Final round
| Semifinals | final | |||||||
| B1 | United Arab Emirates
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3 | ||||||
| A2 | Malaysia
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1 | ||||||
| B1 | United Arab Emirates
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5 | ||||||
| A1 | Thailand
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3 | ||||||
| A1 | Thailand
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6th | ||||||
| B2 | Hong Kong
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4th | ||||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||||
| B2 | Hong Kong
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3 | ||||||
| A1 | Malaysia
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4th | ||||||
Semifinals
| March 19, 2009 |
Thailand |
6: 4 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Hong Kong |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
| March 19, 2009 |
United Arab Emirates |
3: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Malaysia |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
3rd place match
| March 20, 2009 |
Hong Kong |
3: 4 (-: -, -: -, - :-) |
Malaysia |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
final
| March 20, 2009 |
United Arab Emirates |
5: 3 (0: 0, 3: 2, 2: 1) |
Thailand |
Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi |
Final placements
| Pl. | team |
| 1 |
United Arab Emirates
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| 2 |
Thailand
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| 3 |
Malaysia
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| 4th |
Hong Kong
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| 5 |
Mongolia
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| 6th |
Singapore
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| 7th |
Macau
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| 8th |
India
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Web links
- Martin Merk: UAE wins Challenge Cup of Asia. Emirates successful as host of the second edition. International Ice Hockey Federation , March 24, 2009, accessed March 7, 2017 .