IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2013

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Winner: Republic of China (Taiwan)Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2013
Number of nations 10
First Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan)
Second Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
Third MongoliaMongolia Mongolia
Relegated MacauMacau Macau Singapore India
SingaporeSingapore 
IndiaIndia 
 
Venue (s) Bangkok , Thailand
opening March 16, 2013
Endgame March 24, 2013
spectator 4,946 (176 per game)
Gates 212 (7.57 per game)
 
Best goalkeeper United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Khaled Al Suwaidi
Best defenders ThailandThailand Likit Andersson
Best striker MalaysiaMalaysia Kim Loke
Top scorer Hong KongHong Kong Jasper Tang (19 points)

The IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia in 2013 was the sixth edition of the by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF carried out competition . The tournament was held from March 16 to 24, 2013 in the Thai capital Bangkok . The game was played in The Rink Ice Arena of the CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX shopping complex .

The Republic of China (Taiwan) secured the title for the third time , beating Hong Kong 4-2 in the final .

Attendees

The following ten national teams took part in the tournament: (in brackets, ranking from the previous year)

Group A Group B
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (1) IndiaIndia India (6)
ThailandThailand Thailand (2) MacauMacau Macau (7)
MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia (3) Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong (-)
KuwaitKuwait Kuwait (4) MongoliaMongolia Mongolia (-)
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) (5) SingaporeSingapore Singapore (-)

In terms of performance, the groups were composed according to their placements in the previous year . The best five teams of 2012 played in group A. In group B, the two teams played in ranks 6 and 7 last year. Then there were Hong Kong, which took part for the first time since 2011 , as well as Mongolia and Singapore, both of which last took part in 2010 .

mode

The tournament was initially held in two performance groups. With the exception of the last two placed in Group B, the remaining eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals, the teams played the tournament winner in a knockout system.

venue

Bangkok , Thailand
The Rink Ice Arena
Capacity:
Venue of the competition
Exterior view of the CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX

Preliminary round

Group A

March 16, 2013
1:30 p.m.
(local time)
MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia
1: 7
(0: 1, 1: 3, 0: 3)
game report
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 140
March 16, 2013
8:30 p.m.
KuwaitKuwait Kuwait
0:10
(0: 1, 0: 4, 0: 5)
game report
ThailandThailand Thailand
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 647
March 17, 2013
2:30 p.m.
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan)
13: 1
(4: 1, 6: 0, 3: 0)
game report
KuwaitKuwait Kuwait
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 236
March 18, 2013
1:30 p.m.
ThailandThailand Thailand
16: 3
(6: 2, 3: 1, 7: 0)
game report
MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 125
March 18, 2013
8:30 p.m.
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
1: 2 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)
game report
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan)
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 267
March 19, 2013
8:30 p.m.
KuwaitKuwait Kuwait
1: 6
(0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 2)
match report
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 95
March 20, 2013
10:00 a.m.
ThailandThailand Thailand
2: 7
(1: 3, 1: 2, 0: 2)
game report
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan)
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 225
March 20, 2013
5:00 p.m.
MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia
2: 6
(1: 1, 0: 2, 1: 3)
game report
KuwaitKuwait Kuwait
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 95
March 21, 2013
1:00 p.m.
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
2: 3
(0: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0)
game report
ThailandThailand Thailand
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 422
March 21, 2013
8:30 p.m.
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan)
9: 1
(2: 0, 3: 0, 4: 1)
game report
MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 76
Pl. Sp S. OTS OTN N Gates Points
1. Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 4th 3 1 0 0 31: 05 11
2. ThailandThailand Thailand 4th 3 0 0 1 31:12 9
3. United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 4th 2 0 1 1 16: 07 7th
4th KuwaitKuwait Kuwait 4th 1 0 0 3 08:31 3
5. MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 4th 0 0 0 4th 07:38 0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after extra time ( overtime ) or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Quarter-final qualifier

Group B

March 16, 2013
10:00 a.m.
(local time)
MongoliaMongolia Mongolia
20: 0
(5: 0, 6: 0, 9: 0)
game report
IndiaIndia India
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 89
March 16, 2013
5:00 p.m.
SingaporeSingapore Singapore
4: 6
(1: 1, 2: 2, 1: 3)
match report
MacauMacau Macau
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 121
March 17, 2013
5:00 p.m.
Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
10: 0
(4: 0, 4: 0, 2: 0)
game report
SingaporeSingapore Singapore
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 120
March 18, 2013
10:00 a.m.
MacauMacau Macau
1: 6
(0: 2, 1: 3, 0: 1)
game report
MongoliaMongolia Mongolia
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 54
March 18, 2013
5:00 p.m.
IndiaIndia India
0:21
(0: 6, 0: 7, 0: 8)
game report
Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 109
March 19, 2013
5:00 p.m.
SingaporeSingapore Singapore
13: 4
(4: 1, 3: 1, 6: 2)
game report
IndiaIndia India
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 68
March 20, 2013
1:30 p.m.
MacauMacau Macau
0: 9
(0: 2, 0: 3, 0: 4)
match report
Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 65
March 20, 2013
8:30 p.m.
MongoliaMongolia Mongolia
3: 2
(0: 1, 2: 1, 1: 0)
game report
SingaporeSingapore Singapore
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 85
March 21, 2013
10:00 a.m.
IndiaIndia India
1: 9
(0: 2, 1: 4, 0: 3)
match report
MacauMacau Macau
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 53
March 21, 2013
5:00 p.m.
Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
7: 3
(2: 0, 4: 2, 1: 1)
game report
MongoliaMongolia Mongolia
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 89
Pl. Sp S. OTS OTN N Gates Points
1. Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 4th 4th 0 0 0 47: 03 12
2. MongoliaMongolia Mongolia 4th 3 0 0 1 32:10 9
3. MacauMacau Macau 4th 2 0 0 2 16:20 6th
4th SingaporeSingapore Singapore 4th 1 0 0 3 19:23 3
5. IndiaIndia India 4th 0 0 0 4th 05:63 0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after extra time ( overtime ) or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Quarter-final qualifier

Final round

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                           
  A1  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 11            
B3  MacauMacau Macau 00  
A1  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 21st
  A4  KuwaitKuwait Kuwait 00  
A4  KuwaitKuwait Kuwait 4th
 
A5  MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 3  
A1  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 4th
  B1  Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 2
A2  ThailandThailand Thailand 4th
 
B2  MongoliaMongolia Mongolia 5  
B2  MongoliaMongolia Mongolia 3
3rd place match
  B1  Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 4th  
A3  United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3 A4  KuwaitKuwait Kuwait 00
 
  B1  Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 6th   B2  MongoliaMongolia Mongolia 11

Quarter finals

March 22, 2013
10:00 a.m.
(local time)
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan)
11: 0
(8: 0, 0: 0, 3: 0)
game report
MacauMacau Macau
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 54
March 22, 2013
1:30 p.m.
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
3: 6
(1: 2, 1: 1, 1: 3)
match report
Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 86
March 22, 2013
5:00 p.m.
ThailandThailand Thailand
4: 5
(1: 2, 2: 1, 1: 2)
game report
MongoliaMongolia Mongolia
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 315
March 22, 2013
8:30 p.m.
KuwaitKuwait Kuwait
4: 3
(1: 2, 3: 0, 0: 1)
game report
MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 65

Semifinals

March 23, 2013
5:00 p.m.
MongoliaMongolia Mongolia
3: 4
(0: 2, 0: 1, 3: 1)
game report
Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 228
March 23, 2013
8:30 p.m.
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan)
21: 0
(4: 0, 10: 0, 7: 0)
game report
KuwaitKuwait Kuwait
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 115

3rd place match

March 24, 2013
2:30 p.m.
KuwaitKuwait Kuwait
0:11
(0: 3, 0: 2, 0: 6)
game report
MongoliaMongolia Mongolia
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 235

final

March 24, 2013
6:00 p.m.
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan)
4: 2
(1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1)
game report
Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
The Rink Ice Arena, Bangkok
Spectators: 545

Final placements

Pl. team
1 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan)
2 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
3 MongoliaMongolia Mongolia
4th KuwaitKuwait Kuwait
5 ThailandThailand Thailand
6th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
7th MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia
8th MacauMacau Macau
9 SingaporeSingapore Singapore
10 IndiaIndia India

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