IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2018

	IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
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	Winner: Mongolia

The IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia in 2018 was the eleventh edition of the by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF carried out competition . A total of nine national teams took part in the two top division and division I tournaments between March 24 and April 8, 2018 .

The title was secured for the first time ever by Mongolia , which beat the two teams from Thailand and the Philippines with the same points due to the best record in a direct comparison . In Division I, the team from Malaysia prevailed.

Overview IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Pasay	0Apr 3, 2018 - Apr 8, 2018 0	5	2,809	10	280
Division I.	Kuala Lumpur	24 Mar 2018 - March 29 2018	4th	2,949	10	294

Participants, venues and periods

• Top Division: April 3 to 8, 2018 in Pasay , Philippines

  Participants: Kuwait (newcomer) , Mongolia , Philippines (newcomer) , Singapore , Thailand       

• Division I: March 24-29, 2018 in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

  Participants: India , Indonesia (newcomer) , Macau , Malaysia (relegated)     

Last year's winner, the United Arab Emirates , for the first time since 2008 and a total of three tournament wins , did not participate in the top division and, like Kuwait, made his debut in qualifying for the World Cup in Division III 2018 . Qatar and Oman withdrew their participation in Division I at the beginning of March 2018, which reduced the number of participants from six to four teams.     

Top division

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2018
Number of nations	5
First	Mongolia
Second	Thailand
Third	Philippines
Relegated	Kuwait
Venue (s)	Pasay , Philippines
opening	3rd April 2018
Final day	April 8, 2018
spectator	2,809 (280 per game)
Gates	106 (10.60 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Gianpietro Iseppi
Best defenders	Papan Thanakroekkiat
Best striker	Masato Kitayama
Most valuable player	Steven Füglister
Top scorer	Steven Füglister (20 points)

The top division of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was held from April 3rd to 8th 2018 in Pasay near Manila , the capital of the Philippines . The game was played in the ice rink of the SM Mall of Asia . Five national teams took part in the tournament and played the tournament winner in a single round. A total of 2,809 spectators attended the ten tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 280 per game.

The title was secured for the first time ever by Mongolia , which beat the two teams from Thailand and the Philippines with the same points due to the best record in a direct comparison .

venue

Manila , Philippines

Pasay Venue of the competition

Venue

Ice rink at the SM Mall of Asia Capacity: min. 500

Aerial view of the ice rink of the SM Mall of Asia

April 3, 2018 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Singapore

3: 5 (1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 2) game report

Mongolia

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 79

April 3, 2018 7:15 pm

Philippines

4: 7 (2: 1, 0: 3, 2: 3) game report

Thailand

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 458

April 4, 2018 7:00 p.m.

Mongolia

11: 2 (1: 2, 5: 0, 5: 0) match report

Kuwait

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 48

April 5, 2018 3:30 p.m.

Thailand

11: 0 (4: 0, 4: 0, 3: 0) game report

Singapore

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 87

April 5, 2018 7:00 p.m.

Kuwait

0:13 (0: 4, 0: 6, 0: 3) game report

Philippines

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 467

April 6, 2018 7:00 p.m.

Philippines

6: 5 (3: 2, 2: 1, 1: 2) game report

Mongolia

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 423

April 7, 2018 3:30 p.m.

Mongolia

5: 1 (1: 0, 3: 1, 1: 0) game report

Thailand

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 254

April 7, 2018 7:00 p.m.

Kuwait

2: 3 n.P. (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Singapore

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 125

April 8, 2018 3:30 p.m.

Thailand

12: 1 (2: 0, 6: 1, 4: 0) game report

Kuwait

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 355

April 8, 2018 7:00 p.m.

Singapore

0:15 (0: 5, 0: 6, 0: 4) game report

Philippines

Ice rink SM Mall of Asia, Pasay Spectators: 513

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Mongolia	4th	3	0	0	1	26:12	9
2.	Thailand	4th	3	0	0	1	31:10	9
3.	Philippines	4th	3	0	0	1	38:12	9
4th	Singapore	4th	0	1	0	3	06:33	2
5.	Kuwait	4th	0	0	1	3	05:39	1

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

Division I.

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2018 of Division I.
Number of nations	4th
Climbers	Malaysia
Venue (s)	Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
opening	March 24, 2018
Final day	29th March 2018
spectator	2,949 (294 per game)
Gates	83 (8.30 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Nawang Dorje
Best defenders	Chong-man Kong
Best striker	Anryan Saputra
Most valuable player	Chee Ming Lim
Top scorer	Kim Loke (19 points)

Division I of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was held from March 24 to 29, 2018 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur . The game was played in the Empire City Ice Arena there . Four national teams took part in the tournament, which played out the placements in a single round with subsequent semi-finals and finals. Qatar and Oman withdrew their reports before the tournament. A total of 2,949 spectators attended the ten tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 294 per game. The tournament was won by hosts Malaysia, who defeated the Macau team 7-2 in the final.

venue

Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Venue of the competition

Venue

Empire City Ice Arena Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium (MyNISS) Capacity: 700

Preliminary round

March 24, 2018 2:30 p.m. (local time)

India

3: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report

Macau

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 128

March 24, 2018 6:15 p.m.

Malaysia

12: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 5: 0) game report

Indonesia

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 562

March 25, 2018 2:30 p.m.

India

2: 4 (1: 3, 0: 1, 1: 0) match report

Indonesia

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 166

March 25, 2018 6:00 p.m.

Macau

1: 7 (0: 1, 1: 4, 0: 2) game report

Malaysia

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 374

March 26, 2018 2:30 p.m.

Indonesia

2: 5 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 2) game report

Macau

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 116

March 26, 2018 6:00 p.m.

Malaysia

10: 1 (3: 0, 4: 0, 3: 1) game report

India

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 445

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Malaysia	3	3	0	0	0	29: 02	9
2.	India	3	1	0	0	2	06:14	3
3.	Macau	3	1	0	0	2	06:12	3
4th	Indonesia	3	1	0	0	2	06:19	3

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

Final round

	Semifinals					final
	1	Malaysia	12
	4th	Indonesia	4th
						1	Malaysia	7th
						3	Macau	2
	2	India	2
	3	Macau	4th
						3rd place match
						2	India	1
						4th	Indonesia	4th

Semifinals

March 28, 2018 2:30 p.m. (local time)

India

2: 4 (0: 2, 0: 0, 2: 2) game report

Macau

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 179

March 28, 2018 6:00 p.m.

Malaysia

12: 4 (4: 0, 5: 2, 3: 2) game report

Indonesia

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 316

3rd place match

March 29, 2018 2:30 p.m.

India

1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report

Indonesia

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 208

final

March 29, 2018 6:00 p.m.

Malaysia

7: 2 (4: 0, 2: 0, 1: 2) game report

Macau

Empire City Ice Arena, Kuala Lumpur Spectators: 455

Web links

• Overview of the competition year

Individual evidence

1. ^ Challenge Cup of Asia set. Tournaments in Malaysia, Philippines. International Ice Hockey Federation , August 25, 2017, accessed August 27, 2017 .