IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia 2014

The IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia in 2014 was the fourth edition of the by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF carried out competition . Between December 26, 2013 and March 13, 2014, a total of eight national teams took part in the two top division tournaments and Division I, which was held for the first time.

The People's Republic of China secured the title for the second time , defeating North Korea 2-1 in the final . Hosts Hong Kong won the tournament in Division I.

Overview IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Harbin	09 Mar 2014 - Mar 13 2014	4th	1,817	8th	227
Division I.	Kowloon	Dec 26, 2013 - Dec 28, 2013	4th	1,271	6th	211

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: March 9th to 13th, 2014 in Harbin , People's Republic of China

  Participants: Australia (newcomer) , People's Republic of China , North Korea (first participation since 2010) , South Korea      

• Division I: December 26-28 , 2013 in Kowloon , Hong Kong

  Participants: Hong Kong (newcomer) , Singapore (newcomer) , Thailand (newcomer) , United Arab Emirates (newcomer)       

Top division

IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia 2014
Number of nations	4th
First	People's Republic of China
Second	North Korea
Third	South Korea
Venue (s)	Harbin , People's Republic of China
opening	March 9, 2014
Endgame	March 12, 2014
spectator	1,817 (227 per game)
Gates	37 (4.63 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Ri Hye-yong
Best defender	Liu Zhixin
Best striker	Fang Xin
Top scorer	Fang Xin (7 points)

The top division of the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was held from March 9th to 13th, 2014 in the Chinese metropolis of Harbin . The game was played in the ice rink at Harbin University .

Four national teams take part in the tournament, which first played out the placements in a single round. Then the first two teams played for the tournament victory, while the other two teams determined the third place. The team from the People's Republic of China won the title for the second time by beating North Korea in the final.

venue

Harbin , People's Republic of China

Harbin Venue of the competition

Venue

Harbin University Capacity:

Preliminary round

March 9, 2014 3:00 p.m. (local time)

Australia

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

North Korea

Harbin University, Harbin Spectators: 147

March 9, 2014 6:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

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

South Korea

Harbin University, Harbin Spectators: 316

March 10, 2014 3 p.m.

South Korea

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

Australia

Harbin University, Harbin Spectators: 143

March 10, 2014 6:00 p.m.

North Korea

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

People's Republic of China

Harbin University, Harbin Spectators: 274

March 12, 2014 3:00 p.m.

North Korea

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

South Korea

Harbin University, Harbin Spectators: 157

March 12, 2014 6:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

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

Australia

Harbin University, Harbin Spectators: 237

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	People's Republic of China	3	3	0	0	0	13: 01	9
2.	North Korea	3	2	0	0	1	12: 04	6th
3.	South Korea	3	1	0	0	2	05:13	3
4th	Australia	3	0	0	0	3	01:13	0

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

3rd place match

March 13, 2014 3:00 p.m. (local time)

South Korea

2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Australia

Harbin University, Harbin Spectators: 166

final

March 13, 2014 6:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

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

North Korea

Harbin University, Harbin Spectators: 377

Division I.

IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia 2014 of Division I.
Number of nations	4th
winner	Hong Kong
Venue (s)	Kowloon , Hong Kong
opening	December 26, 2013
Final day	December 28, 2013
spectator	1,271 (211 per game)
Gates	53 (8.83 per game)
Top scorer	Nuchanat Ponglerkdee (11 points)

Division I of the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was held for the first time from December 26 to 28, 2013 in Kowloon , a district of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China . The game was played in Mega Ice , the only IIHF-certified ice rink in the city.

Four national teams took part in the tournament, which played out the tournament winner in a single round. The hosts Hong Kong secured the tournament victory with a flawless record of three wins from as many games.

venue

Kowloon , Hong Kong

Kowloon Venue of the competition

Venue

Mega Ice capacity: min. 500

Interior view of the competition venue

December 26, 2013 7:35 p.m. (local time)

Hong Kong

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

Singapore

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 376

December 26, 2013 9:55 pm

Thailand

12: 0 (3: 0, 2: 0, 7: 0) game report

United Arab Emirates

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 223

December 27, 2013 8:20 pm

Thailand

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

Hong Kong

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 167

December 27, 2013 10:40 p.m.

United Arab Emirates

6: 7 n.V. (1: 2, 2: 0, 3: 4, 0: 1) game report

Singapore

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 80

December 28, 2013 7:20 pm

Hong Kong

9: 0 (4: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0) game report

United Arab Emirates

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 238

December 28, 2013 9:40 pm

Singapore

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

Thailand

Mega Ice, Kowloon Spectators: 187

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Hong Kong	3	3	0	0	0	20: 01	9
2.	Thailand	3	2	0	0	1	18: 05	6th
3.	Singapore	3	0	1	0	2	09:19	2
4th	United Arab Emirates	3	0	0	1	2	06:28	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

Web links

• Overview of the tournament in the top division
• Overview of the Division I tournament