IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia 2019

The IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia in 2019 was the ninth edition of the by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF carried out competition . For the second time, the participants were divided into two divisions of five teams each. The tournaments were held from April 14-19, 2019 in Abu Dhabi , the capital of the United Arab Emirates . The game was played in the 1,200-seat Abu Dhabi Ice Rink .

As in the previous four years, the strongest Asian nations did not participate, so that only teams from the former Division I took part in the competition. This, however, with a record number of nine nations.

The title was secured for the first time by the selection of Thailand , which took second place three times in a row between 2015 and 2017 . The team laid the foundation stone for the tournament victory on the first day of the tournament, when they defeated the defending U18 team of the Republic of China from the island of Taiwan 3-2. In Division I, the team from the Philippines remained undefeated in all three tournament games and won them.

Overview IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Abu Dhabi	Apr. 14, 2019 - Apr. 19, 2019	5	503	10	50
Division I.	Abu Dhabi	Apr. 14, 2019 - Apr. 19, 2019	4th	902	6th	150

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: April 14th to 19th in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

  Participants: Republic of China (Taiwan) U18 (defending champion) , Malaysia (promoted) , New Zealand U18, Singapore , Thailand    

• Division I: April 14-19 in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

  Participants: India , Kuwait (newcomer) , Philippines , United Arab Emirates     

The Mongolia reported initially for the tournament of Division I, but withdrew his participation back later.  

venue

Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink Capacity: 1,200	Abu Dhabi Venue of the competition

mode

As in the previous year, the field of participants was divided into two divisions. The ten registered teams played a single round in two groups of five teams each.

Top division

IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia 2019
Number of nations	5
First	Thailand
Second	Republic of China (Taiwan) U18
Third	Singapore
Venue (s)	Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
opening	April 14, 2019
Final day	19th April 2019
spectator	503 (50 per game)
Gates	67 (6.70 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Qina Foo
Best defender	Sirikarn Jittresin
Best striker	Su-Ting Tan
Most valuable player	Nuchanat Ponglerkdee
Top scorer	Nuchanat Ponglerkdee (11 points)

April 14, 2019 12:00 p.m. (local time)

Thailand

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

Republic of China (Taiwan) U18

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 62

April 14, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Singapore

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

New Zealand U18

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 58

April 15, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Malaysia

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

Singapore

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 46

April 16, 2019 12:00 p.m.

New Zealand U18

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

Thailand

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 62

April 16, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan) U18

13: 2 (5: 1, 4: 0, 4: 1) game report

Malaysia

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 52

April 17, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Singapore

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

Republic of China (Taiwan) U18

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 42

April 17, 2019 8:00 p.m.

New Zealand U18

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

Malaysia

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 52

April 18, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Thailand

9: 1 (4: 0, 3: 1, 2: 0) game report

Singapore

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 46

April 19, 2019 12:00 p.m.

Malaysia

2: 9 (0: 4, 1: 2, 1: 3) match report

Thailand

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 43

April 19, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan) U18

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

New Zealand U18

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 40

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Thailand	4th	3	0	1	0	21: 06	10
2.	Republic of China (Taiwan) U18	4th	3	0	0	1	21: 06	9
3.	Singapore	4th	2	0	0	2	12:16	6th
4th	New Zealand U18	4th	1	1	0	2	07: 08	5
5.	Malaysia	4th	0	0	0	4th	06:31	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

Division I.

IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia 2019 of Division I.
Number of nations	4th
winner	Philippines
Venue (s)	Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
opening	April 14, 2019
Final day	19th April 2019
spectator	902 (150 per game)
Gates	45 (7.50 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Ayah Al Sarraf
Best defender	Tsetan Dolma
Best striker	Bianca Cuevas
Most valuable player	Dechen Dolker
Top scorer	Bianca Cuevas (11 points)

April 14, 2019 8:00 p.m. (local time)

India

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

United Arab Emirates

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 134

April 15, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Kuwait

0:10 (0: 2, 0: 4, 0: 4) game report

Philippines

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 86

April 16, 2019 8:00 p.m.

Kuwait

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

United Arab Emirates

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 169

April 17, 2019 12:00 p.m.

Philippines

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

India

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 34

April 18, 2019 8:00 p.m.

India

11: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 7: 0) game report

Kuwait

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 67

April 19, 2019 8:00 p.m.

United Arab Emirates

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

Philippines

Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Spectators: 412

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Philippines	3	3	0	0	0	17: 01	9
2.	United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	0	1	18: 04	6th
3.	India	3	1	0	0	2	13: 09	3
4th	Kuwait	3	0	0	0	3	00:34	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

Web links

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