| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kuwait |
| Dates | 18 – 24 April 2015 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Kuwait (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Singapore |
Third place  |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
The 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, Division I was the international ice hockey competition played between 18 April and 24 April 2015 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
| Team | 2014 Results |
|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 2nd in Division I in 2014 |
| Singapore | 3rd in Division I in 2014 |
 India | 4th in Division I in 2014 |
| Kuwait | Host, 6th in Top Division in 2014 |
 Malaysia | did not participate in 2014 |
 Oman | did not participate in 2014 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 15 | Promoted to Top Division 2016 |
| 2 | Singapore | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 12 | |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Oman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 4 | |
| 5 | Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 4 | |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 54 | −42 | 1 |
All times local. (UTC+02:00)
| 18 April 2015 13:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 6 – 5 (1–1, 3–2, 2–2) | Malaysia | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 132 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elzar Bolotbekov Adilet Zhyrgalbek Uulu | Goalies | Tengku Azily Tengku Abdillah Wai Sang Lee | ||
| 45 | Shots | 37 | ||
| 18 April 2015 16:30 | Oman | 6 – 5 (SO) (3–1, 1–1, 2–1, 0:0, 1:0) | India | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 120 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yousuf Al Naimi Hamdoon Al Rashdi | Goalies | Nawang Dorje Rigzin Dorjay | ||
| 29 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 18 April 2015 20:00 | Singapore | 3 – 5 (1–2, 1–2, 1–1) | Kuwait | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 230 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khai Shene Eugene Chin Chin Ming Kenny Liang | Goalies | Jasem Al Sarraf Ali Al Qadiri | ||
| 18 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 19 April 2015 13:00 | Malaysia | 7 – 8 (SO) (2–3, 1–2, 4–2, 0-0, 0:1) | Oman | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 72 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tengku Azily Tengku Abdillah Wai Sang Lee | Goalies | Yousuf Al Naimi Hamdoon Al Rashdi | ||
| 24 | Shots | 49 | ||
| 19 April 2015 16:30 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 – 4 (1–1, 0–2, 1-1) | Singapore | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 106 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elzar Bolotbekov Adilet Zhyrgalbek Uulu | Goalies | Khai Shene Eugene Chin Chin Ming Kenny Liang | ||
| 34 | Shots | 40 | ||
| 19 April 2015 20:00 | Kuwait | 10 – 2 (2–0, 2–0, 6-2) | India | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 28 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Al Qadiri Jasem Al Sarraf | Goalies | Nawang Dorje Rigzin Dorjay | ||
| 36 | Shots | 17 | ||
| 21 April 2015 13:00 | Singapore | 13 – 0 (4–0, 4–0, 5-0) | India | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 26 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chin Ming Kenny Liang Khai Shene Eugene Chin | Goalies | Nawang Dorje Rigzin Dorjay] | ||
| 70 | Shots | 9 | ||
| 21 April 2015 16:30 | Kyrgyzstan | 7 – 3 (2–2, 3–1, 2-0) | Oman | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 86 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elzar Bolotbekov Adilet Zhyrgalbek Uulu | Goalies | Yousuf Al Naimi Hamdoon Al Rashdi | ||
| 57 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 21 April 2015 20:00 | Kuwait | 1 – 0 (0–0, 0–0, 1-0) | Malaysia | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 232 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasem Al Sarraf Ali Al Qadiri | Goalies | Tengku Azily Tengku Abdillah Wai Sang Lee | ||
| 43 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 22 April 2015 13:00 | India | 1 – 9 (1–3, 0–3, 0-3) | Kyrgyzstan | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 45 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawang Dorje Rigzin Dorjay | Goalies | Elzar Bolotbekov Adilet Zhyrgalbek Uulu | ||
| 11 | Shots | 62 | ||
| 22 April 2015 16:30 | Malaysia | 1 – 4 (0–1, 1–2, 0-1) | Singapore | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 81 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tengku Azily Tengku Abdillah Wai Sang Lee | Goalies | Chin Ming Kenny Liang Khai Shene Eugene Chin | ||
| 29 | Shots | 52 | ||
| 22 April 2015 20:00 | Oman | 0 – 5 (0–4, 0–1, 0-0) | Kuwait | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 203 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yousuf Al Naimi Hamdoon Al Rashdi | Goalies | Jasem Al Sarraf Ali Al Qadiri | ||
| 19 | Shots | 61 | ||
| 24 April 2015 13:00 | Singapore | 12 – 3 (5–1, 2–2, 5-0) | Oman | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 74 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chin Ming Kenny Liang Khai Shene Eugene Chin | Goalies | Hamdoon Al Rashdi Yousuf Al Naimi | ||
| 56 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 24 April 2015 16:30 | India | 4 – 16 (1–6, 1–7, 2-3) | Malaysia | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 93 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawang Dorje Rigzin Dorjay | Goalies | Wai Sang Lee Tengku Azily Tengku Abdillah | ||
| 31 | Shots | 61 | ||
| 24 April 2015 20:00 | Kuwait | 9 – 3 (2–0, 4–2, 3-1) | Kyrgyzstan | Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 303 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasem Al Sarraf Ali Al Qadiri | Goalies | Elzar Bolotbekov Adilet Zhyrgalbek Uulu | ||
| 55 | Shots | 29 | ||
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