2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship

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2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Dates28 January – 2 February 2016
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored89 (8.9 per game)
←  2014

The 2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was the fourth Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. It took place between 28 January and 2 February 2016 in Doha, Qatar. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Qatar in the gold medal game, claiming their fourth title of the championships. Kuwait finished third after defeating Oman in the bronze medal game.

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Overview

The 2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was organised by the Qatar Winter Sports Committee and began on 28 January 2016 in Doha, Qatar with the games being played at Villagio’s Ice Court. [1] Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates all returned for their fourth Gulf Ice Hockey Championship's while hosts Qatar returned to compete in their second appearance of the tournament. [1] The four teams first competed in a round-robin competition, with their ranking determining their seeding in the semi-finals. [2] The United Arab Emirates finished the round-robin in first place after winning all three of their games and were seeded against fourth placed Oman who had failed to win any of their games. [2] [3] Kuwait finished the round-robin in second place after beating both Oman in their opening game and Qatar before losing to the United Arab Emirates in their third game. [2] [4] [5] Hosts Qatar finished in third place after defeating Oman 5–3 in their final round-robin match. [2]

The United Arab Emirates opened the playoff round with a 5–0 shutout against Oman and advanced to the gold medal match against Qatar who had defeated Kuwait 5–3 in their semifinal. [6] The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Qatar 5–0 in the gold medal match, winning their fourth championship title. [7] Qatar picked up their first silver medal at the championship having previously won bronze in 2014. [7] Kuwait finished third after defeating Oman 5–4 in the bronze medal game. [2]

Round-robin

The four participating teams were placed in a single round robin. After playing the round-robin, the number one ranked team is seeded into a semi-final against the fourth ranked team and the second ranked team plays in the second semi-final against the team who finished in third place.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 33000250+259
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 320012412+126
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 31002920−113
4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 30003430−260
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28 January 2016 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg17–1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Villagio’s Ice Court
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28 January 2016 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–10Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Villagio’s Ice Court
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29 January 2016 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg8–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Villagio’s Ice Court
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29 January 2016 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg4–7Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Villagio’s Ice Court
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30 January 2016 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg7–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Villagio’s Ice Court
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30 January 2016 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg5–3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Villagio’s Ice Court
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Playoff round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinals
 
      
 
1 February
 
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5
 
2 February
 
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 0
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5
 
1 February
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 5
 
Third place
 
 
2 February
 
 
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 4
 
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 5

Semi-finals

1 February 2016 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg5–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Villagio’s Ice Court
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1 February 2016 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3–5Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Villagio’s Ice Court
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Bronze medal game

2 February 2016 Oman  Flag of Oman.svg4–5Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Villagio’s Ice Court
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Gold medal game

2 February 2016 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg5–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Villagio’s Ice Court
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