2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

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2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Dates24–29 March 2018
Teams 4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored83 (8.3 per game)
Attendance2,949 (295 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Malaysia.svg Ban Kin Loke &
Flag of Malaysia.svg Bryan Lim
(19 points)
Website IIHF.com
←  2017

The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was the 5th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I competition, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Division I competition took place from 24 to 29 March 2018 at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [1] Four teams competed in the tournament. Originally, six teams were scheduled to compete. However, Oman and Qatar were scheduled to compete, but cancelled. Indonesia made its debut in the Challenge Cup of Asia. The host nation Malaysia won its first Division I tournament, winning all five of its games, defeating Macau in the final and promoted to Top Division for the 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. [2]

Contents

Participants

Team2017 Results
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Host, finished 5th place in Top Division last year and were relegated.
Flag of India.svg  India Runner-up of Division I last year.
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Finished 4th place in Division I last year.
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia No previous participation.

Match officials

4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament. [3]

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (H)33000292+279
2Flag of India.svg  India 31002614−83 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 31002612−63 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 31002619−133 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 India 3 Pts, +1 GD; Macau 3 Pts, 0 GD; Indonesia 3 Pts, –1 GD

Schedules

All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).

Preliminary round

24 March 2018
14:30		 India  Flag of India.svg3–0
(0–0, 0–0, 3–0)		Flag of Macau.svg  Macau MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 128
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Singapore.svg Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Flag of Indonesia.svg Raedeni Atmaja
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anton Boryayev
8 minPenalties14 min
18Shots27
24 March 2018
18:15		 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg12–0
(3–0, 4–0, 5–0)		Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 562
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Feng Lei
Linesmen:
Flag of Singapore.svg Qiwei Benjamin Huang
Flag of Macau.svg Tam Weng Leong
0 minPenalties22 min
38Shots10
25 March 2018
14:30		 India  Flag of India.svg2–4
(1–3, 0–1, 1–0)		Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 166
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of the Philippines.svg Francois Emmanuel Gautier
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Elbert Cheah
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chun Wong
20 minPenalties22 min
23Shots25
25 March 2018
18:00		 Macau  Flag of Macau.svg1–7
(0–1, 1–4, 0–2)		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 374
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Hissong
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anton Boryayev
Flag of Singapore.svg Qiwei Benjamin Huang
8 minPenalties4 min
24Shots51
27 March 2018
14:30		 Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg2–5
(1–1, 1–2, 0–2)		Flag of Macau.svg  Macau MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 116
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Feng Lei
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Elbert Cheah
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chun Wong
20 minPenalties56 min
24Shots37
27 March 2018
18:00		 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg10–1
(3–0, 4–0, 3–1)		Flag of India.svg  India MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 445
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Singapore.svg Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Flag of Indonesia.svg Raedeni Atmaja
Flag of Macau.svg Tam Weng Leong
6 minPenalties28 min
43Shots20

Bracket

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 12
A4 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4
WSF1 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 7
WSF2 Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 2
A2 Flag of India.svg  India 2
A3 Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 4Third place game
LSF1 Flag of India.svg  India 1
LSF2 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4

Semifinals

28 March 2018
14:30		 India  Flag of India.svg2–4
(0–2, 0–0, 2–2)		Flag of Macau.svg  Macau MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 179
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Hissong
Linesmen:
Flag of Indonesia.svg Raedeni Atmaja
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anton Boryayev
45 minPenalties6 min
24Shots33
28 March 2018
18:00		 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg12–4
(4–0, 5–2, 3–2)		Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 316
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of the Philippines.svg Francois Emmanuel Gautier
Linesmen:
Flag of Macau.svg Tam Weng Leong
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chun Wong
6 minPenalties18 min
42Shots15

Third place game

29 March 2018
14:30		 India  Flag of India.svg1–4
(0–2, 1–1, 0–1)		Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 208
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Singapore.svg Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Elbert Cheah
Flag of Singapore.svg Qiwei Benjamin Huang
12 minPenalties8 min
36Shots27

Final

29 March 2018
18:00		 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg7–2
(4–0, 2–0, 1–2)		Flag of Macau.svg  Macau MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 455
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Hissong
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anton Boryayev
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chun Wong
22 minPenalties10 min
32Shots20

Final ranking

    Promoted to 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
RankTeam
1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (H, P)
2Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
4Flag of India.svg  India

(H) Host; (P) Promoted.
Source: IIHF

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References

  1. ↑ "Challenge Cup of Asia set". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gold #3 for Malaysia". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Challenge Cup of Asia Division I officials
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