2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

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2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Dates8–11 March 2018
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei U18 (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand U18
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored55 (9.17 per game)
Attendance1,009 (168 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Thailand.svg Nuchanat Ponglerkdee
Flag of New Zealand.svg Harriet Fuller
(8 points)
MVP Flag of Thailand.svg Nuchanat Ponglerkdee
  2017
2019  

The 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 8 March and 11 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the sixth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. Chinese Taipei's under-18 team won the tournament after winning all three of their round-robin games and finishing first in the standings. The New Zealand under-18 team finished in second place and Thailand finished third.

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Overview

The 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 8 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with games played at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium (MyNISS). [1] The Women's competition was split into two tournaments for 2018 due to the increase from seven to eight teams. [1] [2] [3] The defending champions New Zealand's under-18 team (New Zealand U18), Thailand and Singapore returned after finishing in the top three of the 2017 tournament. [3] [4] [5] Chinese Taipei's under-18 team (Chinese Taipei U18) was included as the fourth team in the competition, making their debut in women's under-18 international competition. [5] [6] India, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia, who finished fourth through to seventh in 2017, were placed into the newly created Division I tournament. [3] [2] Both 2018 tournaments ran alongside each other with all games being held at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium. [1] [2]

The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in three games. [7] Chinese Taipei U18 won the tournament after winning all three of their games and finished first in the standings. [6] [7] New Zealand U18 finished second after losing only to Chinese Taipei U18 and Thailand finished in third. [7] Thailand's Nuchanat Ponglerkdee and New Zealand's Harriet Fuller led the tournament in scoring with eight points each with Ponglerkdee also being named the most valuable player. [8] [9] Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk of Thailand finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 94.12 and was awarded best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate. [10] [11] Chinese Taipei's Hsuan Wang was named best forward and Sirikarn Jittresin of Thailand was named best defenceman. [11]

Standings

The final standings of the tournament. [7]

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei U18 33000215+169
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand U18 32001167+96
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 31002137+63
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 30003536310
Source: [ citation needed ]

Fixtures

All times are local. (MSTUTC+8)

8 March 2018
15:30
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg3 – 14
(1–4, 1–3, 1–7)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand U18 MyNISS
Attendance: 139
Game reference
12 minPenalties0 min
9Shots54
8 March 2018
19:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3 – 5
(1–2, 1–2, 1–1)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei U18 MyNISS
Attendance: 207
Game reference
16 minPenalties4 min
12Shots64
10 March 2018
15:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg10 – 1
(3–1, 0–0, 7–0)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore MyNISS
Attendance: 114
Game reference
12 minPenalties18 min
45Shots34
10 March 2018
19:00
New Zealand U18  Flag of New Zealand.svg1 – 4
(0–2, 0–0, 1–2)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei U18 MyNISS
Attendance: 182
Game reference
10 minPenalties4 min
15Shots51
11 March 2018
15:30
New Zealand U18  Flag of New Zealand.svg1 – 0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand MyNISS
Attendance: 175
Game reference
0 minPenalties4 min
38Shots25
11 March 2018
19:00
Chinese Taipei U18  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg12 – 1
(5–0, 4–1, 3–0)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore MyNISS
Attendance: 192
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
46Shots20

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes. [8]

Player (Team)GPGAPts +/– PIMPOS
Flag of Thailand.svg Nuchanat Ponglerkdee (THA)3628+74 F
Flag of New Zealand.svg Harriet Fuller (NZL)3268+64 D
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jana Kivell (NZL)3347+70 F
Flag of New Zealand.svg Beth Scott (NZL)3606–10 F
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Yun-chu (TPE)3426+74 F
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Hsuan (TPE)3325+60 F
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Pan Hsin-ni (TPE)3235+72 F
Flag of Singapore.svg Elizabeth Chia (SGP)3224–74 F
Flag of Thailand.svg Wirasinee Rattananai (THA)3224–16 F
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tao Sing-lin (TPE)3224+62 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. [10]

Player (Team)MIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Flag of Thailand.svg Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk (THA)119:1110263.0294.120
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lilly Forbes (NZL)151:567851.9793.591
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Yu-chi (TPE)120:002742.0085.190
Flag of Singapore.svg Qina Foo (SGP)175:571423411.5976.060

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