2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates9–13 March 2014
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  China (2nd title)
Runner-up  North Korea
Third place  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Goals scored36 (4.5 per game)
Attendance1,817 (227 per game)
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The 2014 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 9 March and 13 March 2014 in Harbin, China and was the fourth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. China won the tournament, their first title since 2010, after defeating North Korea in the gold medal game. South Korea beat in the bronze medal game Australia to claim third place.

Overview

The 2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 9 March 2014 in Harbin, China with the games played at Harbin University.[1] China and South Korea both returned after competing in the 2012 tournament.[2] North Korea returned having last competed in the 2010 tournament while Australia made their debut in the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia.[3][1] Both Japan and the Chinese junior team did not return, having competed in the 2012 edition.[2]

The tournament was structured around a single round-robin before the teams advanced to the playoffs based on their round-robin positions.[1] China finished the round-robin after winning all three of their games and advanced to the gold medal game against North Korea who finished in second place, losing only to China.[4] South Korea finished the round in third place after managing only one win and advanced to the bronze medal match against Australia who had finished in fourth place after failing to win any of their three games.[4] China defeated North Korea 2-1 in the gold medal game and claimed their second IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia title having previously won in 2010.[2][5] North Korea picked up the silver medal, improving on their performance from 2010 where they claimed third place.[5] South Korea defeated Australia in the bronze medal game to finish third.[5]

China's Fang Xin finished as the tournament top scorer with seven points and was named the tournaments best forward.[6][7] Ri Hye Yong of North Korea was named the best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate and China's Liu Zhixin won the best defenceman award.[7] Wang Yuqing of China finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 96.67.[8]

Preliminary round

Standings

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 China 3 3 0 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to the gold medal game
 North Korea 3 2 0 0 1 12 4 +8 6
 South Korea 3 1 0 0 2 5 13 −8 3 Advance to the bronze medal game
 Australia 3 0 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: IIHF

Fixtures

All times are local. (CST – UTC+8)

9 March 2014
15:00		Australia 0 – 4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 North KoreaHarbin University
Attendance: 147
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
11Shots41
9 March 2014
18:00		China 5 – 0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 South KoreaHarbin University
Attendance: 316
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
47Shots11
10 March 2014
15:00		South Korea 4 – 1
(1–0, 0–1, 3–0)		 AustraliaHarbin University
Attendance: 143
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
30Shots31
10 March 2014
18:00		North Korea 1 – 3
(0–3, 0–0, 1–0)		 ChinaHarbin University
Attendance: 274
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
15Shots37
12 March 2014
15:00		North Korea 7 – 1
(2–1, 3–0, 2–0)		 South KoreaHarbin University
Attendance: 157
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
44Shots25
12 March 2014
18:00		China 5 – 0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 AustraliaHarbin University
Attendance: 237
Game reference
14 minPenalties8 min
38Shots12

Playoff round

Bronze medal game

All times are local. (CST – UTC+8)

13 March 2014
15:00		South Korea 2 – 1 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 AustraliaHarbin University
Attendance: 166
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
34Shots35

Gold medal game

All times are local. (CST – UTC+8)

13 March 2014
18:00		China 2 – 1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 North KoreaHarbin University
Attendance: 377
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
29Shots32

Ranking and statistics

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Rk. Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  North Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea
4.  Australia

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[6]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
China Fang Xin 4 4 3 7 +6 2 F
North Korea O Chol Ok 4 1 4 5 +3 0 F
North Korea Ro Sun Bok 4 2 2 4 +4 2 F
North Korea Won Chol Sun 4 1 3 4 +3 0 D
North Korea Ryu Hyon Mi 4 3 0 3 +3 2 F
China Ju Jingwen 4 2 1 3 +3 2 F
China Yu Baiwei 4 2 1 3 +8 6 D
Australia Shona Green 4 2 0 2 −7 4 F
South Korea Ko Hae-in 4 2 0 2 −2 6 F
China Kong Minghui 4 2 0 2 +6 8 F
China Zhang Mengying 4 2 0 2 +6 4 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.[8]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
China Wang Yuqing 206:03 60 2 0.58 96.67 0
North Korea Ri Hye Yong 240:00 102 6 1.50 94.12 1
Australia Jodie Walker 184:11 104 8 2.61 92.31 0
South Korea Han Do-hee 247:51 157 14 3.39 91.08 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "2014 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Ladies first in Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2012-02-14. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. ^ "2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  4. ^ a b "Tournament Progress: Round Robin" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  5. ^ a b c "Tournament Progress: Playoff Round" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  6. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  7. ^ a b "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  8. ^ a b "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-09.