2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Philippines
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–8 April 2018
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Mongolia (1st title)
Runner-up  Thailand
Third place  Philippines
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored106 (10.6 per game)
Attendance2,819 (282 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Philippines Steven Füglister (20 points)
Official website
IIHF.com
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 11th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Top Division of the tournament took place from 3 to 8 April 2018 at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.[1]

Top Division

Participants

Team 2017 Results
 Philippines Host, no previous participation.
 Mongolia Won silver medal last year.
 Thailand Won bronze medal last year.
 Singapore Finished 4th place last year.
 Kuwait Winner of Division I last year and were promoted.

Match officials

3 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Mongolia (C) 4 3 0 0 1 26 12 +14 9[a] Champions
2  Thailand 4 3 0 0 1 31 10 +21 9[a] Runner-up
3  Philippines (H) 4 3 0 0 1 38 12 +26 9[a] Third place
4  Singapore 4 0 1 0 3 6 33 −27 2
5  Kuwait (R) 4 0 0 1 3 5 39 −34 1 Relegated to 2019 Division I
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2018. 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.
(C) Champion; (H) Host; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied teams each had three head-to-head points, on head-to-head goal difference it was: Mongolia +3; Thailand –1; Philippines –2[3]

Schedules

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

3 April 2018
15:30		Singapore 3–5
(1–1, 1–2, 1–2)		 MongoliaSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 79
Game reference
Referee:
Germany Volker Westhaus
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Helan Salem Al Ameri
China Hongda Chi
26 minPenalties8 min
8Shots38
3 April 2018
19:15		Philippines 4–7
(2–1, 0–3, 2–3)		 ThailandSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 458
Game reference
Referee:
Kazakhstan Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen:
Slovakia Martin Jobbágy
Malaysia Edmond Ng
24 minPenalties18 min
21Shots50
4 April 2018
19:00		Mongolia 11–2
(1–2, 5–0, 5–0)		 KuwaitSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 48
Game reference
Referee:
New Zealand Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-hung
Indonesia Heru Wardana
14 minPenalties18 min
66Shots14
5 April 2018
15:30		Thailand 11–0
(4–0, 4–0, 3–0)		 SingaporeSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 87
Game reference
Referee:
Malaysia Yong Chun Lim
Linesmen:
China Hongda Chi
Lithuania Edvardas Valickas
6 minPenalties12 min
56Shots7
5 April 2018
19:00		Kuwait 0–13
(0–4, 0–6, 0–3)		 PhilippinesSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 467
Game reference
Referee:
Germany Volker Westhaus
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Helan Salem Al Ameri
Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-hung
18 minPenalties20 min
18Shots45
6 April 2018
19:00		Philippines 6–5
(3–2, 2–1, 1–2)		 MongoliaSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 423
Game reference
Referee:
New Zealand Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
Slovakia Martin Jobbágy
Malaysia Edmond Ng
43 minPenalties30 min
29Shots42
7 April 2018
15:30		Mongolia 5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)		 ThailandSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 254
Game reference
Referee:
Malaysia Yong Chun Lim
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Helan Salem Al Ameri
Indonesia Heru Wardana
8 minPenalties10 min
37Shots23
7 April 2018
19:00		Kuwait 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 SingaporeSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 125
Game reference
Referee:
Kazakhstan Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen:
Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-hung
Lithuania Edvardas Valickas
6 minPenalties14 min
24Shots29
8 April 2018
15:30		Thailand 12–1
(2–0, 6–1, 4–0)		 KuwaitSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 365
Game reference
Referee:
New Zealand Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
China Hongda Chi
Malaysia Edmond Ng
4 minPenalties12 min
48Shots11
8 April 2018
19:00		Singapore 0–15
(0–5, 0–6, 0–4)		 PhilippinesSM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 513
Game reference
Referee:
Malaysia Yong Chun Lim
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Helan Salem Al Ameri
Lithuania Edvardas Valickas
6 minPenalties6 min
9Shots49


Division I

Main article: 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I
2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates24–29 March 2018
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up  Macau
Third place  Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored83 (8.3 per game)
Attendance2,949 (295 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Malaysia Ban Kin Loke &
Malaysia Bryan Lim (19 points)
Official website
IIHF.com
← 2017

The Division I competition was played from 24 to 29 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

Participants
Team 2017 Results
 Malaysia Host, finished 5th place in Top Division last year and were relegated.
 India Runner-up of Division I last year.
 Macau Finished 4th place in Division I last year.
 Indonesia No previous participation.
Final ranking
     Promoted to 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Rank Team
1  Malaysia (H, P)
2  Macau
3  Indonesia
4  India

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Challenge Cup of Asia set". IIHF. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ Challenge Cup of Asia officials
  3. ^ Palmer, Dan (8 April 2018). "Mongolia win IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia on goal difference". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 9 April 2018.