2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 6th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 16 March and 24 March 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Chinese Taipei won the tournament after defeating Hong Kong in the final and Mongolia finished in third after defeating Kuwait in the bronze medal match. The defending champions, the United Emirates were knocked out of the playoff round in the quarterfinals by Hong Kong.

2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates16–24 March 2013
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Chinese Taipei (3rd title)
Runner-up  Hong Kong
Third place  Mongolia
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored293 (10.46 per game)
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Overview edit

The 2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia began on 16 March 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] The tournament was split into two groups of five for the preliminary round, with both groups competing in a round robin format. Group A consists of Chinese Taipei, Kuwait, Malaysia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. While Group B is made up of Hong Kong, India, Macau, Mongolia and Singapore. After the preliminary round all five teams from Group A enter the quarterfinals along with the top three teams from Group B.[2]

Chinese Taipei won the tournament after they defeated Hong Kong 4–2 in the final, claiming their third IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia title.[3] Mongolia finished third after winning the bronze medal game against Kuwait.[3] Khaled Al Suwaidi of the United Arab Emirates was named the tournament's top goaltender by the IIHF directorate. Thai Likit Neimwann was named the top defenceman and Ban Kin Loke of Malaysia was selected as the top forward.[3] Jasper Tang of Hong Kong finished the tournament as the top scorer with 19 points including nine goals and ten assists.[4] Chinese Taipei's Ting Pang-Keng was the leading goaltender based on save percentage with a percentage of 0.937.[5]

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Chinese Taipei 4 3 1 0 0 31 5 +26 11 Quarter-finals
2   Thailand 4 3 0 0 1 31 12 +19 9
3   United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 1 1 16 7 +9 7
4   Kuwait 4 1 0 0 3 8 31 −23 3
5   Malaysia 4 0 0 0 4 7 38 −31 0
Source: [citation needed]

All times local. (UTC+7:00)

16 March 2013
13:30
Malaysia  1 – 7
(0–1, 1–3, 0–3)
  United Arab EmiratesArena
Attendance: 140
Game reference
16 March 2013
20:30
Kuwait  0 – 10
(0–1, 0–4, 0–5)
  ThailandArena
Attendance: 647
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17 March 2013
20:30
Chinese Taipei  13 – 1
(4–1, 6–0, 3–0)
  KuwaitArena
Attendance: 236
Game reference
18 March 2013
13:30
Thailand  16 – 3
(6–2, 3–1, 7–0)
  MalaysiaArena
Attendance: 125
Game reference
18 March 2013
20:30
United Arab Emirates  1 – 2
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1, 0-1)
  Chinese TaipeiArena
Attendance: 267
Game reference
19 March 2013
20:30
Kuwait  1 – 6
(0–2, 0–2, 1–2)
  United Arab EmiratesArena
Attendance: 95
Game reference
20 March 2013
10:00
Thailand  2 – 7
(1–3, 1–2, 0–2)
  Chinese TaipeiArena
Attendance: 225
Game reference
20 March 2013
17:00
Malaysia  2 – 6
(1–1, 0–2, 1–3)
  KuwaitArena
Attendance: 95
Game reference
21 March 2013
13:30
United Arab Emirates  2 – 3
(0–2, 2–1, 0–0)
  ThailandArena
Attendance: 422
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21 March 2013
20:30
Chinese Taipei  9 – 1
(2–0, 3–0, 4–1)
  MalaysiaArena
Attendance: 76
Game reference

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 0 47 3 +44 12 Quarter-finals
2   Mongolia 4 3 0 0 1 32 10 +22 9
3   Macau 4 2 0 0 2 16 20 −4 6
4   Singapore 4 1 0 0 3 19 23 −4 3 Did not advance
5   India 4 0 0 0 4 5 63 −58 0
Source: [citation needed]

All times local. (UTC+7:00)

16 March 2013
10:00
Mongolia  20 – 0
(5–0, 6–0, 9–0)
  IndiaArena
Attendance: 89
Game reference
16 March 2013
17:00
Singapore  4 – 6
(1–1, 2–2, 1–3)
  MacauArena
Attendance: 121
Game reference
17 March 2013
17:00
Hong Kong  10 – 0
(4–0, 4–0, 2–0)
  SingaporeArena
Attendance: 120
Game reference
18 March 2013
10:00
Macau  1 – 6
(0–2, 1–3, 0–1)
  MongoliaArena
Attendance: 54
Game reference
18 March 2013
17:00
India  0 – 21
(0–6, 0–7, 0–8)
  Hong KongArena
Attendance: 109
Game reference
19 March 2013
17:00
Singapore  13 – 4
(4–1, 3–1, 6–2)
  IndiaArena
Attendance: 68
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20 March 2013
13:30
Macau  0 – 9
(0–2, 0–3, 0–4)
  Hong KongArena
Attendance: 65
Game reference
20 March 2013
20:30
Mongolia  3 – 2
(0–1, 2–1, 1–0)
  SingaporeArena
Attendance: 85
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21 March 2013
10:00
India  1 – 9
(0–2, 1–4, 0–3)
  MacauArena
Attendance: 53
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21 March 2013
17:00
Hong Kong  7 – 3
(2–0, 4–2, 1–1)
  MongoliaArena
Attendance: 89
Game reference

Playoff round edit

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1   Chinese Taipei 11
B3   Macau 0
A1   Chinese Taipei 21
A4   Kuwait 0
A4   Kuwait 4
A5   Malaysia 3
A1   Chinese Taipei 4
B1   Hong Kong 2
A2   Thailand 4
B2   Mongolia 5
B2   Mongolia 3 Third place
B1   Hong Kong 4
A3   United Arab Emirates 3 A4   Kuwait 0
B1   Hong Kong 6 B2   Mongolia 11

Quarter-finals edit

All times local. (UTC+7:00)

22 March 2013
10:00
Chinese Taipei  11 – 0
(8–0, 0–0, 3–0)
  MacauArena
Attendance: 54
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22 March 2013
13:30
United Arab Emirates  3 – 6
(1–2, 1–1, 1–3)
  Hong KongArena
Attendance: 86
Game reference
22 March 2013
17:00
Thailand  4 – 5
(1–2, 2–1, 1–2)
  MongoliaArena
Attendance: 437
Game reference
22 March 2013
20:30
Kuwait  4 – 3
(1–2, 3–0, 0–1)
  MalaysiaArena
Attendance: 65
Game reference

Semifinals edit

All times local. (UTC+7:00)

23 March 2013
17:00
Mongolia  3 – 4
(0–2, 0–1, 3–1)
  Hong KongArena
Attendance: 228
Game reference
23 March 2013
20:30
Chinese Taipei  21 – 0
(4–0, 10–0, 7–0)
  KuwaitArena
Attendance: 115
Game reference

Bronze medal game edit

Time is local. (UTC+7:00)

24 March 2013
14:30
Kuwait  0 – 11
(0–3, 0–2, 0–6)
  MongoliaArena
Attendance: 235
Game reference

Gold medal game edit

Time is local. (UTC+7:00)

24 March 2013
18:00
Chinese Taipei  4 – 2
(1–0, 2–1, 1–1)
  Hong KongArena
Attendance: 545
Game reference

Statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[4]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
  Jasper Tang 7 9 10 19 +21 0 F
  Weng To 7 11 6 17 +16 8 F
  Mishigsuren Namjil 7 4 13 17 +15 6 F
  Bayarsaikhan Jargalsaikhan 7 4 12 16 +16 33 F
  Shen Yen-Chin 7 8 6 14 +19 2 F
  Alvin Sham 7 6 8 14 +18 6 F
  Tewin Chartsuwan 5 10 3 13 +4 8 F
  Chang Kai-Hsiang 7 10 3 13 +16 2 F
  Donald Tse 7 9 4 13 +18 2 F
  Leo Kan 7 5 7 12 +16 2 F
  Lin Hung-Ju 7 5 7 12 +20 4 F

Leading goaltenders edit

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[5]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS%
  Ting Pang-Keng 271:09 95 6 1.33 93.68
  Emerson Kwokway Keung 345:13 155 13 2.26 91.61
  Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan 392:53 156 18 2.75 88.46
  Khaled Al Suwaidi 244:22 101 12 2.95 88.12
  Prakpoom Thongaram 184:10 63 8 2.61 87.30

References edit

  1. ^ "Statistics". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  2. ^ "Format". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  3. ^ a b c Merk, Martin (2013-03-25). "Chinese Taipei wins in Bangkok". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  4. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  5. ^ a b "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-08-24.

External links edit