2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Tournament details
Host country	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Malaysia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	24–29 March 2018
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg/10px-Gold_medal_blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300">	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Silver_medal_blank.svg/10px-Silver_medal_blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300">	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> Macau
Third place <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg/10px-Bronze_medal_blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300">	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	83 (8.3 per game)
Attendance	2,949 (295 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	<img alt="Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Ban Kin Loke &; <img alt="Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Bryan Lim (19 points)
Website	IIHF.com
	← 2017

2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country	Philippines
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	3–8 April 2018
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Mongolia (1st title)
Runner-up	Thailand
Third place	Philippines
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	106 (10.6 per game)
Attendance	2,819 (282 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Steven Füglister (20 points)
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 edit

Participants edit

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 edit

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

Referees

Ryan Cairns
Volker Westhaus
Vladimir Yefremov

Linesmen

Helan Salem Al Ameri
Chi Hongda
Huang Jen-hung
Martin Jobbágy
Edmond Ng
Edvardas Valickas
Heru Wardana

Standings edit

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:

^ ^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 edit

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

3 April 2018
15:30

Singapore

3–5
(1–1, 1–2, 1–2)

Mongolia

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 79


			Referee: Volker Westhaus Linesmen: Helan Salem Al Ameri Hongda Chi

26 min	Penalties	8 min
8	Shots	38

3 April 2018
19:15

Philippines

4–7
(2–1, 0–3, 2–3)

Thailand

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 458


			Referee: Vladimir Yefremov Linesmen: Martin Jobbágy Edmond Ng

24 min	Penalties	18 min
21	Shots	50

4 April 2018
19:00

Mongolia

11–2
(1–2, 5–0, 5–0)

Kuwait

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 48


			Referee: Ryan Cairns Linesmen: Huang Jen-hung Heru Wardana

14 min	Penalties	18 min
66	Shots	14

5 April 2018
15:30

Thailand

11–0
(4–0, 4–0, 3–0)

Singapore

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 87


			Referee: Yong Chun Lim Linesmen: Hongda Chi Edvardas Valickas

6 min	Penalties	12 min
56	Shots	7

5 April 2018
19:00

Kuwait

0–13
(0–4, 0–6, 0–3)

Philippines

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 467


			Referee: Volker Westhaus Linesmen: Helan Salem Al Ameri Huang Jen-hung

18 min	Penalties	20 min
18	Shots	45

6 April 2018
19:00

Philippines

6–5
(3–2, 2–1, 1–2)

Mongolia

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 423


			Referee: Ryan Cairns Linesmen: Martin Jobbágy Edmond Ng

43 min	Penalties	30 min
29	Shots	42

7 April 2018
15:30

Mongolia

5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)

Thailand

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 254


			Referee: Yong Chun Lim Linesmen: Helan Salem Al Ameri Heru Wardana

8 min	Penalties	10 min
37	Shots	23

7 April 2018
19:00

Kuwait

2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)

Singapore

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 125


			Referee: Vladimir Yefremov Linesmen: Huang Jen-hung Edvardas Valickas

6 min	Penalties	14 min
24	Shots	29

8 April 2018
15:30

Thailand

12–1
(2–0, 6–1, 4–0)

Kuwait

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 365


			Referee: Ryan Cairns Linesmen: Hongda Chi Edmond Ng

4 min	Penalties	12 min
48	Shots	11

8 April 2018
19:00

Singapore

0–15
(0–5, 0–6, 0–4)

Philippines

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 513


			Referee: Yong Chun Lim Linesmen: Helan Salem Al Ameri Edvardas Valickas

6 min	Penalties	6 min
9	Shots	49

Division I edit

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 edit

^ ^a ^b "Challenge Cup of Asia set". IIHF. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
^ Challenge Cup of Asia officials
^ 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.

[table_hth_MGL0.19197970777377-4] Tied teams each had three head-to-head points, on head-to-head goal difference it was: Mongolia +3; Thailand –1; Philippines –2^[3]

[Challenge_Cup_of_Asia_set-1] "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.

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