IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship

(Redirected from IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia)

The IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship (formerly the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia) are a series of international ice hockey tournaments in the continent of Asia. The purpose of the tournament is to provide competitive opportunities for Asian and Oceania teams that are either in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championships or did not compete in any IIHF World Championships. The first edition was held in Hong Kong from 24 to 26 April 2008, with the second edition held a year later in the United Arab Emirates. The third edition took place from 29 March to 4 April 2010 in the Republic of China.[1]

IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship
SportIce hockey
Founded2008
Most recent
champion(s)
 Mongolia (2nd title) – Men's
 Thailand (2nd title) – Women's
 Malaysia (2nd title) – Men's U20
Most titles Chinese Taipei (6 titles) – Men's
 China,  Japan &  Thailand (2 titles each) – Women's
 Japan (3 titles) – Men's U20
Official websiteIIHF.com

The first women's tournament took place in Shanghai, China from 10 to 14 April 2010, and the first University Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Goyang-Si, Seoul, South Korea from 12 to 14 May 2010.[2] Junior (under-20) and under-18 editions were introduced in 2012. On 31 January 2020, the women's and men's under-20 tournaments were cancelled, except the men's tournament, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The competition was renamed to the IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship starting with the 2022 season.[4]

Results edit

Men's edit

Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
2008   Chinese Taipei (1)   Malaysia (1)   Hong Kong (1) Hong Kong   Hong Kong
2009   United Arab Emirates (1)   Thailand (1)   Malaysia (1) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
2010   Chinese Taipei (2)   United Arab Emirates (1)   Thailand (1) Taipei City   Taiwan
2011   Hong Kong (1)   United Arab Emirates (2)   Thailand (2) Kuwait City   Kuwait
2012   United Arab Emirates (2)   Thailand (2)   Malaysia (2) Dehradun   India
2013   Chinese Taipei (3)   Hong Kong (1)   Mongolia (1) Bangkok   Thailand
2014   Chinese Taipei (4)   United Arab Emirates (3)   Mongolia (2) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
2015   Chinese Taipei (5)   United Arab Emirates (4)   Mongolia (3) Taipei City   Taiwan
2016   Chinese Taipei (6)   United Arab Emirates (5)   Mongolia (4) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
2017   United Arab Emirates (3)   Mongolia (1)   Thailand (3) Bangkok   Thailand
2018   Mongolia (1)   Thailand (3)   Philippines (1) Pasay   Philippines
2019   Mongolia (2)   Philippines (1)   Singapore (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
2020 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Singapore   Singapore

Men's Division I edit

Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
2014   Macau (1)   Kyrgyzstan (1)   Singapore (1) Bishkek   Kyrgyzstan
2015   Kuwait (1)   Singapore (1)   Kyrgyzstan (1) Kuwait City   Kuwait
2016   Kyrgyzstan (1)   Malaysia (1)   Macau (1) Bishkek   Kyrgyzstan
2017   Kuwait (2)   India (1)   Oman (1) Kuwait City   Kuwait
2018   Malaysia (1)   Macau (1)   Indonesia (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia

Women's edit

Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
2010   China 1 (1)   Japan (1)   North Korea (1) Shanghai   China
2011   Japan (1)   China (1)   South Korea (1) Nikko   Japan
2012   Japan (2)   China 1 (2)   China 2 (1) Qiqihar   China
2014   China (2)   North Korea (1)   South Korea (2) Harbin   China
2017   New Zealand U18 (1)   Thailand (1)   Singapore (1) Bangkok   Thailand
2018   Chinese Taipei U18 (1)   New Zealand U18 (1)   Thailand (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
2019   Thailand (1)   Chinese Taipei (1)   Singapore (2) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
2020 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Manila   Philippines
2023   Thailand (2)   Iran (1)   Singapore (3) Bangkok   Thailand
2024 To be determined Bishkek   Kyrgyzstan

Women's Division I edit

Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
2014   Hong Kong (1)   Thailand (1)   Singapore (1) Hong Kong   Hong Kong
2015   Chinese Taipei (1)   Thailand (2)   Hong Kong (1) Taipei City   Taiwan
2016   Chinese Taipei (2)   Thailand (3)   Singapore (2) Taipei City   Taiwan
2018   Malaysia (1)   United Arab Emirates (1)   Philippines (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
2019   Philippines (1)   United Arab Emirates (2)   India (1) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
2020 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Manila   Philippines

University/Men's U20 edit

Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
2010   Japan (1)   South Korea (1)   China (1) Seoul   South Korea
2011   Japan (2)   South Korea (2)   China (2) Changchun   China
2012   MHL Red Stars (1)   Japan (1)   South Korea (1) Seoul   South Korea
2013   Japan (3)   MHL Red Stars (1)   South Korea (2) Khabarovsk   Russia
2014   MHL Red Stars (2)   Kazakhstan (1)   Japan (1) Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk   Russia
2018   Malaysia (1)   Kyrgyzstan (1)   United Arab Emirates (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
2019   Malaysia (1)   Kyrgyzstan (1)   Philippines (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
2020 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Bangkok   Thailand
2022   Thailand (2)   Singapore (2)   Hong Kong (1) Bangkok   Thailand

Men's U20 Division I edit

Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
2019   Thailand (1)   Mongolia (1)   Indonesia (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
2020 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Bangkok   Thailand

Men's U18 edit

Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
2012   Thailand (1)   United Arab Emirates (1)   Malaysia (1) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
2023   Uzbekistan (1)   Turkmenistan (1)   Mongolia (1) Ulaanbaatar   Mongolia
2024 To be determined Tashkent, Samarkand   Uzbekistan

Medal table edit

Men's edit

Countries in bold currently compete in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championships.

Rank Country   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
1   Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6
2   United Arab Emirates 3 5 0 8
3   Mongolia 2 1 4 7
4   Hong Kong 1 1 1 3
5   Thailand 0 3 3 6
6   Malaysia 0 1 2 3
7   Philippines 0 1 1 2
8   Singapore 0 0 1 1
Totals (8 countries) 12 12 12 36

Women's edit

Countries in bold currently compete in the IIHF World Women's Championships.

Rank Country   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
1   China 2 2 1 5
2   Japan 2 1 0 3
3   Thailand 1 1 1 3
4   Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 2
  New Zealand 1 1 0 2
6   North Korea 0 1 1 2
7   Singapore 0 0 2 2
  South Korea 0 0 2 2
Totals (8 countries) 7 7 7 21

Men's U20 edit

Rank Country   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
1   Japan 3 1 1 5
2   Russia 2 1 0 3
3   Malaysia 2 0 0 2
4   South Korea 0 2 2 4
5   Kyrgyzstan 0 2 0 2
6   Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1
7   China 0 0 2 2
8   Philippines 0 0 1 1
  United Arab Emirates 0 0 1 1
Totals (9 countries) 7 7 7 21

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia (Men)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  2. ^ "Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Merk, Martin (31 January 2020). "Challenge Cup of Asia tournaments cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  4. ^ "Asian Competitions". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.

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