The 2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was the third IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was held from 15 February 2012 to 19 February 2012 in Qiqihar, China. Japan won the tournament for the second year in a row after defeating China's first team in the gold medal game. China's second team won bronze after defeating South Korea in the third place match.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  China |
| Dates | 15–19 February 2012 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Japan (2nd title) |
Runner-up  | China 1 |
Third place  | China 2 |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 54 (6.75 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Chiho Osawa (7 points) |
Overview edit
The 2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 15 February 2012 in Qiqihar, China.[1] The tournament expanded back to four teams from three in 2011 with the inclusion of a second Chinese national team.[1] That second national team was the Chinese junior team.[2] The opening game was played between the first and second teams of China with the first Chinese team defeating the second team 12–0.[1] Japan won the tournament for the second year in a row after defeating China's first team in the gold medal game.[1] China's second team finished in third place after defeating South Korea in the bronze medal game 2–1.[1] Chiho Osawa of Japan finished the tournament as the top scorer after finishing with seven points including four goals and three assists.[3] South Korea's Shin Sojung finished as the tournaments top goaltender based on save percentage with 93.33.[4]
Round robin edit
The four participating teams were placed in a single round robin. After playing the round-robin, the top two teams advanced to the gold medal game while teams rank three and four advanced to the bronze medal game.[5]
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| China 1
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 | Gold medal game |
| Japan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 6 | |
| China 2
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3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 2 | Bronze medal game |
| South Korea
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
All times local.
| 15 February 2012 16:15 | China 1 | 12 – 0 (5–0, 5–0, 2–0) | China 2 | Qiqihar Icerink Attendance: 220 |
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| Wang Yuqing | Goalies | Jiao Jian Yang Jiaqi | Referee: Miyuki Nakayama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 February 19:15 | Japan | 6 – 1 (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) | South Korea | Qiqihar Icerink Attendance: 1935 |
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| Azusa Nakaoku | Goalies | Shin Sojung | Referee: Liu Chunhua | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | Shots | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 2012 16:15 | China 1 | 3 – 0 (0–0, 3–0, 0–0) | South Korea | Qiqihar Icerink Attendance: 374 |
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| Shi Yao | Goalies | Shin Sojung | Referee: Miyuki Nakayama | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||
| 63 | Shots | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 February 2012 19:15 | China 2 | 0 – 12 (0–4, 0–6, 0–2) | Japan | Qiqihar Icerink Attendance: 312 |
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| Jiao Jian Yang Jiaqi | Goalies | Azusa Nakaoku | Referee: Lui Chunchua | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Shots | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 2012 16:15 | China 1 | 4 – 2 (1–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Japan | Qiqihar Icerink Attendance: 2012 |
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| Shi Yao Wang Yuqing | Goalies | Azusa Nakaoku | Referee: Liu Chunchua | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 2012 19:15 | South Korea | 3 – 4 GWS (0–0, 2–0, 1–3) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | China 2 | Qiqihar Icerink Attendance: 293 |
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| Han Dohee Shin Sojung | Goalies | Jiao Jian Yang Jiaqi | Referee: Miyuki Nakayama | |||||||||||||||||
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Han S  Park J Lee K | Shootout |  Jiang X Wen | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 28 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game edit
| 19 February 2012 11:00 | China 1 | 1 – 3 (0–0, 0–2, 1–1) | Japan | Qiqihar Icerink Attendance: 2312 |
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| Shi Yao | Goalies | Azusa Nakaoku | Referee: Miyuki Nakayama | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 41 | ||||||||||||
Bronze medal game edit
| 19 February 2012 14:00 | China 2 | 2 – 1 (2–1, 0–0, 0–0) | South Korea | Qiqihar Icerink Attendance: 2290 |
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| Yang Jiaqi | Goalies | Sojung Shin | Referee: Liu Chunhua | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||
Scoring leaders edit
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[3]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| Chiho Osawa |
4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Saki Shimozawa |
4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +9 | 4 | F |
| Fang Xin |
4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Haruna Yoneyama |
3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Huang Haijing |
4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 10 | F |
| Haruka Toko |
4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Zhang Mengying |
4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Fuka Ishiura |
3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Ma Rui |
4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Kong Minghui |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 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.[4]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% |
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| Shin Sojung |
209:57 | 165 | 11 | 3.14 | 93.33 |
| Shi Yao |
178:59 | 63 | 5 | 1.68 | 92.06 |
| Azusa Nakaoku |
240:00 | 59 | 6 | 1.50 | 89.83 |
| (2) Yang Jiaqi |
117:03 | 61 | 10 | 5.13 | 83:61 |
| (2) Jiao Jian |
127:57 | 47 | 18 | 8.44 | 61.70 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Ladies first in Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2012-12-14. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ a b "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Format". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-02-19.