IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship

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

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Men's

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# Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
1 2008   Chinese Taipei (1)   Malaysia (1)   Hong Kong (1) Hong Kong   Hong Kong
2 2009   United Arab Emirates (1)   Thailand (1)   Malaysia (1) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
3 2010   Chinese Taipei (2)   United Arab Emirates (1)   Thailand (1) Taipei City   Taiwan
4 2011   Hong Kong (1)   United Arab Emirates (2)   Thailand (2) Kuwait City   Kuwait
5 2012   United Arab Emirates (2)   Thailand (2)   Malaysia (2) Dehradun   India
6 2013   Chinese Taipei (3)   Hong Kong (1)   Mongolia (1) Bangkok   Thailand
7 2014   Chinese Taipei (4)   United Arab Emirates (3)   Mongolia (2) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
8 2015   Chinese Taipei (5)   United Arab Emirates (4)   Mongolia (3) Taipei City   Taiwan
9 2016   Chinese Taipei (6)   United Arab Emirates (5)   Mongolia (4) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
10 2017   United Arab Emirates (3)   Mongolia (1)   Thailand (3) Bangkok   Thailand
11 2018   Mongolia (1)   Thailand (3)   Philippines (1) Pasay   Philippines
12 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

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# Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
1 2014   Macau (1)   Kyrgyzstan (1)   Singapore (1) Bishkek   Kyrgyzstan
2 2015   Kuwait (1)   Singapore (1)   Kyrgyzstan (1) Kuwait City   Kuwait
3 2016   Kyrgyzstan (1)   Malaysia (1)   Macau (1) Bishkek   Kyrgyzstan
4 2017   Kuwait (2)   India (1)   Oman (1) Kuwait City   Kuwait
5 2018   Malaysia (1)   Macau (1)   Indonesia (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia

Women's

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# Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
1 2010   China 1 (1)   Japan (1)   North Korea (1) Shanghai   China
2 2011   Japan (1)   China (1)   South Korea (1) Nikko   Japan
3 2012   Japan (2)   China 1 (2)   China 2 (1) Qiqihar   China
4 2014   China (2)   North Korea (1)   South Korea (2) Harbin   China
5 2017   New Zealand U18 (1)   Thailand (1)   Singapore (1) Bangkok   Thailand
6 2018   Chinese Taipei U18 (1)   New Zealand U18 (1)   Thailand (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
7 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
8 2023   Thailand (2)   Iran (1)   Singapore (3) Bangkok   Thailand
9 2024   Iran (1)   Philippines (1)   United Arab Emirates (1) Bishkek   Kyrgyzstan

Women's Division I

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# Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
1 2014   Hong Kong (1)   Thailand (1)   Singapore (1) Hong Kong   Hong Kong
2 2015   Chinese Taipei (1)   Thailand (2)   Hong Kong (1) Taipei City   Taiwan
3 2016   Chinese Taipei (2)   Thailand (3)   Singapore (2) Taipei City   Taiwan
4 2018   Malaysia (1)   United Arab Emirates (1)   Philippines (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
5 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

Men's U20

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# Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
1 2010   Japan (1)   South Korea (1)   China (1) Seoul   South Korea
2 2011   Japan (2)   South Korea (2)   China (2) Changchun   China
3 2012   MHL Red Stars (1)   Japan (1)   South Korea (1) Seoul   South Korea
4 2013   Japan (3)   MHL Red Stars (1)   South Korea (2) Khabarovsk   Russia
5 2014   MHL Red Stars (2)   Kazakhstan (1)   Japan (1) Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk   Russia
6 2018   Malaysia (1)   Kyrgyzstan (1)   United Arab Emirates (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
7 2019   Malaysia (1)   Kyrgyzstan (1)   Philippines (1) Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia
- 2020 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Bangkok   Thailand
8 2022   Thailand (1)   Singapore (1)   Hong Kong (1) Bangkok   Thailand

Men's U20 Division I

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# Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
1 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

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# Year   Gold   Silver   Bronze Host city Host country
1 2012   Thailand (1)   United Arab Emirates (1)   Malaysia (1) Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates
2 2023   Uzbekistan (1)   Turkmenistan (1)   Mongolia (1) Ulaanbaatar   Mongolia
3 2024   Uzbekistan (2)   Thailand (1)   Mongolia (2) Tashkent, Samarkand   Uzbekistan
4 2025

Medals

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Men (2008-2019)

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Some countries compete in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Chinese Taipei6006
2  United Arab Emirates3508
3  Mongolia2147
4  Hong Kong1113
5  Thailand0336
6  Malaysia0123
7  Philippines0112
8  Singapore0011
Totals (8 entries)12121236

Women (2010-2024)

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Some countries compete in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Women's Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China2215
2  Thailand2114
3  Japan2103
4  Chinese Taipei1102
  Iran1102
  New Zealand1102
7  North Korea0112
8  Philippines0101
9  Singapore0033
10  South Korea0022
11  United Arab Emirates0011
Totals (11 entries)99927

Men's Division I

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Women's Division I

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Men's U20

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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

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References

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  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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