2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 24–29 March 2018 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 10 |
Goals scored | 83 (8.3 per game) |
Attendance | 2,949 (295 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Official website | |
IIHF.com | |
← 2017 |
The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was the 5th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I competition, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Division I competition took place from 24 to 29 March 2018 at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] Four teams competed in the tournament. Originally, six teams were scheduled to compete. However, Oman and Qatar were scheduled to compete, but cancelled. Indonesia made its debut in the Challenge Cup of Asia. The host nation Malaysia won its first Division I tournament, winning all five of its games, defeating Macau in the final and promoted to Top Division for the 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.[2]
Participants
Team | 2017 Results |
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![]() | Host, finished 5th place in Top Division last year and were relegated. |
![]() | Runner-up of Division I last year. |
![]() | Finished 4th place in Division I last year. |
![]() | No previous participation. |
Match officials
4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3[a] |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3[a] |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3[a] |
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.
(H) Host
Notes:
- ^ a b c India 3 Pts, +1 GD; Macau 3 Pts, 0 GD; Indonesia 3 Pts, –1 GD
Schedules
All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
Preliminary round
24 March 2018 14:30 | India ![]() | 3–0 (0–0, 0–0, 3–0) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 128 |
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
18 | Shots | 27 |
24 March 2018 18:15 | Malaysia ![]() | 12–0 (3–0, 4–0, 5–0) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 562 |
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0 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
38 | Shots | 10 |
25 March 2018 14:30 | India ![]() | 2–4 (1–3, 0–1, 1–0) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 166 |
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20 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
23 | Shots | 25 |
25 March 2018 18:00 | Macau ![]() | 1–7 (0–1, 1–4, 0–2) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 374 |
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
24 | Shots | 51 |
27 March 2018 14:30 | Indonesia ![]() | 2–5 (1–1, 1–2, 0–2) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 116 |
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20 min | Penalties | 56 min | ||
24 | Shots | 37 |
27 March 2018 18:00 | Malaysia ![]() | 10–1 (3–0, 4–0, 3–1) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 445 |
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6 min | Penalties | 28 min | ||
43 | Shots | 20 |
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 12 | |||||||
A4 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||
WSF1 | ![]() | 7 | |||||||
WSF2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
A2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
A3 | ![]() | 4 | Third place game | ||||||
LSF1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
LSF2 | ![]() | 4 |
Semifinals
28 March 2018 14:30 | India ![]() | 2–4 (0–2, 0–0, 2–2) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 179 |
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45 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
24 | Shots | 33 |
28 March 2018 18:00 | Malaysia ![]() | 12–4 (4–0, 5–2, 3–2) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 316 |
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6 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
42 | Shots | 15 |
Third place game
29 March 2018 14:30 | India ![]() | 1–4 (0–2, 1–1, 0–1) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 208 |
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
36 | Shots | 27 |
Final
29 March 2018 18:00 | Malaysia ![]() | 7–2 (4–0, 2–0, 1–2) | ![]() | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 455 |
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22 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
32 | Shots | 20 |
Final ranking
Promoted to 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia |
Rank | Team |
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3 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
(H) Host; (P) Promoted.
Source: IIHF
References
- ^ "Challenge Cup of Asia set". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Gold #3 for Malaysia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Challenge Cup of Asia Division I officials