2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

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2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
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Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Dates24–29 March 2018
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg Macau
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored83 (8.3 per match)
Attendance2,949 (295 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Malaysia &
Malaysia
(19 points)
WebsiteIIHF.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
 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.

Match officials[]

4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Malaysia (H) 3 3 0 0 0 29 2 +27 9
2  India 3 1 0 0 2 6 14 −8 3[a]
3  Macau 3 1 0 0 2 6 12 −6 3[a]
4  Indonesia 3 1 0 0 2 6 19 −13 3[a]
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.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ 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)		 MacauMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 128
24 March 2018
18:15		Malaysia 12–0
(3–0, 4–0, 5–0)		 IndonesiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 562
25 March 2018
14:30		India 2–4
(1–3, 0–1, 1–0)		 IndonesiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 166
25 March 2018
18:00		Macau 1–7
(0–1, 1–4, 0–2)		 MalaysiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 374
27 March 2018
14:30		Indonesia 2–5
(1–1, 1–2, 0–2)		 MacauMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 116
27 March 2018
18:00		Malaysia 10–1
(3–0, 4–0, 3–1)		 IndiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 445

Bracket[]

  Semifinals     Final
                 
  A1  Malaysia 12  
  A4  Indonesia 4    
      WSF1  Malaysia 7
      WSF2  Macau 2
  A2  India 2    
  A3  Macau 4   Third place game
 
LSF1  India 1
  LSF2  Indonesia 4

Semifinals[]

28 March 2018
14:30		India 2–4
(0–2, 0–0, 2–2)		 MacauMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 179
28 March 2018
18:00		Malaysia 12–4
(4–0, 5–2, 3–2)		 IndonesiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 316

Third place game[]

29 March 2018
14:30		India 1–4
(0–2, 1–1, 0–1)		 IndonesiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 208

Final[]

29 March 2018
18:00		Malaysia 7–2
(4–0, 2–0, 1–2)		 MacauMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 455

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[]

  1. ^ "Challenge Cup of Asia set". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Gold #3 for Malaysia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ^ Challenge Cup of Asia Division I officials
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