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2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Philippines Philippines
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 3–8 April 2018
Teams 5
Final positions
Champions  Mongolia (1st title)
Runner-up  Thailand
Third place  Philippines
Tournament statistics
Games played 10
Goals scored 106 (10.6 per game)
Attendance 2,819 (282 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Philippines Steven Füglister (20 points)
Website IIHF.com
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 11th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Top Division of the tournament will take place from 3 to 8 April 2018 at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.[1]

Top Division[]

Participants[]

Team 2017 Results
 Philippines Host, no previous participation.
 Mongolia Won silver medal last year.
 Thailand Won bronze medal last year.
 Singapore Finished 4th place last year.
 Kuwait Winner of Division I last year and were promoted.

Match officials[]

3 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Referees
  • Flag of New Zealand Ryan Cairns
  • Flag of Germany Volker Westhaus
  • Flag of Kazakhstan Vladimir Yefremov

Linesmen
  • Flag of United Arab Emirates Helan Salem Al Ameri
  • Flag of China Chi Hongda
  • Flag of Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-hung
  • Flag of Slovakia Martin Jobbágy
  • Flag of Malaysia Edmond Ng
  • Flag of Lithuania Edvardas Valickas
  • Flag of Indonesia Heru Wardana

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Mongolia (C) 4 3 0 0 1 26 12 +14 9[lower-alpha 1] Champions
2  Thailand 4 3 0 0 1 31 10 +21 9[lower-alpha 1] Runner-up
3  Philippines (H) 4 3 0 0 1 38 12 +26 9[lower-alpha 1] Third place
4  Singapore 4 0 1 0 3 6 33 −27 2
5  Kuwait (R) 4 0 0 1 3 5 39 −34 1 Relegated to 2019 Division I
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2018. 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.
(C) Champion; (H) Host; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Challenge Cup of Asia set. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 25 August 2017.
  2. Challenge Cup of Asia officials
  3. "Mongolia win IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia on goal difference", Inside the Games, Dunsar Media Company Limited, 8 April 2018. Retrieved on 9 April 2018. 

Schedules[]

All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).

3 April 2018
15:30
Singapore  3–5
(1–1, 1–2, 1–2)
 Mongolia SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 79
3 April 2018
19:15
Philippines  4–7
(2–1, 0–3, 2–3)
 Thailand SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 458
4 April 2018
19:00
Mongolia  11–2
(1–2, 5–0, 5–0)
 Kuwait SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 48
5 April 2018
15:30
Thailand  11–0
(4–0, 4–0, 3–0)
 Singapore SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 87
5 April 2018
19:00
Kuwait  0–13
(0–4, 0–6, 0–3)
 Philippines SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 467
6 April 2018
19:00
Philippines  6–5
(3–2, 2–1, 1–2)
 Mongolia SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 423
7 April 2018
15:30
Mongolia  5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)
 Thailand SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 254
7 April 2018
19:00
Kuwait  2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 Singapore SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 125
8 April 2018
15:30
Thailand  12–1
(2–0, 6–1, 4–0)
 Kuwait SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 365
8 April 2018
19:00
Singapore  0–15
(0–5, 0–6, 0–4)
 Philippines SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay
Attendance: 513


Division I[]

2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 24–29 March 2018
Teams 4
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up  Macau
Third place  Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Games played 10
Goals scored 83 (8.3 per game)
Attendance 2,949 (295 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Malaysia Ban Kin Loke &
Flag of Malaysia Bryan Lim (19 points)
Website IIHF.com
← 2017

The Division I competition was played from 24 to 29 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

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.
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[]

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