2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Tournament details
Host country	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)	Ban Kin Loke &; Bryan Lim (19 points)
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
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]

Referees

Yu Jin Ang
Feng Lei
Francois Emmanuel Gautier
Ryan Hissong

Linesmen

Raedeni Atmaja
Anton Boryayev
Yong Elbert Cheah
Qiwei Benjamin Huang
Tam Weng Leong
Chun Wong

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Malaysia (H)	3	3	0	29	2	+27	9
2	India	3	1	2	6	14	−8	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Macau	3	1	2	6	12	−6	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Indonesia	3	1	2	6	19	−13	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}

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:

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

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)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 128


			Referee: Yu Jin Ang

8 min	Penalties	14 min
18	Shots	27

24 March 2018
18:15

Malaysia

12–0
(3–0, 4–0, 5–0)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 562


			Referee: Feng Lei

0 min	Penalties	22 min
38	Shots	10

25 March 2018
14:30

India

2–4
(1–3, 0–1, 1–0)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 166


			Referee: Francois Emmanuel Gautier

20 min	Penalties	22 min
23	Shots	25

25 March 2018
18:00

Macau

1–7
(0–1, 1–4, 0–2)

Malaysia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 374


			Referee: Ryan Hissong

8 min	Penalties	4 min
24	Shots	51

27 March 2018
14:30

Indonesia

2–5
(1–1, 1–2, 0–2)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 116


			Referee: Feng Lei

20 min	Penalties	56 min
24	Shots	37

27 March 2018
18:00

Malaysia

10–1
(3–0, 4–0, 3–1)

India

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 445


			Referee: Yu Jin Ang

6 min	Penalties	28 min
43	Shots	20

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)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 179


			Referee: Ryan Hissong

45 min	Penalties	6 min
24	Shots	33

28 March 2018
18:00

Malaysia

12–4
(4–0, 5–2, 3–2)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 316


			Referee: Francois Emmanuel Gautier

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)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 208


			Referee: Yu Jin Ang

12 min	Penalties	8 min
36	Shots	27

Final[]

29 March 2018
18:00

Malaysia

7–2
(4–0, 2–0, 1–2)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 455


			Referee: Ryan Hissong

22 min	Penalties	10 min
32	Shots	20

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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[Challenge_Cup_of_Asia_set-1] Challenge Cup of Asia set. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 25 August 2017.

[Gold_#3_for_Malaysia-2] Gold #3 for Malaysia. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 29 March 2018.

[3] Challenge Cup of Asia Division I officials

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