2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

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2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates24–29 March 2018
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up  Macau
Third place  Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored83 (8.3 per game)
Attendance2,949 (295 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Malaysia Ban Kin Loke &
Malaysia Bryan Lim (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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Standings[edit]

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[edit]

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

Preliminary round[edit]

24 March 2018
14:30		India 3–0
(0–0, 0–0, 3–0)		 MacauMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 128
Game reference
Referee:
Singapore Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Indonesia Raedeni Atmaja
Kazakhstan Anton Boryayev
8 minPenalties14 min
18Shots27
24 March 2018
18:15		Malaysia 12–0
(3–0, 4–0, 5–0)		 IndonesiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 562
Game reference
Referee:
China Feng Lei
Linesmen:
Singapore Qiwei Benjamin Huang
Macau Tam Weng Leong
0 minPenalties22 min
38Shots10
25 March 2018
14:30		India 2–4
(1–3, 0–1, 1–0)		 IndonesiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 166
Game reference
Referee:
Philippines Francois Emmanuel Gautier
Linesmen:
Malaysia Yong Elbert Cheah
Hong Kong Chun Wong
20 minPenalties22 min
23Shots25
25 March 2018
18:00		Macau 1–7
(0–1, 1–4, 0–2)		 MalaysiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 374
Game reference
Referee:
New Zealand Ryan Hissong
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Anton Boryayev
Singapore Qiwei Benjamin Huang
8 minPenalties4 min
24Shots51
27 March 2018
14:30		Indonesia 2–5
(1–1, 1–2, 0–2)		 MacauMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 116
Game reference
Referee:
China Feng Lei
Linesmen:
Malaysia Yong Elbert Cheah
Hong Kong Chun Wong
20 minPenalties56 min
24Shots37
27 March 2018
18:00		Malaysia 10–1
(3–0, 4–0, 3–1)		 IndiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 445
Game reference
Referee:
Singapore Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Indonesia Raedeni Atmaja
Macau Tam Weng Leong
6 minPenalties28 min
43Shots20

Bracket[edit]

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[edit]

28 March 2018
14:30		India 2–4
(0–2, 0–0, 2–2)		 MacauMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 179
Game reference
Referee:
New Zealand Ryan Hissong
Linesmen:
Indonesia Raedeni Atmaja
Kazakhstan Anton Boryayev
45 minPenalties6 min
24Shots33
28 March 2018
18:00		Malaysia 12–4
(4–0, 5–2, 3–2)		 IndonesiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 316
Game reference
Referee:
Philippines Francois Emmanuel Gautier
Linesmen:
Macau Tam Weng Leong
Hong Kong Chun Wong
6 minPenalties18 min
42Shots15

Third place game[edit]

29 March 2018
14:30		India 1–4
(0–2, 1–1, 0–1)		 IndonesiaMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 208
Game reference
Referee:
Singapore Yu Jin Ang
Linesmen:
Malaysia Yong Elbert Cheah
Singapore Qiwei Benjamin Huang
12 minPenalties8 min
36Shots27

Final[edit]

29 March 2018
18:00		Malaysia 7–2
(4–0, 2–0, 1–2)		 MacauMyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 455
Game reference
Referee:
New Zealand Ryan Hissong
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Anton Boryayev
Hong Kong Chun Wong
22 minPenalties10 min
32Shots20

Final ranking[edit]

     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[edit]

  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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