2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	24–29 March 2018
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-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)
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
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^[a]
3	Macau	3	1	2	6	12	−6	3^[a]
4	Indonesia	3	1	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 2 3 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)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 128


			Referee: Yu Jin Ang Linesmen: Raedeni Atmaja Anton Boryayev

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 Linesmen: Qiwei Benjamin Huang Tam Weng Leong

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 Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah Chun Wong

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 Linesmen: Anton Boryayev Qiwei Benjamin Huang

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 Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah Chun Wong

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 Linesmen: Raedeni Atmaja Tam Weng Leong

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 Linesmen: Raedeni Atmaja Anton Boryayev

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 Linesmen: Tam Weng Leong Chun Wong

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 Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah Qiwei Benjamin Huang

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 Linesmen: Anton Boryayev Chun Wong

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

↑ "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

[table_hth_IND0.44084494255522-4] 1 2 3 India 3 Pts, +1 GD; Macau 3 Pts, 0 GD; Indonesia 3 Pts, –1 GD

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

[Gold_#3_for_Malaysia-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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