2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Thailand |
| Dates | 16 March – 24 March 2013 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Chinese Taipei (3rd title) |
Runner-up  |
 Hong Kong |
Third place  |
 Mongolia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 293 (10.46 per match) |
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The 2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 6th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 16 March and 24 March 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Chinese Taipei won the tournament after defeating Hong Kong in the final and Mongolia finished in third after defeating Kuwait in the bronze medal match. The defending champions, the United Emirates were knocked out of the playoff round in the quarterfinals by Hong Kong.
Overview
The 2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia began on 16 March 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] The tournament was split into two groups of five for the preliminary round, with both groups competing in a round robin format. Group A consists of Chinese Taipei, Kuwait, Malaysia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. While Group B is made up of Hong Kong, India, Macau, Mongolia and Singapore. After the preliminary round all five teams from Group A enter the quarterfinals along with the top three teams from Group B.[2]
Chinese Taipei won the tournament after they defeated Hong Kong 4–2 in the final, claiming their third IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia title.[3] Mongolia finished third after winning the bronze medal game against Kuwait.[3] Khaled Al Suwaidi of the United Arab Emirates was named the tournament's top goaltender by the IIHF directorate. Thai Likit Neimwann was named the top defenceman and Ban Kin Loke of Malaysia was selected as the top forward.[3] Jasper Tang of Hong Kong finished the tournament as the top scorer with 19 points including nine goals and ten assists.[4] Chinese Taipei's Ting Pang-Keng was the leading goaltender based on save percentage with a percentage of 0.937.[5]
Group stage
| Team advances to the Quarter-finals | |
| Team did not advance |
Group A
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | +26 | 11 |
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 9 |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 7 |
| 4 |  Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 31 | –23 | 3 |
| 5 |  Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 38 | –31 | 0 |
All times local. (UTC+7:00)
| 16 March 2013 13:30 |
Malaysia |
1 – 7 (0–1, 1–3, 0–3) |
United Arab Emirates |
Arena Attendance: 140 |
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| 16 March 2013 20:30 |
Kuwait |
0 – 10 (0–1, 0–4, 0–5) |
Thailand |
Arena Attendance: 647 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2013 20:30 |
Chinese Taipei |
13 – 1 (4–1, 6–0, 3–0) |
Kuwait |
Arena Attendance: 236 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2013 13:30 |
Thailand |
16 – 3 (6–2, 3–1, 7–0) |
Malaysia |
Arena Attendance: 125 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2013 20:30 |
United Arab Emirates |
1 – 2 (1–0, 0–0, 0–1, 0-1) |
Chinese Taipei |
Arena Attendance: 267 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March 2013 20:30 |
Kuwait |
1 – 6 (0–2, 0–2, 1–2) |
United Arab Emirates |
Arena Attendance: 95 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March 2013 10:00 |
Thailand |
2 – 7 (1–3, 1–2, 0–2) |
Chinese Taipei |
Arena Attendance: 225 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March 2013 17:00 |
Malaysia |
2 – 6 (1–1, 0–2, 1–3) |
Kuwait |
Arena Attendance: 95 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2013 13:30 |
United Arab Emirates |
2 – 3 (0–2, 2–1, 0–0) |
Thailand |
Arena Attendance: 422 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2013 20:30 |
Chinese Taipei |
9 – 1 (2–0, 3–0, 4–1) |
Malaysia |
Arena Attendance: 76 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Group B
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | +44 | 12 |
| 2 | Mongolia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 9 |
| 3 |  Macau | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 6 |
| 4 |  Singapore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 3 |
| 5 |  India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 63 | -58 | 0 |
All times local. (UTC+7:00)
| 16 March 2013 10:00 |
Mongolia |
20 – 0 (5–0, 6–0, 9–0) |
India |
Arena Attendance: 89 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2013 17:00 |
Singapore |
4 – 6 (1–1, 2–2, 1–3) |
Macau |
Arena Attendance: 121 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2013 17:00 |
Hong Kong |
10 – 0 (4–0, 4–0, 2–0) |
Singapore |
Arena Attendance: 120 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2013 10:00 |
Macau |
1 – 6 (0–2, 1–3, 0–1) |
Mongolia |
Arena Attendance: 54 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2013 17:00 |
India |
0 – 21 (0–6, 0–7, 0–8) |
Hong Kong |
Arena Attendance: 109 |
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| 19 March 2013 17:00 |
Singapore |
13 – 4 (4–1, 3–1, 6–2) |
India |
Arena Attendance: 68 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March 2013 13:30 |
Macau |
0 – 9 (0–2, 0–3, 0–4) |
Hong Kong |
Arena Attendance: 65 |
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| 20 March 2013 20:30 |
Mongolia |
3 – 2 (0–1, 2–1, 1–0) |
Singapore |
Arena Attendance: 85 |
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| 21 March 2013 10:00 |
India |
1 – 9 (0–2, 1–4, 0–3) |
Macau |
Arena Attendance: 53 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2013 17:00 |
Hong Kong |
7 – 3 (2–0, 4–2, 1–1) |
Mongolia |
Arena Attendance: 89 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Playoff round
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Chinese Taipei |
11 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Macau |
0 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Chinese Taipei |
21 | |||||||||||
| A4 | Kuwait |
0 | |||||||||||
| A4 | Kuwait |
4 | |||||||||||
| A5 | Malaysia |
3 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Chinese Taipei |
4 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Hong Kong |
2 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Thailand |
4 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Mongolia |
5 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Mongolia |
3 | Third place | ||||||||||
| B1 | Hong Kong |
4 | |||||||||||
| A3 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | A4 | Kuwait |
0 | ||||||||
| B1 | Hong Kong |
6 | B2 | Mongolia |
11 | ||||||||
Quarter-finals
All times local. (UTC+7:00)
| 22 March 2013 10:00 |
Chinese Taipei |
11 – 0 (8–0, 0–0, 3–0) |
Macau |
Arena Attendance: 54 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2013 13:30 |
United Arab Emirates |
3 – 6 (1–2, 1–1, 1–3) |
Hong Kong |
Arena Attendance: 86 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2013 17:00 |
Thailand |
4 – 5 (1–2, 2–1, 1–2) |
Mongolia |
Arena Attendance: 437 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2013 20:30 |
Kuwait |
4 – 3 (1–2, 3–0, 0–1) |
Malaysia |
Arena Attendance: 65 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semifinals
All times local. (UTC+7:00)
| 23 March 2013 17:00 |
Mongolia |
3 – 4 (0–2, 0–1, 3–1) |
Hong Kong |
Arena Attendance: 228 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2013 20:30 |
Chinese Taipei |
21 – 0 (4–0, 10–0, 7–0) |
Kuwait |
Arena Attendance: 115 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze medal game
Time is local. (UTC+7:00)
| 24 March 2013 14:30 |
Kuwait |
0 – 11 (0–3, 0–2, 0–6) |
Mongolia |
Arena Attendance: 235 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal game
Time is local. (UTC+7:00)
| 24 March 2013 18:00 |
Chinese Taipei |
4 – 2 (1–0, 2–1, 1–1) |
Hong Kong |
Arena Attendance: 545 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[4]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Tang | 7 | 9 | 10 | 19 | +21 | 0 | F |
| Weng To | 7 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +16 | 8 | F |
| Mishigsuren Namjil | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +15 | 6 | F |
| Bayarsaikhan Jargalsaikhan | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +16 | 33 | F |
| Shen Yen-Chin | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +19 | 2 | F |
| Alvin Sham | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +18 | 6 | F |
| Tewin Chartsuwan | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | +4 | 8 | F |
| Chang Kai-Hsiang | 7 | 10 | 3 | 13 | +16 | 2 | F |
| Donald Tse | 7 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +18 | 2 | F |
| Leo Kan | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +16 | 2 | F |
| Lin Hung-Ju | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +20 | 4 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[5]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ting Pang-Keng | 271:09 | 95 | 6 | 1.33 | 93.68 |
| Emerson Kwokway Keung | 345:13 | 155 | 13 | 2.26 | 91.61 |
| Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan | 392:53 | 156 | 18 | 2.75 | 88.46 |
| Khaled Al Suwaidi | 244:22 | 101 | 12 | 2.95 | 88.12 |
| Prakpoom Thongaram | 184:10 | 63 | 8 | 2.61 | 87.30 |
References
- ↑ "Statistics". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ↑ "Format". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Merk, Martin (2013-03-25). "Chinese Taipei wins in Bangkok". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
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