2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country  Chinese Taipei
Dates March 29 – April 2
Teams 9
Venue(s) Taipei Arena (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
2009
2011

The 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Taiwan from 29 March to 4 April. It was the third annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The games were played in the Taipei Arena in Taipei City.[1] Chinese Taipei won the championship, winning four of its five games and defeating United Arab Emirates in the final 3–2.

Group stage

Nine participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, the teams move to the preliminary round to decide the final ranking.

     Team qualified for Medal playoffs
     Team qualified for 5th–8th playoffs
     Team did not advance

Group A

Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
 United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 7
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 11 3 8 6
 Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
 Mongolia 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9 0

All times local.

March 29, 2010
17:00
Mongolia 0 – 1 United Arab EmiratesTaipei Arena, Taipei City
March 30, 2010
17:30
Mongolia 0 – 7 Chinese TaipeiTaipei Arena, Taipei City
March 31, 2010
14:30
Chinese Taipei 3 – 1 Hong KongTaipei Arena, Taipei City
April 1, 2010
17:00
United Arab Emirates 0 – 0 Hong KongTaipei Arena, Taipei City
April 2, 2010
14:30
United Arab Emirates 2 – 1 Chinese TaipeiTaipei Arena, Taipei City
April 2, 2010
19:30
Hong Kong 2 – 1 MongoliaTaipei Arena, Taipei City

Group B

Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
 Thailand 4 4 0 0 28 1 27 12
 Malaysia 4 2 1 1 16 11 5 7
 Kuwait 4 1 1 2 7 14 -7 4
 Macau 4 0 2 2 6 18 -12 2
 Singapore 4 0 2 2 8 21 -13 2

All times local.

March 29, 2010
14:30
Malaysia 5 – 1 KuwaitTaipei Arena, Taipei City
March 29, 2010
19:30
Singapore 0 – 11 ThailandTaipei Arena, Taipei City
March 30, 2010
14:30
Kuwait 0 – 5 ThailandTaipei Arena, Taipei City
March 30, 2010
20:00
Singapore 3 – 3 MacauTaipei Arena, Taipei City
March 31, 2010
17:00
Macau 1 – 7 MalaysiaTaipei Arena, Taipei City
March 31, 2010
19:30
Kuwait 4 – 2 SingaporeTaipei Arena, Taipei City
April 1, 2010
14:30
Thailand 6 – 1 MalaysiaTaipei Arena, Taipei City
April 1, 2010
19:30
Macau 2 – 2 KuwaitTaipei Arena, Taipei City
April 2, 2010
12:00
Thailand 6 – 0 MacauTaipei Arena, Taipei City
April 2, 2010
17:00
Malaysia 3 – 3 SingaporeTaipei Arena, Taipei City

Playoff round

5th–8th playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals Fifth place
April 3
  Kuwait  1  
  Mongolia  4  
 
April 4
      Mongolia  2
    Hong Kong  5
Seventh place
April 3 April 4
  Hong Kong  2   Kuwait  2
  Macau  0     Macau  0

Semi-finals

April 3, 2010
12:00
Kuwait 1 – 4 MongoliaTaipei Arena, Taipei City
April 3, 2010
14:30
Hong Kong 2 – 0 MacauTaipei Arena, Taipei City

Seventh place

April 4, 2010
12:00
Kuwait 2 – 0 MacauTaipei Arena, Taipei City

Fifth place

April 4, 2010
14:30
Mongolia 2 – 5 Hong KongTaipei Arena, Taipei City

Medal playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals Finals
April 3
  Thailand  2  
  Chinese Taipei  4  
 
April 4
      Chinese Taipei  3
    United Arab Emirates  2
Third place
April 3 April 4
  United Arab Emirates  4   Thailand  5
  Malaysia  1     Malaysia  2

Semi-finals

April 3, 2010
17:00
Thailand 2 – 4 Chinese TaipeiTaipei Arena, Taipei City
April 3, 2010
19:30
United Arab Emirates 4 – 1 MalaysiaTaipei Arena, Taipei City

Bronze medal game

April 4, 2010
17:00
Thailand 5 – 2 MalaysiaTaipei Arena, Taipei City

Gold medal game

April 4, 2010
19:30
Chinese Taipei 3 – 2 United Arab EmiratesTaipei Arena, Taipei City

Ranking and statistics

 


 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 

Chinese Taipei
2nd title


Tournament Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:[1]
    • Best Goalkeeper: United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Suvaidi      
    • Best Defenseman: Thailand Neimwan Likit
    • Best Forward: Malaysia Ban Kin Loke

Final standings

 Chinese Taipei
 United Arab Emirates
 Thailand
4  Malaysia
5  Hong Kong
6  Mongolia
7  Kuwait
8  Macau
9  Singapore

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
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