2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

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.

2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Chinese Taipei
DatesMarch 29 – April 2
Teams9
Venue(s)Taipei Arena (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
2009
2011

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 Emirates32103127
 Chinese Taipei320111386
 Hong Kong311134-14
 Mongolia3003110-90

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
 Thailand44002812712
 Malaysia4211161157
 Kuwait4112714-74
 Macau4022618-122
 Singapore4022821-132

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

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
April 3
 
 
 Kuwait1
 
April 4
 
 Mongolia4
 
 Mongolia2
 
April 3
 
 Hong Kong5
 
 Hong Kong2
 
 
 Macau0
 
Seventh place
 
 
April 4
 
 
 Kuwait2
 
 
 Macau0

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

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinals
 
      
 
April 3
 
 
 Thailand2
 
April 4
 
 Chinese Taipei4
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
April 3
 
 United Arab Emirates2
 
 United Arab Emirates4
 
 
 Malaysia1
 
Third place
 
 
April 4
 
 
 Thailand5
 
 
 Malaysia2

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: Khaled Al Suvaidi      
    • Best Defenseman: Neimwan Likit
    • Best Forward: 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. "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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