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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Malaysia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 1–9 March 2019 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Mongolia (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  Philippines |
Third place  |  Singapore |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 174 (9.67 per game) |
| Attendance | 3,639 (202 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Gerelt Ider (17 points) |
| MVP | Steven Füglister |
| Website | IIHF.com |
The 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 12th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament took place from 1 to 9 March 2019 at Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
Last year's runner-up Thailand will not participate for the first time since the competition kicked off in 2008 and made their debut in Division III qualification tournament of the 2019 World Championships. Kuwait also participates in Division III qualification tournament and India unable to participate in the tournament due to lack of money. Only Oman returned after one year absence, bringing the number of participants reduced from nine to seven teams. Mongolia won the Challenge Cup of Asia for the second straight year, by defeating the Philippines in the final, while Singapore defeating hosts Malaysia, to win their first ever bronze medal in the tournament.[2]
Participants
Group A
| Team | 2018 Results |
|---|---|
| Mongolia | Won gold medal last year. |
| Philippines | Won bronze medal last year. |
| Singapore | Finished 4th place last year. |
| Malaysia | Host, winner of Division I last year. |
Group B
| Team | 2018 Results |
|---|---|
 Macau | Runner-up of Division I last year. |
 Indonesia | Finished 3rd place in Division I last year. |
 Oman | Did not participate last year. Last participation in 2017. |
Match officials
4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]
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Preliminary round
All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 9 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| 2 | Mongolia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Malaysia (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 3 | Advanced to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Singapore |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com
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
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
| 1 March 2019 20:30 | Singapore | 2–6 (1–0, 1–3, 0–3) | Malaysia | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 303 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 32 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 46 | ||
| 2 March 2019 20:30 | Philippines | 7–4 (1–2, 4–1, 2–1) | Singapore | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 233 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 55 | Shots | 33 | ||
| 3 March 2019 20:30 | Malaysia | 5–9 (1–2, 1–3, 3–4) | Mongolia | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 355 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 15 | Shots | 63 | ||
| 4 March 2019 20:30 | Mongolia | 13–3 (2–1, 6–1, 5–1) | Singapore | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 127 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 53 | Shots | 20 | ||
| 5 March 2019 20:30 | Philippines | 7–4 (2–2, 2–2, 3–0) | Malaysia | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 297 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 min | Penalties | 46 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 42 | ||
| 6 March 2019 20:30 | Mongolia | 3–6 (2–4, 1–2, 0–0) | Philippines | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 161 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 55 | Shots | 33 | ||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Macau |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Oman |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated |
Source: IIHF.com
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.
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.
| 1 March 2019 17:00 | Indonesia | 3–2 (0–0, 2–2, 1–0) | Oman | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 188 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 46 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 2 March 2019 17:00 | Macau | 3–6 (1–2, 2–2, 0–2) | Indonesia | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 127 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 44 | ||
| 3 March 2019 17:00 | Oman | 5–6 (1–3, 1–2, 3–1) | Indonesia | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 107 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 51 | ||
| 4 March 2019 17:00 | Macau | 6–1 (1–0, 2–0, 3–1) | Oman | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 94 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 52 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 5 March 2019 17:00 | Indonesia | 3–4 (2–3, 1–1, 0–0) | Macau | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 112 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 20 | ||
| 6 March 2019 17:00 | Oman | 7–1 (1–0, 5–0, 1–1) | Macau | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 82 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 32 | ||
Playoff round
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Philippines
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Singapore
| 7 | A4 | Singapore
| 1 | |||||||||
| B1 | Indonesia
| 4 | A1 | Philippines
| 3 | |||||||||
| A2 | Mongolia
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Mongolia
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Malaysia
| 8 | A3 | Malaysia
| 6 | |||||||||
| B2 | Macau
| 1 | Third place | |||||||||||
| A3 | Malaysia
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Singapore
| 4 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 7 March 2019 17:00 | Singapore | 7–4 (2–3, 3–1, 2–0) | Indonesia | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 109 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 20 | ||
| 7 March 2019 20:30 | Malaysia | 8–1 (2–0, 4–0, 2–1) | Macau | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 211 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 21 | ||
Semifinals
| 8 March 2019 17:00 | Philippines | 6–1 (3–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Singapore | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 136 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 28 | ||
| 8 March 2019 20:30 | Mongolia | 12–6 (1–2, 6–2, 5–2) | Malaysia | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 335 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 76 | Shots | 29 | ||
Bronze medal game
| 9 March 2019 17:00 | Malaysia | 0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Singapore | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 294 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 21 | ||
Final
| 9 March 2019 20:30 | Philippines | 3–6 (0–3, 1–0, 2–3) | Mongolia | MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 368 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 47 | ||
Final ranking
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| Rank | Group | Team | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Mongolia |
Champions |
| 2 | A | Philippines |
Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Singapore |
Third place |
| 4 | A | Malaysia |
Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Indonesia |
Quarterfinals |
| 6 | B | Macau | |
| 7 | B | Oman |
Preliminary round |
Source: IIHF.com
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper: Paolo Spafford
- Best Defenceman: Batgerel Zorigt
- Best Forward: Wai Kin Tan
- Best Goalkeeper:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerelt Ider | 5 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +11 | 4 | F |
| Wai Kin Tan | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +2 | 8 | F |
| Steven Füglister | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Bryan Lee | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 12 | F |
| Carl Montano | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Chee Ming Lim | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | F |
| James Kodrowski | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +7 | 6 | F |
| Ronald Wijaya | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Erdenesükh Bold | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 4 | F |
| Jiaju Ryan Tan | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +1 | 0 | F |
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Spafford | 200:00 | 11 | 3.30 | 125 | 91.20 | 0 |
| Mohamed Al-Balushi | 239:54 | 16 | 4.00 | 181 | 91.16 | 0 |
| Kenny Liang | 259:04 | 21 | 4.86 | 159 | 86.79 | 1 |
| Shahrul Ilyas Shukor | 243:46 | 22 | 5.42 | 161 | 86.34 | 0 |
| Leung Man-long | 299:43 | 25 | 5.00 | 181 | 86.19 | 0 |
Source: IIHF.com
References
- ↑ "Asian tournaments set". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ "Mongolia beat The Philippines to retain IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia title". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ 2019 Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia officials
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