2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Taiwan
Venue(s)Taipei Arena (in 1 host city)
DatesMarch 29 – April 2
Teams9
Final positions
Champions  Chinese Taipei (2nd title)
Runner-up  United Arab Emirates
Third place  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Games played24
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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.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Medal playoffs
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
 Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 5th–8th playoffs
 Mongolia 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]

All times local.

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Thailand 4 4 0 0 28 1 +27 12 Medal playoffs
 Malaysia 4 2 1 1 16 11 +5 7
 Kuwait 4 1 1 2 7 14 −7 4 5th–8th playoffs
 Macau 4 0 2 2 6 18 −12 2
 Singapore 4 0 2 2 8 21 −13 2 Eliminated
Source:[citation needed]

All times local.

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

5th–8th playoffs

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
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April 3, 2010
14:30		Hong Kong 2 – 0 MacauTaipei Arena, Taipei City
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Seventh place

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

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

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
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April 3, 2010
19:30		United Arab Emirates 4 – 1 MalaysiaTaipei Arena, Taipei City
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Bronze medal game

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

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

 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 

Chinese Taipei
2nd title

Tournament Awards[edit]

  • 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

1st place, gold medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United Arab Emirates
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Thailand
4  Malaysia
5  Hong Kong
6  Mongolia
7  Kuwait
8  Macau
9  Singapore

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-04-13.

External links

IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship
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