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	Taiwan
Venue	Taipei Arena (in 1 host city)
Dates	March 29 – April 2
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Chinese Taipei (2nd title)
Runners-up	United Arab Emirates
Third place	Thailand
Tournament statistics
Games played	24
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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 Emirates

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

March 30, 2010 17:30

Mongolia

0 – 7

Chinese Taipei

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

March 31, 2010 14:30

Chinese Taipei

3 – 1

Hong Kong

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

April 1, 2010 17:00

United Arab Emirates

0 – 0

Hong Kong

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

April 2, 2010 14:30

United Arab Emirates

2 – 1

Chinese Taipei

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

April 2, 2010 19:30

Hong Kong

2 – 1

Mongolia

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

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

Kuwait

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

March 29, 2010 19:30

Singapore

0 – 11

Thailand

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

March 30, 2010 14:30

Kuwait

0 – 5

Thailand

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

March 30, 2010 20:00

Singapore

3 – 3

Macau

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

March 31, 2010 17:00

Macau

1 – 7

Malaysia

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

March 31, 2010 19:30

Kuwait

4 – 2

Singapore

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

April 1, 2010 14:30

Thailand

6 – 1

Malaysia

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

April 1, 2010 19:30

Macau

2 – 2

Kuwait

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

April 2, 2010 12:00

Thailand

6 – 0

Macau

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

April 2, 2010 17:00

Malaysia

3 – 3

Singapore

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

Playoff round

5th–8th playoffs

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

April 3, 2010 12:00

Kuwait

1 – 4

Mongolia

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

April 3, 2010 14:30

Hong Kong

2 – 0

Macau

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

Seventh place

April 4, 2010 12:00

Kuwait

2 – 0

Macau

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

Fifth place

April 4, 2010 14:30

Mongolia

2 – 5

Hong Kong

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

Medal playoffs

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

April 3, 2010 17:00

Thailand

2 – 4

Chinese Taipei

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

April 3, 2010 19:30

United Arab Emirates

4 – 1

Malaysia

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

Bronze medal game

April 4, 2010 17:00

Thailand

5 – 2

Malaysia

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

Gold medal game

April 4, 2010 19:30

Chinese Taipei

3 – 2

United Arab Emirates

Taipei Arena, Taipei City

Game reference

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

See also

• List of sporting events in Taiwan