2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia is the 9th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 12 and 18 March 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.^[1]

2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	12 – 18 March 2016
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Chinese Taipei (6th title)
Runners-up	United Arab Emirates
Third place	Mongolia
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	101 (10.1 per game)
Attendance	1,503 (150 per game)
Awards
MVP	To Weng
← 2015 2017 →

Top Division

Participants

Team	2014 Results
Chinese Taipei	Won gold medal in 2015
Mongolia	Won bronze medal in 2015
Singapore	Runner up of Division I in 2015
Thailand	4th place in 2015
United Arab Emirates	Host, Won silver medal in 2015

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
	Chinese Taipei	4	4	0	0	0	46	6	+40	12	Gold medal
	United Arab Emirates	4	3	0	0	1	17	7	+10	9	Silver medal
	Mongolia	4	2	0	0	2	21	26	−5	6	Bronze medal
4	Thailand	4	1	0	0	3	12	22	−10	3
5	Singapore	4	0	0	0	4	5	37	−32	0	Possible relegated to Division I 2017

Source: IIHF

Awards and statistics

Awards

• Media All-Stars:^[2]
  • MVP: To Weng
  • Goalkeeper: Ahmed Ald Dhaheri
  • Defenceman: Yen-Lin Shen
  • Forward: Hung-Ju Lin

Scoring Leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
To Weng	4	14	5	19	+22	8
Hung-Ju Lin	4	8	8	16	+22	4
Yen-Lin Shen	4	3	12	15	+22	4
Yen-Chin Shen	4	4	10	14	+19	4
Mishigsuren Namjil	4	4	4	8	-1	6

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes

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
Yu-Cheng Liao	185:16	4	1.30	64	93.75	0
Ahmed Al Dhaheri	160:00	6	2.25	53	88.68	0
Pirapong Lertkitsiri	236:12	20	5.08	116	85.29	0
Khai Shene Eugene Chin	156.52	22	8.41	98	77.55	0
Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan	194:00	19	5.88	80	76.25	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

Division I

Main article: 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

The Division I competition was played between 9 and 14 April 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.^[3]

2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division 1

Tournament details
Host country	Kyrgyzstan
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	9 – 14 April 2016
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Kyrgyzstan (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	96 (9.6 per game)
Attendance	3,445 (345 per game)
Awards
MVP	Oleg Kolodii
← 2015 2017 →

Participants

Team	2015 Results
India	Did not participate in 2015
Kyrgyzstan	Host, 3rd in Division I in 2015
Macau	Relegated from Top Division in 2015
Malaysia	5th in Division I in 2015
Qatar	No previous participation

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kyrgyzstan	4	4	0	0	0	37	7	+30	12	Promoted to Top Division 2017
2	Malaysia	4	3	0	0	1	25	16	+9	9
3	Macau	4	1	1	0	2	13	21	−8	5
4	Qatar	4	1	0	0	3	7	18	−11	3
5	India	4	0	0	1	3	14	34	−20	1

Source: IIHF