2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

The 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was the fourth IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 22 and 25 April 2017 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The host Kuwait won the tournament and was promoted to the 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.^[1]

2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Division I

Tournament details
Host country	Kuwait
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	22–25 April 2017
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Kuwait (2nd title)
Runners-up	India
Third place	Oman
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	104 (17.33 per game)
Attendance	1,048 (175 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Ahmad Al Ajmi (17 points)
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Participants

Team	2016 Results
Kuwait	Host, did not participate last year. Last participation in 2015.
Macau	Finished 3rd place in Division I last year.
India	Finished 5th place in Division I last year.
Oman	Did not participate last year. First participation since 2015.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kuwait	3	3	0	0	0	29	5	+24	9	Promoted to Top Division 2018
2	India	3	2	0	0	1	15	13	+2	6
3	Oman	3	1	0	0	2	4	17	−13	3
4	Macau	3	0	0	0	3	4	17	−13	0

Source: EuroHockey

Results

India 3:2 (1:0, 0:2, 2:0) Oman

Kuwait 8:0 (3:0, 2:0, 3:0) Macau

Macau 1:2 (0:1, 0:1, 1:0) Oman

India 5:8 (3:4, 0:0, 2:4) Kuwait

Macau 3:7 (3:3, 0:1, 0:3) India

Oman 0:13 (0:5, 0:5, 0:3) Kuwait