2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 11th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Top Division of the tournament took place from 3 to 8 April 2018 at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.^[1]

2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

Tournament details
Host country	Philippines
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	3–8 April 2018
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Mongolia (1st title)
Runner-up	Thailand
Third place	Philippines
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	106 (10.6 per game)
Attendance	2,819 (282 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Steven Füglister (20 points)
Official website
IIHF.com
← 2017 2019 →

Top Division

Participants

Team	2017 Results
Philippines	Host, no previous participation.
Mongolia	Won silver medal last year.
Thailand	Won bronze medal last year.
Singapore	Finished 4th place last year.
Kuwait	Winner of Division I last year and were promoted.

Match officials

3 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[2]

Referees Ryan Cairns Volker Westhaus Vladimir Yefremov

Linesmen Helan Salem Al Ameri Chi Hongda Huang Jen-hung Martin Jobbágy Edmond Ng Edvardas Valickas Heru Wardana

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mongolia (C)	4	3	0	0	1	26	12	+14	9[a]	Champions
2	Thailand	4	3	0	0	1	31	10	+21	9[a]	Runner-up
3	Philippines (H)	4	3	0	0	1	38	12	+26	9[a]	Third place
4	Singapore	4	0	1	0	3	6	33	−27	2
5	Kuwait (R)	4	0	0	1	3	5	39	−34	1	Relegated to 2019 Division I

Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2018. Source: IIHF
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.
(C) Champion; (H) Host; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Tied teams each had three head-to-head points, on head-to-head goal difference it was: Mongolia +3; Thailand –1; Philippines –2^[3]

Schedules

All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).

3 April 2018 15:30

Singapore

3–5 (1–1, 1–2, 1–2)

Mongolia

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 79

Game reference
				Referee: Volker Westhaus Linesmen: Helan Salem Al Ameri Hongda Chi
	26 min	Penalties	8 min
	8	Shots	38

3 April 2018 19:15

Philippines

4–7 (2–1, 0–3, 2–3)

Thailand

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 458

Game reference
				Referee: Vladimir Yefremov Linesmen: Martin Jobbágy Edmond Ng
	24 min	Penalties	18 min
	21	Shots	50

4 April 2018 19:00

Mongolia

11–2 (1–2, 5–0, 5–0)

Kuwait

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 48

Game reference
				Referee: Ryan Cairns Linesmen: Huang Jen-hung Heru Wardana
	14 min	Penalties	18 min
	66	Shots	14

5 April 2018 15:30

Thailand

11–0 (4–0, 4–0, 3–0)

Singapore

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 87

Game reference
				Referee: Yong Chun Lim Linesmen: Hongda Chi Edvardas Valickas
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	56	Shots	7

5 April 2018 19:00

Kuwait

0–13 (0–4, 0–6, 0–3)

Philippines

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 467

Game reference
				Referee: Volker Westhaus Linesmen: Helan Salem Al Ameri Huang Jen-hung
	18 min	Penalties	20 min
	18	Shots	45

6 April 2018 19:00

Philippines

6–5 (3–2, 2–1, 1–2)

Mongolia

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 423

Game reference
				Referee: Ryan Cairns Linesmen: Martin Jobbágy Edmond Ng
	43 min	Penalties	30 min
	29	Shots	42

7 April 2018 15:30

Mongolia

5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0)

Thailand

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 254

Game reference
				Referee: Yong Chun Lim Linesmen: Helan Salem Al Ameri Heru Wardana
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	23

7 April 2018 19:00

Kuwait

2–3 GWS (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Singapore

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 125

Game reference
				Referee: Vladimir Yefremov Linesmen: Huang Jen-hung Edvardas Valickas
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	24	Shots	29

8 April 2018 15:30

Thailand

12–1 (2–0, 6–1, 4–0)

Kuwait

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 365

Game reference
				Referee: Ryan Cairns Linesmen: Hongda Chi Edmond Ng
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	48	Shots	11

8 April 2018 19:00

Singapore

0–15 (0–5, 0–6, 0–4)

Philippines

SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink, Pasay Attendance: 513

Game reference
				Referee: Yong Chun Lim Linesmen: Helan Salem Al Ameri Edvardas Valickas
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	9	Shots	49

Division I

Main article: 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	24–29 March 2018
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up	Macau
Third place	Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	83 (8.3 per game)
Attendance	2,949 (295 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Ban Kin Loke & Bryan Lim (19 points)
Official website
IIHF.com
← 2017

The Division I competition was played from 24 to 29 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1]

Participants

Team	2017 Results
Malaysia	Host, finished 5th place in Top Division last year and were relegated.
India	Runner-up of Division I last year.
Macau	Finished 4th place in Division I last year.
Indonesia	No previous participation.

Final ranking

Promoted to 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

Rank	Team
1	Malaysia (H, P)
2	Macau
3	Indonesia
4	India

(H) Host; (P) Promoted.
Source: IIHF