2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was the 5th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I competition, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Division I competition took place from 24 to 29 March 2018 at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1] Four teams competed in the tournament. Originally, six teams were scheduled to compete. However, Oman and Qatar were scheduled to compete, but cancelled. Indonesia made its debut in the Challenge Cup of Asia. The host nation Malaysia won its first Division I tournament, winning all five of its games, defeating Macau in the final and promoted to Top Division for the 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.^[2]

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)
Runners-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

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.

Match officials

4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[3]

Referees Yu Jin Ang Feng Lei Francois Emmanuel Gautier Ryan Hissong

Linesmen Raedeni Atmaja Anton Boryayev Yong Elbert Cheah Qiwei Benjamin Huang Tam Weng Leong Chun Wong

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Malaysia (H)	3	3	0	0	0	29	2	+27	9
2	India	3	1	0	0	2	6	14	−8	3[a]
3	Macau	3	1	0	0	2	6	12	−6	3[a]
4	Indonesia	3	1	0	0	2	6	19	−13	3[a]

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.
(H) Host
Notes:

1. India 3 Pts, +1 GD; Macau 3 Pts, 0 GD; Indonesia 3 Pts, –1 GD

Schedules

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

Preliminary round

24 March 2018 14:30

India

3–0 (0–0, 0–0, 3–0)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 128

Game reference
				Referee: Yu Jin Ang Linesmen: Raedeni Atmaja Anton Boryayev
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	18	Shots	27

24 March 2018 18:15

Malaysia

12–0 (3–0, 4–0, 5–0)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 562

Game reference
				Referee: Feng Lei Linesmen: Qiwei Benjamin Huang Tam Weng Leong
	0 min	Penalties	22 min
	38	Shots	10

25 March 2018 14:30

India

2–4 (1–3, 0–1, 1–0)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 166

Game reference
				Referee: Francois Emmanuel Gautier Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah Chun Wong
	20 min	Penalties	22 min
	23	Shots	25

25 March 2018 18:00

Macau

1–7 (0–1, 1–4, 0–2)

Malaysia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 374

Game reference
				Referee: Ryan Hissong Linesmen: Anton Boryayev Qiwei Benjamin Huang
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	24	Shots	51

27 March 2018 14:30

Indonesia

2–5 (1–1, 1–2, 0–2)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 116

Game reference
				Referee: Feng Lei Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah Chun Wong
	20 min	Penalties	56 min
	24	Shots	37

27 March 2018 18:00

Malaysia

10–1 (3–0, 4–0, 3–1)

India

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 445

Game reference
				Referee: Yu Jin Ang Linesmen: Raedeni Atmaja Tam Weng Leong
	6 min	Penalties	28 min
	43	Shots	20

Bracket

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Malaysia	12
	A4	Indonesia	4
						WSF1	Malaysia	7
						WSF2	Macau	2
	A2	India	2
	A3	Macau	4			Third place game
						LSF1	India	1
						LSF2	Indonesia	4

Semifinals

28 March 2018 14:30

India

2–4 (0–2, 0–0, 2–2)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 179

Game reference
				Referee: Ryan Hissong Linesmen: Raedeni Atmaja Anton Boryayev
	45 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	33

28 March 2018 18:00

Malaysia

12–4 (4–0, 5–2, 3–2)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 316

Game reference
				Referee: Francois Emmanuel Gautier Linesmen: Tam Weng Leong Chun Wong
	6 min	Penalties	18 min
	42	Shots	15

Third place game

29 March 2018 14:30

India

1–4 (0–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 208

Game reference
				Referee: Yu Jin Ang Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah Qiwei Benjamin Huang
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	27

Final

29 March 2018 18:00

Malaysia

7–2 (4–0, 2–0, 1–2)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 455

Game reference
				Referee: Ryan Hissong Linesmen: Anton Boryayev Chun Wong
	22 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	20

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