2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 12th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament took place from 1 to 9 March 2019 at Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1]

2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	1–9 March 2019
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	Mongolia (2nd title)
Runner-up	Philippines
Third place	Singapore
Tournament statistics
Games played	18
Goals scored	174 (9.67 per game)
Attendance	3,639 (202 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Gerelt Ider (17 points)
Awards
MVP	Steven Füglister
Official website
IIHF.com
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Last year's runner-up Thailand will not participate for the first time since the competition kicked off in 2008 and made their debut in Division III qualification tournament of the 2019 World Championships. Kuwait also participates in Division III qualification tournament and India unable to participate in the tournament due to lack of money. Only Oman returned after one year absence, bringing the number of participants reduced from nine to seven teams. Mongolia won the Challenge Cup of Asia for the second straight year, by defeating the Philippines in the final, while Singapore defeating hosts Malaysia, to win their first ever bronze medal in the tournament.^[2]

Participants

Group A

Team	2018 Results
Mongolia	Won gold medal last year.
Philippines	Won bronze medal last year.
Singapore	Finished 4th place last year.
Malaysia	Host, winner of Division I last year.

Group B

Team	2018 Results
Macau	Runner-up of Division I last year.
Indonesia	Finished 3rd place in Division I last year.
Oman	Did not participate last year. Last participation in 2017.

Match officials

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

Referees Yu Jin Ang Chi Hongda Johan Magnusson Mohamed Faris Hakimin Yusoff

Linesmen Yong Elbert Cheah Chee Seng Loh Edmond Ng Eishner Jigsmac Sibug Tam Weng-leong Heru Wardana

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Philippines	3	3	0	0	0	20	11	+9	9	Advanced to Semifinals
2	Mongolia	3	2	0	0	1	25	14	+11	6
3	Malaysia (H)	3	1	0	0	2	15	18	−3	3	Advanced to Quarterfinals
4	Singapore	3	0	0	0	3	9	26	−17	0

Source: IIHF.com
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

1 March 2019 20:30

Singapore

2–6 (1–0, 1–3, 0–3)

Malaysia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 303

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	32 min
	32	Shots	46

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2 March 2019 20:30

Philippines

7–4 (1–2, 4–1, 2–1)

Singapore

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 233

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	16 min
	55	Shots	33

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3 March 2019 20:30

Malaysia

5–9 (1–2, 1–3, 3–4)

Mongolia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 355

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	15	Shots	63

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4 March 2019 20:30

Mongolia

13–3 (2–1, 6–1, 5–1)

Singapore

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 127

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	53	Shots	20

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5 March 2019 20:30

Philippines

7–4 (2–2, 2–2, 3–0)

Malaysia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 297

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	46 min
	36	Shots	42

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6 March 2019 20:30

Mongolia

3–6 (2–4, 1–2, 0–0)

Philippines

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 161

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	55	Shots	33

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	4	3	0	0	1	18	14	+4	9	Advanced to Quarterfinals
2	Macau	4	2	0	0	2	14	17	−3	6
3	Oman	4	1	0	0	3	15	16	−1	3	Eliminated

Source: IIHF.com
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.

1 March 2019 17:00

Indonesia

3–2 (0–0, 2–2, 1–0)

Oman

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 188

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	46	Shots	23

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2 March 2019 17:00

Macau

3–6 (1–2, 2–2, 0–2)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 127

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	44

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3 March 2019 17:00

Oman

5–6 (1–3, 1–2, 3–1)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 107

Game reference
	39 min	Penalties	22 min
	28	Shots	51

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4 March 2019 17:00

Macau

6–1 (1–0, 2–0, 3–1)

Oman

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 94

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	52	Shots	30

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5 March 2019 17:00

Indonesia

3–4 (2–3, 1–1, 0–0)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 112

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	20

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6 March 2019 17:00

Oman

7–1 (1–0, 5–0, 1–1)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 82

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	18 min
	37	Shots	32

Playoff round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

Philippines

6

A4

Singapore

7

A4

Singapore

1

B1

Indonesia

4

A1

Philippines

3

A2

Mongolia

6

A2

Mongolia

12

A3

Malaysia

8

A3

Malaysia

6

B2

Macau

1

Third place

A3

Malaysia

0

A4

Singapore

4

Quarterfinals

7 March 2019 17:00

Singapore

7–4 (2–3, 3–1, 2–0)

Indonesia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 109

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	14 min
	38	Shots	20

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7 March 2019 20:30

Malaysia

8–1 (2–0, 4–0, 2–1)

Macau

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 211

Game reference
	35 min	Penalties	20 min
	38	Shots	21

Semifinals

8 March 2019 17:00

Philippines

6–1 (3–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Singapore

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 136

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	37	Shots	28

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8 March 2019 20:30

Mongolia

12–6 (1–2, 6–2, 5–2)

Malaysia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 335

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	22 min
	76	Shots	29

Bronze medal game

9 March 2019 17:00

Malaysia

0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Singapore

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 294

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	18 min
	23	Shots	21

Final

9 March 2019 20:30

Philippines

3–6 (0–3, 1–0, 2–3)

Mongolia

MyNISS, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 368

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	8 min
	29	Shots	47

Final ranking

2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia  Mongolia 2nd title

Rank	Group	Team	Final result
1	A	Mongolia	Champions
2	A	Philippines	Runners-up
3	A	Singapore	Third place
4	A	Malaysia	Fourth place
5	B	Indonesia	Quarterfinals
6	B	Macau
7	B	Oman	Preliminary round

Source: IIHF.com

Awards and statistics

Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goalkeeper: Paolo Spafford
  • Best Defenceman: Batgerel Zorigt
  • Best Forward: Wai Kin Tan

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM	Pos
Gerelt Ider	5	11	6	17	+11	4	F
Wai Kin Tan	6	8	9	17	+2	8	F
Steven Füglister	5	7	8	15	+7	4	F
Bryan Lee	6	8	6	14	+4	12	F
Carl Montano	5	7	6	13	+6	4	F
Chee Ming Lim	6	7	6	13	0	0	F
James Kodrowski	5	4	9	13	+7	6	F
Ronald Wijaya	5	5	6	11	+4	2	F
Erdenesükh Bold	5	5	5	10	+9	4	F
Jiaju Ryan Tan	6	7	2	9	+1	0	F

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
Paolo Spafford	200:00	11	3.30	125	91.20	0
Mohamed Al-Balushi	239:54	16	4.00	181	91.16	0
Kenny Liang	259:04	21	4.86	159	86.79	1
Shahrul Ilyas Shukor	243:46	22	5.42	161	86.34	0
Leung Man-long	299:43	25	5.00	181	86.19	0

Source: IIHF.com