2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the fifth IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 17 March and 25 March 2012 in Dehradun, India. The defending champions Hong Kong, who claimed their first title in 2011, did not send a team to this year's edition. Chinese Taipei, winners of the 2010 tournament competed after skipping the 2011 tournament. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Thailand in the final and Malaysia finished in third after defeating Kuwait in the bronze medal match

2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates17–25 March 2012
Teams7
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Emirates (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored159 (8.83 per match)
Attendance4,627 (257 per match)
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Overview

This will be the first IIHF sanctioned tournament to be held in India and will see the tournament expanded to seven teams.[1] The teams will be split into two seeded groups. Group A will contain the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Kuwait, who will play a round robin format. Group B will consist of Macau, Malaysia and India, who will play a double-round robin format. The top two teams in Group A will receive a bye to the semi-finals, while the bottom two will play a semi-final qualification against the top two teams from Group B.[1]

The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Thailand 3 – 0 in the final.[2] It was the United Arab Emirates second title having previously won the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.[3] Malaysia finished third after they defeated Kuwait in the bronze medal game.[2] Loke Ban Kin finished the tournament as the top scorer after finishing with 27 points including 16 goals and 11 assists.[4] The United Arab Emirate's Khaled al-Suwaidi finished as the tournaments top goaltender based on save percentage with a percentage of 100.[5]

Group stage
     Team qualified for Semi-finals
     Team qualified for Qualification play-off
     Team did not advance

Group A
Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
1 United Arab Emirates33000243+219
2 Thailand32001256+196
3 Kuwait310021416–23
4 Chinese Taipei30003240–380

All times local. (IST = UTC+5:30)[6]

March 18, 2012
17:00		United Arab Emirates 4 – 3
(1–2, 1–0, 2–1)		 ThailandDehradun Arena
Attendance: 200
March 19, 2012
17:00		Chinese Taipei 2 – 12
(2–5, 0–4, 0–3)		 KuwaitDehradun Arena
Attendance: 157
March 20, 2012
14:00		Kuwait 0 – 6
(0–4, 0–0, 0–2)		 United Arab EmiratesDeharadun Arena
Attendance: 173
March 20, 2012
21:00		Thailand 14 – 0
(2–0, 6–0, 6–0)		 Chinese TaipeiDehradun Arena
Attendance: 153
March 22, 2012
14:00		Thailand 8 – 2
(2–1, 4–0, 2–1)		 KuwaitDehradun Arena
Attendance: 227
March 22, 2012
17:30		United Arab Emirates 14 – 0
(2–0, 6–0, 6–0)		 Chinese TaipeiDehradun Arena
Attendance: 184

Group B
Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
1 Malaysia44000447+3712
2 India410031237–253
3 Macau41003921–123

All times local. (IST = UTC+5:30)[6]

March 18, 2012
20:00		India 3 – 5
(1–0, 2–2, 0–3)		 MacauDehradun Arena
Attendance: 247
March 19, 2012
20:00		Macau 1 – 8
(0–1, 1–5, 0–2)		 MalaysiaDehradun Arena
Attendance: 132
March 20, 2012
17:30		Malaysia 13 – 2
(6–2, 3–0, 4–0)		 IndiaDehradun Arena
Attendance: 476
March 21, 2012
13:00		Macau 1 – 5
(0–0, 1–2, 0–3)		 IndiaDehradun Arena
Attendance: 124
March 21, 2012
21:00		India 2 – 18
(1–5, 0–6, 1–7)		 MalaysiaDehradun Arena
Attendance: 98
March 22, 2012
21:00		Malaysia 5 – 2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)		 MacauDehradun Arena
Attendance: 105

Playoff round

Bracket
  Qualification play-off     Semi-finals     Finals
                           
      A1  United Arab Emirates 15  
  A4  Chinese Taipei 0     QP1  Malaysia 0    
  B1  Malaysia 3         SF1  United Arab Emirates 3
      SF2  Thailand 0
      A2  Thailand 5    
  A3  Kuwait 13     QP2  Kuwait 4   Third place
  B2  India 2   SF1  Malaysia 5
  SF2  Kuwait 3

Qualification play-off
March 23, 2012
17:00		Chinese Taipei 0 – 3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)		 MalaysiaDehradun Arena
Attendance: 197
March 23, 2012
20:00		Kuwait 13 – 2
(4–1, 4–1, 5–0)		 IndiaDehradun Arena
Attendance: 112

Semi-finals
March 24, 2012
17:00		United Arab Emirates 15 – 0
(6–0, 7–0, 2–0)		 MalaysiaDehradun Arena
Attendance: 312
March 24, 2012
20:00		Thailand 5 – 4
(0–1, 2–2, 3–1)		 KuwaitDehradun Arena
Attendance: 337

Bronze medal game
March 25, 2012
17:00		Malaysia 5 – 3
(2–1, 1–1, 2–1)		 KuwaitDehradun Arena
Attendance: 280

Gold medal game
March 25, 2012
20:00		United Arab Emirates 3 – 0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 ThailandDehradun Arena
Attendance: 1113

Ranking and statistics

Final standings
 United Arab Emirates
 Thailand
 Malaysia
4 Kuwait
5 Chinese Taipei
6 India
7 Macau

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[4]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
Loke Ban Kin7161127+208F
Tewin Chartsuwan511516+174F
Juma al-Dhaheri56915+134F
Meshal al-Ajmi612214+635D
Tan Khia Peng77714+174F
Suhail al-Mehairi54812+140F
Teerasak Rattanachot55611+164F
Mohammad al-Ajmi64711-54F
Moi Jia Yung72911+134D
Brandon Tan Wai Kin75510+152F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[5]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS%
Khaled al-Suwaidi240:004900.00100.00
Prawes Kaewjeen160:004951.8889.80
Tengku Muhd Azlly Tengku Abdillah225:1098112.9388.78
Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk140:005683.4385.71
Jasem al-Sarraf321:29179285.2384.36
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References
  1. "Let's play in the Himalayas". IIHF. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  2. "Statistics". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  3. Frondelius, Timmo Pekka (2012-03-26). "Emirati claim gold". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  5. "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  6. "Game Schedule". IIHF. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
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