2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

Tournament details
Host country	Kuwait
Dates	April 25–30, 2011
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Hong Kong (1st title)
Runner-up	United Arab Emirates
Third place	Thailand
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	194 (12.93 per game)
MVP	Jasper Tang

The 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 4th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between April 25 and April 30, 2011 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Last years winner, Chinese Taipei did not field a team to defend their title. The tournament was won by Hong Kong, who claimed their first title after winning all five of their games.

Overview

The 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia began on April 25, 2011 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.^[1] The first game was played between Thailand and India with Thailand winning the game 29–0.^[1] Hong Kong won the tournament winning all five games against the opposing nations, claiming their first title.^[1] Hong Kong had previously won bronze at 2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, which had been their best result to date.^[2] The United Arab Emirates finished second, losing only to Hong Kong in their five games and Thailand finished third after losing to Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.^[1] Hosts, Kuwait, finished fourth with wins over Macau and India.^[1] The game between Kuwait and India finished 39–2.^[1] It was recorded as Kuwait's largest win in international ice hockey as well as India's first time they had scored multiple goals in a game. India has previously only managed to score one goal in a game against Malaysia at the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.^[3][4]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Hong Kong	5	5	0	0	0	46	10	+36	15
	United Arab Emirates	5	4	0	0	1	30	8	+22	12
	Thailand	5	3	0	0	2	51	19	+32	9
4	Kuwait	5	2	0	0	3	51	19	+32	6
5	Macau	5	1	0	0	4	14	37	−23	3
6	India	5	0	0	0	5	2	101	−99	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Fixtures

All times local.

April 25, 2011 12:00

Thailand

29 – 0

India

Game reference

April 25, 2011 15:30

Hong Kong

5 – 4

United Arab Emirates

Game reference

April 25, 2011 20:30

Kuwait

8 – 3

Macau

Game reference

April 26, 2011 13:00

United Arab Emirates

8 – 0

Macau

Game reference

April 26, 2011 16:30

Thailand

5 – 7

Hong Kong

Game reference

April 26, 2011 20:00

India

2 – 39

Kuwait

Game reference

April 27, 2011 13:00

Hong Kong

15 – 0

India

Game reference

April 27, 2011 16:30

Thailand

8 – 3

Macau

Game reference

April 27, 2011 20:00

United Arab Emirates

2 – 0

Kuwait

Game reference

April 29, 2011 13:00

Macau

0 – 13

Hong Kong

Game reference

April 29, 2011 16:30

India

0 – 10

United Arab Emirates

Game reference

April 29, 2011 20:00

Kuwait

3 – 6

Thailand

Game reference

April 30, 2011 12:00

Macau

8 – 0

India

Game reference

April 30, 2011 15:30

Hong Kong

6 – 1

Kuwait

Game reference

April 30, 2011 19:00

United Arab Emirates

6 – 3

Thailand

Game reference

Tournament awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:^[1]
  • Best Goaltender: King Chi Ho
  • Best Defenceman: Likit Neimwan
  • Best Forward: Juma Al Dhaheri
  • Most Valuable Player: Jasper Tang
  • Best Coach: Dong Yan

References

1. "2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
2. "Chinese Taipei won challenge". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
3. "Kuwait All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
4. "India All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-04-02.

External links

• International Ice Hockey Federation