2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

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.

2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Kuwait
DatesApril 25–30, 2011
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Hong Kong (1st title)
Runner-up  United Arab Emirates
Third place  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored194 (12.93 per game)
MVPHong Kong Jasper Tang

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Hong Kong 5 5 0 0 0 46 10 +36 15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United Arab Emirates 5 4 0 0 1 30 8 +22 12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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
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Fixtures

All times local.

April 25, 2011
12:00		Thailand 29 – 0 India
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April 25, 2011
15:30		Hong Kong 5 – 4 United Arab Emirates
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April 25, 2011
20:30		Kuwait 8 – 3 Macau
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April 26, 2011
13:00		United Arab Emirates 8 – 0 Macau
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April 26, 2011
16:30		Thailand 5 – 7 Hong Kong
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April 26, 2011
20:00		India 2 – 39 Kuwait
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April 27, 2011
13:00		Hong Kong 15 – 0 India
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April 27, 2011
16:30		Thailand 8 – 3 Macau
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April 27, 2011
20:00		United Arab Emirates 2 – 0 Kuwait
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April 29, 2011
13:00		Macau 0 – 13 Hong Kong
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April 29, 2011
16:30		India 0 – 10 United Arab Emirates
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April 29, 2011
20:00		Kuwait 3 – 6 Thailand
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April 30, 2011
12:00		Macau 8 – 0 India
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April 30, 2011
15:30		Hong Kong 6 – 1 Kuwait
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April 30, 2011
19:00		United Arab Emirates 6 – 3 Thailand
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Tournament awards

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.
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