2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia became the 8th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 14 and 19 March 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Taiwan
Dates14 – 19 March 2015
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Chinese Taipei (5th title)
Runner-up  United Arab Emirates
Third place  Mongolia
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored101 (10.1 per game)

Top Division
Participants
Team2014 Results
 Chinese TaipeiHost, Won gold medal in 2014
 United Arab EmiratesWon silver medal in 2014
 MongoliaWon bronze medal in 2014
 Thailand4th place in 2014
 MacauWinner of Division I in 2014

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 0 52 6 +46 12 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 0 1 22 8 +14 9 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mongolia 4 2 0 0 2 17 17 0 6 Bronze medal
4  Thailand 4 1 0 0 3 8 21 −13 3
5  Macau 4 0 0 0 4 2 49 −47 0 Relegated to Division I 2016
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Division I
Main article: 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I

The Division I competition will played between 18 and 25 April 2015 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Participants
Team2014 Results
 KuwaitHost, 6th in Top Division in 2014
 Kyrgyzstan2nd in Division I in 2014
 Singapore3rd in Division I in 2014
 India4th in Division I in 2014
 MalaysiaDid not participate in 2014
 OmanNo previous participation[2]

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Kuwait 5 5 0 0 0 30 8 +22 15 Promoted to Top Division 2016
2  Singapore 5 4 0 0 1 36 11 +25 12
3  Kyrgyzstan 5 3 0 0 2 27 22 +5 9
4  Oman 5 0 2 0 3 20 36 −16 4
5  Malaysia 5 1 0 1 3 29 23 +6 4
6  India 5 0 0 1 4 12 54 −42 1
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See also

References
  1. "Challenge Cup of Asia grows". iihf.com. 2014-09-09.
  2. "Challenge Cup of Asia grows". iihf.com. 2014-09-09.
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