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
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| Host country |  India |
| Dates | 17–25 March 2012 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United Arab Emirates (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 159 (8.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,627 (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
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| Team qualified for Qualification play-off | |
| Team did not advance |
Group A
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 9 |
| 2 |  Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 6 |
| 3 |  Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | –2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 40 | –38 | 0 |
All times local. (IST = UTC+5:30)[6]
| March 18, 2012 17:00 | United Arab Emirates | 4 – 3 (1–2, 1–0, 2–1) | Thailand | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 200 |
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| Ahmed al-Dhaheri | Goalies | Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk | Referee: Baek Min-hwanLinesmen: Chae Young-jin Hong Hyun-kook | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 19, 2012 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2 – 12 (2–5, 0–4, 0–3) | Kuwait | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 157 |
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| Yang Ning-ya | Goalies | Jasem al-Sarraf (out 46:36) Shuaib Shuaib (in 46:36) | Referee: Ichikawa ShunsukeLinesmen: Henri Neva Dion Robben | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 20, 2012 14:00 | Kuwait | 0 – 6 (0–4, 0–0, 0–2) | United Arab Emirates | Deharadun Arena Attendance: 173 |
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| Jasem al-Sarraf | Goalies | Khaled al-Suwaidi | Referee: Baek Min-hwan Linesmen:  Qiang Du Dion Robben | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 20, 2012 21:00 | Thailand | 14 – 0 (2–0, 6–0, 6–0) | Chinese Taipei | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 153 |
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| Prawes Kaewjeen | Goalies | Yang Ning-Ya | Referee: Yong Chun Lim Linesmen: Hong Hyun Kook Jian Cao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 22, 2012 14:00 | Thailand | 8 – 2 (2–1, 4–0, 2–1) | Kuwait | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 227 |
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| Prawes Kaewjeen | Goalies | Jasem al-Sarraf | Referee: Baek Min Hwan Linesmen: Hong Hyun Kook Jian Cao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 22, 2012 17:30 | United Arab Emirates | 14 – 0 (2–0, 6–0, 6–0) | Chinese Taipei | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 184 |
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| Khaled al-Suwaidi | Goalies | Yang Ning-Ya | Referee: Yong Chun Lim Linesmen: Chae Young Jin Dion Robben | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Shots | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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| 1 | Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | +37 | 12 |
| 2 | India | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 37 | –25 | 3 |
| 3 |  Macau | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | –12 | 3 |
All times local. (IST = UTC+5:30)[6]
| March 18, 2012 20:00 | India | 3 – 5 (1–0, 2–2, 0–3) | Macau | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 247 |
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| Sonam Gurmet | Goalies | Lou Kuan-leong | Referee: Chiang Chih-yuan Linesmen: Jian Cao Liu Jiaqi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 19, 2012 20:00 | Macau | 1 – 8 (0–1, 1–5, 0–2) | Malaysia | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 132 |
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| Lou Kuan-leong | Goalies | Vincent Shiao (out 30:58) Tengku Abdillah (in 30:58) | Referee: Sakchai Chinanuvatana Linesmen: Chae Young-jin Qiang Du | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Shots | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 20, 2012 17:30 | Malaysia | 13 – 2 (6–2, 3–0, 4–0) | India | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 476 |
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| Vincent Shiao | Goalies | Sonam Gurmet (out 35:00) Sonam Paldan (in 35:00) | Referee: Ichikawa Shunsuke Linesmen: Liu Jiaqi Henri Neva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 21, 2012 13:00 | Macau | 1 – 5 (0–0, 1–2, 0–3) | India | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 124 |
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| Lou Kuan Leong | Goalies | Sonam Gurmet | Referee: Sakchai Chinuvatana Linesmen: Chae Young Jin Henri Neva | |||||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 21, 2012 21:00 | India | 2 – 18 (1–5, 0–6, 1–7) | Malaysia | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 98 |
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| March 22, 2012 21:00 | Malaysia | 5 – 2 (2–1, 2–0, 1–1) | Macau | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 105 |
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Playoff round
Bracket
| Qualification play-off | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| A1 | United Arab Emirates |
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| A4 | Chinese Taipei |
0 | QP1 | Malaysia |
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| B1 | Malaysia |
3 | SF1 | United Arab Emirates |
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| SF2 | Thailand |
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| A3 | Kuwait |
13 | QP2 | Kuwait |
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| B2 | India |
2 | SF1 | Malaysia |
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| SF2 | Kuwait |
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Qualification play-off
| March 23, 2012 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0 – 3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–0) | Malaysia | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 197 |
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| March 23, 2012 20:00 | Kuwait | 13 – 2 (4–1, 4–1, 5–0) | India | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 112 |
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Semi-finals
| March 24, 2012 17:00 | United Arab Emirates | 15 – 0 (6–0, 7–0, 2–0) | Malaysia | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 312 |
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| March 24, 2012 20:00 | Thailand | 5 – 4 (0–1, 2–2, 3–1) | Kuwait | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 337 |
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Bronze medal game
| March 25, 2012 17:00 | Malaysia | 5 – 3 (2–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Kuwait | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 280 |
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Gold medal game
| March 25, 2012 20:00 | United Arab Emirates | 3 – 0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Thailand | Dehradun Arena Attendance: 1113 |
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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 |
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| Loke Ban Kin | 7 | 16 | 11 | 27 | +20 | 8 | F |
| Tewin Chartsuwan | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | +17 | 4 | F |
| Juma al-Dhaheri | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +13 | 4 | F |
| Meshal al-Ajmi | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 | +6 | 35 | D |
| Tan Khia Peng | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +17 | 4 | F |
| Suhail al-Mehairi | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +14 | 0 | F |
| Teerasak Rattanachot | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +16 | 4 | F |
| Mohammad al-Ajmi | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 4 | F |
| Moi Jia Yung | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +13 | 4 | D |
| Brandon Tan Wai Kin | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +15 | 2 | F |
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% |
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| Khaled al-Suwaidi | 240:00 | 49 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
| Prawes Kaewjeen | 160:00 | 49 | 5 | 1.88 | 89.80 |
| Tengku Muhd Azlly Tengku Abdillah | 225:10 | 98 | 11 | 2.93 | 88.78 |
| Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk | 140:00 | 56 | 8 | 3.43 | 85.71 |
| Jasem al-Sarraf | 321:29 | 179 | 28 | 5.23 | 84.36 |
References
- "Let's play in the Himalayas". IIHF. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- "Statistics". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- Frondelius, Timmo Pekka (2012-03-26). "Emirati claim gold". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "Game Schedule". IIHF. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
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