2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 8 March and 11 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the sixth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. Chinese Taipei's under-18 team won the tournament after winning all three of their round-robin games and finishing first in the standings. The New Zealand under-18 team finished in second place and Thailand finished third.

2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Dates8–11 March 2018
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Chinese Taipei U18 (1st title)
Runner-up  New Zealand U18
Third place  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored55 (9.17 per match)
Attendance1,009 (168 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Nuchanat Ponglerkdee
Harriet Fuller
(8 points)
MVP Nuchanat Ponglerkdee
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Overview

The 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 8 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with games played at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium (MyNISS).[1] The Women's competition was split into two tournaments for 2018 due to the increase from seven to eight teams.[1][2][3] The defending champions New Zealand's under-18 team (New Zealand U18), Thailand and Singapore returned after finishing in the top three of the 2017 tournament.[3][4][5] Chinese Taipei's under-18 team (Chinese Taipei U18) was included as the fourth team in the competition, making their debut in women's under-18 international competition.[5][6] India, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia, who finished fourth through to seventh in 2017, were placed into the newly created Division I tournament.[3][2] Both 2018 tournaments ran alongside each other with all games being held at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium.[1][2]

The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in three games.[7] Chinese Taipei U18 won the tournament after winning all three of their games and finished first in the standings.[6][7] New Zealand U18 finished second after losing only to Chinese Taipei U18 and Thailand finished in third.[7] Thailand's Nuchanat Ponglerkdee and New Zealand's Harriet Fuller led the tournament in scoring with eight points each with Ponglerkdee also being named the most valuable player.[8][9] Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk of Thailand finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 94.12 and was awarded best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate.[10][11] Chinese Taipei's Hsuan Wang was named best forward and Sirikarn Jittresin of Thailand was named best defenceman.[11]

Standings

The final standings of the tournament.[7]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Chinese Taipei U18 3 3 0 0 0 21 5 +16 9
 New Zealand U18 3 2 0 0 1 16 7 +9 6
 Thailand 3 1 0 0 2 13 7 +6 3
 Singapore 3 0 0 0 3 5 36 −31 0

Fixtures

All times are local. (MST – UTC+8)

8 March 2018
15:30		Singapore 3 – 14
(1–4, 1–3, 1–7)		 New Zealand U18MyNISS
Attendance: 139
8 March 2018
19:00		Thailand 3 – 5
(1–2, 1–2, 1–1)		 Chinese Taipei U18MyNISS
Attendance: 207
10 March 2018
15:30		Thailand 10 – 1
(3–1, 0–0, 7–0)		 SingaporeMyNISS
Attendance: 114
10 March 2018
19:00		New Zealand U18 1 – 4
(0–2, 0–0, 1–2)		 Chinese Taipei U18MyNISS
Attendance: 182
11 March 2018
15:30		New Zealand U18 1 – 0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 ThailandMyNISS
Attendance: 175
11 March 2018
19:00		Chinese Taipei U18 12 – 1
(5–0, 4–1, 3–0)		 SingaporeMyNISS
Attendance: 192

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[8]

Player (Team) GP G A Pts +/– PIM POS
Nuchanat Ponglerkdee (THA)3628+74F
Harriet Fuller (NZL)3268+64D
Jana Kivell (NZL)3347+70F
Beth Scott (NZL)3606–10F
Huang Yun-chu (TPE)3426+74F
Wang Hsuan (TPE)3325+60F
Pan Hsin-ni (TPE)3235+72F
Elizabeth Chia (SGP)3224–74F
Wirasinee Rattananai (THA)3224–16F
Tao Sing-lin (TPE)3224+62F

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.[10]

Player (Team) MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk (THA)119:1110263.0294.120
Lilly Forbes (NZL)151:567851.9793.591
Wang Yu-chi (TPE)120:002742.0085.190
Qina Foo (SGP)175:571423411.5976.060

See also

References
  1. "2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. "2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. "Final Ranking" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. Swinkels, Logan (5 March 2018). "New Zealand's Under-18s look to defend their Challenge Cup title". Puck Yeah. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. "Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. Merk, Martin (12 March 2018). "Taipei's girls win gold". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  8. "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  9. "Media All Stars" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  11. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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