2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
The 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Taiwan from 29 March to 4 April. It was the third annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The games were played in the Taipei Arena in Taipei City.[1] Chinese Taipei won the championship, winning four of its five games and defeating United Arab Emirates in the final 3–2.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Taiwan | 
| Dates | March 29 – April 2 | 
| Teams | 9 | 
| Venue(s) | Taipei Arena (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions  |  Chinese Taipei (2nd title) | 
| Runner-up  |  United Arab Emirates | 
| Third place  |  Thailand | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 | 
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Group stage
    
Nine participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, the teams move to the preliminary round to decide the final ranking.
| Team qualified for Medal playoffs | |
| Team qualified for 5th–8th playoffs | |
| Team did not advance | 
Group A
    
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS | 
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|  United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 
|  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 
|  Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 
|  Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 | 
All times local.
| March 29, 2010 17:00 | Mongolia  | 0 – 1 |  United Arab Emirates | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| March 30, 2010 17:30 | Mongolia  | 0 – 7 |  Chinese Taipei | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| March 31, 2010 14:30 | Chinese Taipei  | 3 – 1 |  Hong Kong | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| April 1, 2010 17:00 | United Arab Emirates  | 0 – 0 |  Hong Kong | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| April 2, 2010 14:30 | United Arab Emirates  | 2 – 1 |  Chinese Taipei | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| April 2, 2010 19:30 | Hong Kong  | 2 – 1 |  Mongolia | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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Group B
    
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS | 
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|  Thailand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 
|  Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 
|  Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 4 | 
|  Macau | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 2 | 
|  Singapore | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 2 | 
All times local.
| March 29, 2010 14:30 | Malaysia  | 5 – 1 |  Kuwait | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| March 29, 2010 19:30 | Singapore  | 0 – 11 |  Thailand | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| March 30, 2010 14:30 | Kuwait  | 0 – 5 |  Thailand | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| March 30, 2010 20:00 | Singapore  | 3 – 3 |  Macau | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| March 31, 2010 17:00 | Macau  | 1 – 7 |  Malaysia | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| March 31, 2010 19:30 | Kuwait  | 4 – 2 |  Singapore | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| April 1, 2010 14:30 | Thailand  | 6 – 1 |  Malaysia | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| April 1, 2010 19:30 | Macau  | 2 – 2 |  Kuwait | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| April 2, 2010 12:00 | Thailand  | 6 – 0 |  Macau | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| April 2, 2010 17:00 | Malaysia  | 3 – 3 |  Singapore | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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Playoff round
    
    
Bracket
    
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
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|  Kuwait | 1 | |||||
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|  Mongolia | 4 | |||||
|  Mongolia | 2 | |||||
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|  Hong Kong | 5 | |||||
|  Hong Kong | 2 | |||||
|  Macau | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| April 4 | ||||||
|  Kuwait | 2 | |||||
|  Macau | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
    
| April 3, 2010 12:00 | Kuwait  | 1 – 4 |  Mongolia | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| April 3, 2010 14:30 | Hong Kong  | 2 – 0 |  Macau | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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Bracket
    
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||
| April 3 | ||||||
|  Thailand | 2 | |||||
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|  Chinese Taipei | 4 | |||||
|  Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||
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|  United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||
|  United Arab Emirates | 4 | |||||
|  Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| April 4 | ||||||
|  Thailand | 5 | |||||
|  Malaysia | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
    
| April 3, 2010 17:00 | Thailand  | 2 – 4 |  Chinese Taipei | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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| April 3, 2010 19:30 | United Arab Emirates  | 4 – 1 |  Malaysia | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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Gold medal game
    
| April 4, 2010 19:30 | Chinese Taipei  | 3 – 2 |  United Arab Emirates | Taipei Arena, Taipei City | 
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Ranking and statistics
    
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 Tournament Awards
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Final standings
    
|  |  Chinese Taipei | 
|  |  United Arab Emirates | 
|  |  Thailand | 
| 4 |  Malaysia | 
| 5 |  Hong Kong | 
| 6 |  Mongolia | 
| 7 |  Kuwait | 
| 8 |  Macau | 
| 9 |  Singapore | 
See also
    
    
References
    
- "2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
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