2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2011 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Logo.png 155px Kuwait April 25–30, 2011 6 ih Hong Kong 1 United Arab Emirates Thailand 15 194 HKG Jasper Tang 2010 2012 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. Overview The 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia began on April 25, 2011 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men.html 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia International Ice Hockey Federation 2011-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20110501233845/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men.html 2011-05-01 dead The first game was played between Thailand and India with Thailand winning the game 29–0. Hong Kong won the tournament winning all five games against the opposing nations, claiming their first title. Hong Kong had previously won bronze at 2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, which had been their best result to date.http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2008-men.html Chinese Taipei won challenge International Ice Hockey Federation 2011-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405174755/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2008-men.html 2010-04-05 dead 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. Hosts, Kuwait, finished fourth with wins over Macau and India. The game between Kuwait and India finished 39–2. 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.http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Kuwait_All_Time_Results.pdf Kuwait All Time Results National Teams of Ice Hockey 2011-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20110823012017/http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Kuwait_All_Time_Results.pdf 2011-08-23 dead http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/India_All_Time_Results.pdf India All Time Results National Teams of Ice Hockey 2011-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20110823011813/http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/India_All_Time_Results.pdf 2011-08-23 dead Standings main WL OT HKG HKG UAE UAE THA THA KUW KUW MAC MAC IND IND 5 0 0 0 46 10 4 0 0 1 30 8 3 0 0 2 51 19 2 0 0 3 51 19 1 0 0 4 14 37 0 0 0 5 2 101 #ffd700 1ST #c0c0c0 2ND #cc9966 3RD complete Fixtures All times local. April 25, 2011 12:00 THA IND 29 – 0 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/thailand-india.html #eeffff April 25, 2011 15:30 HKG UAE 5 – 4 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/hong-kong-united-arab-emirates.html April 25, 2011 20:30 KUW MAC 8 – 3 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/kuwait-macau.html #eeffff April 26, 2011 13:00 UAE MAC 8 – 0 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/united-arab-emirates-macau.html April 26, 2011 16:30 THA HKG 5 – 7 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/thailand-hong-kong.html #eeffff April 26, 2011 20:00 IND KUW 2 – 39 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/india-kuwait.html April 27, 2011 13:00 HKG IND 15 – 0 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/hong-kong-india.html #eeffff April 27, 2011 16:30 THA MAC 8 – 3 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/thailand-macau.html April 27, 2011 20:00 UAE KUW 2 – 0 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/united-arab-emirates-kuwait.html #eeffff April 29, 2011 13:00 MAC HKG 0 – 13 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/macau-hong-kong.html April 29, 2011 16:30 IND UAE 0 – 10 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/india-united-arab-emirates.html #eeffff April 29, 2011 20:00 KUW THA 3 – 6 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/kuwait-thailand.html April 30, 2011 12:00 MAC IND 8 – 0 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men.html #eeffff April 30, 2011 15:30 HKG KUW 6 – 1 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men.html April 30, 2011 19:00 UAE THA 6 – 3 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men.html Tournament awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: HKG King Chi Ho Best Defenceman: THA Likit Neimwan Best Forward: UAE Juma Al Dhaheri Most Valuable Player: HKG Jasper Tang Best Coach: MAC Dong Yan References External links International Ice Hockey Federation Chal Category:2011 in Kuwaiti sport 2011 Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Kuwait