2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship

Gulf Ice Hockey Championship 2016 2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship logo.png Qatar 28 January – 2 February 2016 4 ih UAE 4 10 89 2014 The 2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was the fourth Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. It took place between 28 January and 2 February 2016 in Doha, Qatar. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Qatar in the gold medal game, claiming their fourth title of the championships. Kuwait finished third after defeating Oman in the bronze medal game. Overview The 2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was organised by the Qatar Winter Sports Committee and began on 28 January 2016 in Doha, Qatar with the games being played at Villagio’s Ice Court.http://qataricehockeyfed.pointstreaksites.com/view/qataricehockeyfed/news-1647/news_385122 Stage set for GCC Icy Hockey Championship 2016 Qatar Winter Sports Committee 2016-01-28 2016-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205174042/http://qataricehockeyfed.pointstreaksites.com/view/qataricehockeyfed/news-1647/news_385122 2016-02-05 live Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates all returned for their fourth Gulf Ice Hockey Championship's while hosts Qatar returned to compete in their second appearance of the tournament. The four teams first competed in a round-robin competition, with their ranking determining their seeding in the semi-finals.http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Gulf Cup 2016 National Teams of Ice Hockey 2016-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131105728/http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html 2016-01-31 dead The United Arab Emirates finished the round-robin in first place after winning all three of their games and were seeded against fourth placed Oman who had failed to win any of their games.http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/emirates-annihilate-qatar-on-opening-day-of-gulf-cup/ Emirates Annihilate Qatar on Opening Day of Gulf Cup The Hockey House Steven Ellis 2016-01-28 2016-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160302003352/http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/emirates-annihilate-qatar-on-opening-day-of-gulf-cup/ 2016-03-02 live Kuwait finished the round-robin in second place after beating both Oman in their opening game and Qatar before losing to the United Arab Emirates in their third game.http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/kuwait-absolutely-demolishes-oman-in-gulf-cup-opener/ Kuwait Absolutely Demolishes Oman in Gulf Cup Opener The Hockey House Steven Ellis 2016-01-28 2016-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160201191121/http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/kuwait-absolutely-demolishes-oman-in-gulf-cup-opener/ 2016-02-01 live http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2485121&Language=en Kuwait scores second win in Gulf ice hockey championships Kuwait News Agency 2016-01-30 2016-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131082525/http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2485121&language=en 2016-01-31 live Hosts Qatar finished in third place after defeating Oman 5–3 in their final round-robin match. The United Arab Emirates opened the playoff round with a 5–0 shutout against Oman and advanced to the gold medal match against Qatar who had defeated Kuwait 5–3 in their semifinal.http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/qatar-advances-to-first-ever-ice-hockey-final-will-face-uae-for-gulf-cup-gold/ Qatar Advances to First Ever Ice Hockey Final, Will Face UAE for Gulf Cup Gold The Hockey House Steven Ellis 2016-02-01 2016-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160310115159/http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/qatar-advances-to-first-ever-ice-hockey-final-will-face-uae-for-gulf-cup-gold/ 2016-03-10 live The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Qatar 5–0 in the gold medal match, winning their fourth championship title.http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/united-arab-emirates-beats-qatar-to-win-fourth-straight-gulf-cup/ United Arab Emirates Beats Qatar to Win Fourth Straight Gulf Cup The Hockey House Steven Ellis 2016-02-01 2016-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160311091904/http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/united-arab-emirates-beats-qatar-to-win-fourth-straight-gulf-cup/ 2016-03-11 live Qatar picked up their first silver medal at the championship having previously won bronze in 2014. Kuwait finished third after defeating Oman 5–4 in the bronze medal game. Round-robin The four participating teams were placed in a single round robin. After playing the round-robin, the number one ranked team is seeded into a semi-final against the fourth ranked team and the second ranked team plays in the second semi-final against the team who finished in third place. main WL OT UAE UAE KUW KUW QAT QAT OMN OMN 3 0 0 0 25 0 2 0 0 1 24 12 1 0 0 2 9 20 0 0 0 3 4 30 complete 28 January 2016 KUW OMN 17–1 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court 28 January 2016 QAT UAE 0–10 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court #eeffff 29 January 2016 UAE OMN 8–0 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court 29 January 2016 QAT KUW 4–7 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court #eeffff 30 January 2016 UAE KUW 7–0 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court 30 January 2016 QAT OMN 5–3 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court #eeffff Playoff round Bracket Finals Third place 1 February UAE 5 OMN 0 1 February KUW 3 QAT 5 2 February UAE 5 QAT 0 2 February OMN 4 KUW 5 Semi-finals 1 February 2016 UAE OMN 5–0 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court 1 February 2016 KUW QAT 3–5 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court #eeffff Bronze medal game 2 February 2016 OMN KUW 4–5 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court #FFDAB9 Gold medal game 2 February 2016 UAE QAT 5–0 http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Gulf-Cup-2016.html Villagio’s Ice Court #F7F6A8 References Gulf Gulf Ice Hockey Championship Category:Gulf Ice Hockey Championship Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Qatar