2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2014 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 9 March and 13 March 2014 in Harbin, China and was the fourth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. China won the tournament, their first title since 2010, after defeating North Korea in the gold medal game. South Korea beat in the bronze medal game Australia to claim third place.

2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates9–13 March 2014
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  China (2nd title)
Runner-up  North Korea
Third place  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored36 (4.5 per match)
Attendance1,817 (227 per match)
← 2012

Overview

The 2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 9 March 2014 in Harbin, China with the games played at Harbin University.[1] China and South Korea both returned after competing in the 2012 tournament.[2] North Korea returned having last competed in the 2010 tournament while Australia made their debut in the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia.[3][1] Both Japan and the Chinese junior team did not return, having competed in the 2012 edition.[2]

The tournament was structured around a single round-robin before the teams advanced to the playoffs based on their round-robin positions.[1] China finished the round-robin after winning all three of their games and advanced to the gold medal game against North Korea who finished in second place, losing only to China.[4] South Korea finished the round in third place after managing only one win and advanced to the bronze medal match against Australia who had finished in fourth place after failing to win any of their three games.[4] China defeated North Korea 2-1 in the gold medal game and claimed their second IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia title having previously won in 2010.[2][5] North Korea picked up the silver medal, improving on their performance from 2010 where they claimed third place.[5] South Korea defeated Australia in the bronze medal game to finish third.[5]

China's Fang Xin finished as the tournament top scorer with seven points and was named the tournaments best forward.[6][7] Ri Hye Yong of North Korea was named the best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate and China's Liu Zhixin won the best defenceman award.[7] Wang Yuqing of China finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 96.67.[8]

Preliminary round

Standings
Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 China 3 3 0 0 0 13 1 +12 9
 North Korea 3 2 0 0 1 12 4 +8 6
 South Korea 3 1 0 0 2 5 13 −8 3
 Australia 3 0 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Advance to the gold medal game Advance to the bronze medal game

Fixtures

All times are local. (CST – UTC+8)

9 March 2014
15:00		Australia 0 – 4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 North KoreaHarbin University
Attendance: 147
9 March 2014
18:00		China 5 – 0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 South KoreaHarbin University
Attendance: 316
10 March 2014
15:00		South Korea 4 – 1
(1–0, 0–1, 3–0)		 AustraliaHarbin University
Attendance: 143
10 March 2014
18:00		North Korea 1 – 3
(0–3, 0–0, 1–0)		 ChinaHarbin University
Attendance: 274
12 March 2014
15:00		North Korea 7 – 1
(2–1, 3–0, 2–0)		 South KoreaHarbin University
Attendance: 157
12 March 2014
18:00		China 5 – 0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 AustraliaHarbin University
Attendance: 237

Playoff round

Bronze medal game

All times are local. (CST – UTC+8)

13 March 2014
15:00		South Korea 2 – 1 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 AustraliaHarbin University
Attendance: 166

Gold medal game

All times are local. (CST – UTC+8)

13 March 2014
18:00		China 2 – 1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 North KoreaHarbin University
Attendance: 377

Ranking and statistics

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Rk. Team
 China
 North Korea
 South Korea
4. Australia

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[6]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
Fang Xin4437+62F
O Chol Ok4145+30F
Ro Sun Bok4224+42F
Won Chol Sun4134+30D
Ryu Hyon Mi4303+32F
Ju Jingwen4213+32F
Yu Baiwei4213+86D
Shona Green4202−74F
Ko Hyein4202−26F
Kong Minghui4202+68F
Zhang Mengying4202+64F

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.[8]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Wang Yuqing206:036020.5896.670
Ri Hye Yong240:0010261.5094.121
Jodie Walker184:1110482.6192.310
Han Dohee247:51157143.3991.080

References
  1. "2014 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. "Ladies first in Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2012-02-14. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. "2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  4. "Tournament Progress: Round Robin" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  5. "Tournament Progress: Playoff Round" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  6. "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  7. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  8. "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-03-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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