2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia was an international men's under-20 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 12 and 17 December 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the fourth edition held since its formation in 2012 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. To be eligible as a "junior", a player cannot be born earlier than 1998. Malaysia won the tournament after winning all five of their round-robin games and finishing first in the standings. Kyrgyzstan finished in second place and the United Arab Emirates finished third.

2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Dates12 – 17 December 2017
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up  Kyrgyzstan
Third place  United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored120 (12 per match)
Attendance3,201 (320 per match)
MVP Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda
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Overview

The 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 12 December 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with games played at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium (MyNISS).[1] The tournament is the first U20 Challenge Cup of Asia to be held since 2014. All four teams from the 2014 edition, Japan, Kazakhstan, MHL Red Stars and South Korea, did not return due to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) restructuring the tournament for countries which do not participate in the IIHF World U20 Championships.[2][3] In August 2017 the IIHF announced the participants for the tournament.[4] India, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and the Philippines all made their debut in under-20 international competition.[4][5][6][7][8] The United Arab Emirates returned having last played a series of exhibition games in 2013 during the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championships.[9][10]

The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in four games.[11] Malaysia won the tournament after winning all five of their games and finished first in the standings.[11] Kyrgyzstan finished second after losing only to Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates finished in third.[11] Malaysia's Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda led the tournament in scoring with 18 points and was named the most valuable player.[12][13] Shahrul Ilyas Abdul Shukor of Malaysia finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 97.56.[14] The IIHF Directorate however awarded best goalkeeper to Abdulrahman Al Hosani of the United Arab Emirates.[15] Malaysia's Chee Ming Bryan Lim was named the best forward and Benjamin Jorge Imperial of the Philippines was named the best defenceman.[15]

Standings

The final standings of the tournament.[11]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Malaysia 4 4 0 0 0 36 7 +29 12
 Kyrgyzstan 4 3 0 0 1 36 14 +22 9
 United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 0 2 18 21 −3 6
 Philippines 4 1 0 0 3 19 36 −17 3
 India 4 0 0 0 4 11 42 −31 0

Fixtures

All times are local. (MST – UTC+8)[1]

12 December 2017
15:30		India 0–6
(0–5, 0–1, 0–0)		 United Arab EmiratesMyNISS
Attendance: 227
12 December 2017
19:15		Philippines 0–11
(0–4, 0–3, 0–4)		 MalaysiaMyNISS
Attendance: 563
13 December 2017
19:00		Kyrgyzstan 12–4
(4–2, 5–1, 3–1)		 PhilippinesMyNISS
Attendance: 188
14 December 2017
15:30		United Arab Emirates 2–10
(2–3, 0–4, 0–3)		 KyrgyzstanMyNISS
Attendance: 122
14 December 2017
19:00		Malaysia 12–4
(3–2, 5–2, 4–0)		 IndiaMyNISS
Attendance: 329
15 December 2017
19:00		Philippines 4–8
(0–5, 2–3, 2–0)		 United Arab EmiratesMyNISS
Attendance: 133
16 December 2017
15:30		India 5–11
(2–4, 3–6, 0–1)		 PhilippinesMyNISS
Attendance: 115
16 December 2017
19:00		Malaysia 6–1
(4–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 KyrgyzstanMyNISS
Attendance: 477
17 December 2017
15:30		Kyrgyzstan 13–2
(3–0, 5–0, 5–2)		 IndiaMyNISS
Attendance: 221
17 December 2017
19:00		United Arab Emirates 2–7
(1–1, 0–3, 1–3)		 MalaysiaMyNISS
Attendance: 826

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[12]

Player (Team) GP G A Pts +/– PIM POS
Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda (MAS)411718+182F
Nurul Nizam Deen Versluis (MAS)471017+162F
Chee Ming Bryan Lim (MAS)46713+130F
Benjamin Jorge Imperial (PHI)46410–10D
Andrei Trishkin (KGZ)3639+100D
Mohamed Al Mehairbi (UAE)4639+14F
Ersultan Mirbek Uulu (KGZ)4639+116D
Islambek Abdyraev (KGZ)4459+56F
Tsewang Dorjay (IND)4628–142F
Nikolai Magiev (KGZ)4448+114F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[14]

Player (Team) MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Shahrul Ilyas Abdul Shukor (MAS)139:534110.4397.561
Kadyr Alymbekov (KGZ)103:342742.3285.190
Abdulrahman Al Hosani (UAE)227:09122195.0284.431
Temir Muktarbek (KGZ)136:0852104.4180.770
Jaiden Mackale Roxas (PHI)130:5580167.3380.000

References
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