| Tourney Name: | IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Size: | 120px |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Dates: | 1–9 March 2019 |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Type: | ih |
| Winners: | Mongolia |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second: | Philippines |
| Third: | Singapore |
| Games: | 18 |
| Goals: | 174 |
| Scoring Leader: | Gerelt Ider |
| Points: | 17 |
| Mvp: | Steven Füglister |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 (cancelled) |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
The 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 12th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament took place from 1 to 9 March 2019 at Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
Last year's runner-up Thailand will not participate for the first time since the competition kicked off in 2008 and made their debut in Division III qualification tournament of the 2019 World Championships. Kuwait also participates in Division III qualification tournament and India unable to participate in the tournament due to lack of money. Only Oman returned after one year absence, bringing the number of participants reduced from nine to seven teams. Mongolia won the Challenge Cup of Asia for the second straight year, by defeating the Philippines in the final, while Singapore defeating hosts Malaysia, to win their first ever bronze medal in the tournament.[2]
| Team | 2018 Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Won gold medal last year. | ||
| Won bronze medal last year. | ||
| Finished 4th place last year. | ||
| Host, winner of Division I last year. |
| Team | 2018 Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Runner-up of Division I last year. | ||
| Finished 3rd place in Division I last year. | ||
| Did not participate last year. Last participation in 2017. |
4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]
Yu Jin Ang
Chi Hongda
Johan Magnusson Chee Seng Loh
Tam Weng-leongAll times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
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| width=40 | Rank | width=40 | Group | width=165 | Team | width=90 | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Champions | |||||
| 2 | A | Runners-up | |||||
| 3 | A | Third place | |||||
| 4 | A | Fourth place | |||||
| 5 | B | Quarterfinals | |||||
| 6 | B | ||||||
| 7 | B | Preliminary round | |||||
Source: IIHF.com
| Player | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +11 | 4 | F | ||
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +2 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +7 | 4 | F | ||
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 12 | F | ||
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +6 | 4 | F | ||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +7 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 4 | F | ||
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +1 | 0 | F |
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.
| Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200:00 | 11 | 3.30 | 125 | 91.20 | 0 | ||
| 239:54 | 16 | 4.00 | 181 | 91.16 | 0 | ||
| 259:04 | 21 | 4.86 | 159 | 86.79 | 1 | ||
| 243:46 | 22 | 5.42 | 161 | 86.34 | 0 | ||
| 299:43 | 25 | 5.00 | 181 | 86.19 | 0 |