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IIHF Asia And Oceania Championship
The IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship (formally the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia) are a series of international ice hockey tournaments in the continent of Asia. The purpose of the tournament is to provide competitive opportunities for Asian and Oceania teams that are either in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championships or did not compete in any IIHF World Championships. The first edition was held in Hong Kong from 24 to 26 April 2008, with the second edition held a year later in the United Arab Emirates. The third edition took place from 29 March to 4 April 2010 in the Republic of China. The first women's tournament took place in Shanghai, China from 10 to 14 April 2010, and the first University Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Goyang-Si, Seoul, South Korea from 12 to 14 May 2010. Junior (under-20) and under-18 editions were introduced in 2012. On 31 January 2020, the women's and men's under-20 tournaments were cancelled, except the men's tournament, due to the COVI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance and shoot a closed, vulcanized, rubber disc called a " puck" into the other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. The team which scores the most goals is declared the winner. In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, one of whom is the goaltender. Ice hockey is a full contact sport. Ice hockey is one of the sports featured in the Winter Olympics while its premiere international amateur competition, the IIHF World Championships, are governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for both men's and women's competitions. Ice hockey is also played as a professional sport. In North America as well as many European countries, the sport is known simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait City
Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks. It is one of the hottest cities in summer on earth, with average summer high temperatures over 45 °C (113 °F) for three months of the year. As of 2018, the metropolitan area had roughly 3 million inhabitants (more than 70% of the country's population). The city itself has no administrative status. All six governorates of the country comprise parts of the urban agglomeration, which is subdived in numerous areas. In a more narrow sense, ''Kuwait City'' can also refer only to the town's historic core, which nowadays is part of the Capital Governorate and seamlessly merges with the adjacent urban areas. Kuwait City's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 IIHF Challenge Cup Of Asia
The 2020 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was to be the 13th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament was scheduled to take place from 27 April to 1 May 2020 in Singapore but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Singapore was selected to host the tournament for the first time. The 2019 fourth-place finishers Malaysia men's national ice hockey team, Malaysia would not participate for the first time since the 2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, 2014 edition and was to make their World Championship debut in the inaugural 2020 IIHF World Championship Division IV, Division IV of the 2020 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2020 World Championship, but the Division IV tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus pandemic. India men's national ice hockey team, India was to return after a one-year absence, bringing the number of participants reduced fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Lumpur
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2019 IIHF Challenge Cup Of Asia
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 Empire City Mall#Ice rink, Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Last year's runner-up Thailand men's national ice hockey team, Thailand will not participate for the first time since the competition kicked off in 2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, 2008 and made their debut in 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III#Division III qualification tournament, Division III qualification tournament of the 2019 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2019 World Championships. Kuwait men's national ice hockey team, Kuwait also participates in Division III qualification tournament and India men's national ice hockey team, India unable to participate in the tournament due to lack of money. Only Oman men's national ice hockey tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location just south of Manila, Pasay quickly became an urban town during the History of the Philippines (1898–1946), American colonial period. History Early history In local folk history about the period before the arrival of Spanish colonizers, Pasay is said to have been part of Namayan (sometimes also called Sapa), a confederation of Barangay state, barangays which supposedly controlled territory stretching from Manila Bay to Laguna de Bay, and which, upon the arrival of the Spanish, eventually became known as Santa Ana de Sapa (modern day Santa Ana, Manila). According to these legends, the ruler of Namayan bequeathed his territories in what is now Culi-culi, Pasay, and Baclaran t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 IIHF Challenge Cup Of Asia
The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 11th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Top Division of the tournament took place from 3 to 8 April 2018 at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Top Division Participants Match officials 3 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Ryan Cairns * Volker Westhaus * Vladimir Yefremov ;Linesmen * Helan Salem Al Ameri * Chi Hongda * Huang Jen-hung * Martin Jobbágy * Edmond Ng * Edvardas Valickas * Heru Wardana Standings Schedules ''All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00, UTC+8).'' Division I The Division I competition was played from 24 to 29 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ;Participants ;Final ranking (H) Host; (P) Promoted.SourceIIHF/span> References {{IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2017–18 in Asian ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 IIHF Challenge Cup Of Asia
The 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 10th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place from 17 to 23 March 2017 at the ice skating rink of the CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. Five nations participated, though a sixth, Kyrgyzstan, was supposed to but cancelled. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, their third time doing so. Top Division Standings Schedules ( UTC+07:00) Awards and statistics Awards *Best players selected by the directorate: ** Best Goaltender: Khaled Al Suwaidi ** Best Defenceman: Boldbayar Bayajikh ** Best Forward: Juma Al Dhaheri SourceIIHF.com/small> Scoring leaders SourceIIHF.com/small> Goaltending leaders 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. SourceIIHF.com/small> Division I T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 IIHF Challenge Cup Of Asia
The 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia is the 9th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 12 and 18 March 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Top Division Preliminary round Awards and statistics Awards *Media All-Stars: ** MVP: To Weng ** Goalkeeper: Ahmed Ald Dhaheri ** Defenceman: Yen-Lin Shen ** Forward: Hung-Ju Lin Scoring Leaders ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes'' SourceIIHF.com/small> Goaltending leaders 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. ''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts'' SourceIIHF.com/small> Division I The Division I competition will played between 9 and 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 IIHF Challenge Cup Of Asia
The 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia became the 8th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 14 and 19 March 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Top Division Preliminary round Division I The Division I competition will played between 18 and 25 April 2015 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Preliminary round See also * List of sporting events in Taiwan References External linksInternational Ice Hockey Federation {{IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia The IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship (formally the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia) are a series of international ice hockey tournaments in the continent of Asia. The purpose of the tournament is to provide competitive opportunities for Asian and Oc ... IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia International ice hockey competitions hosted by Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 IIHF Challenge Cup Of Asia ...
The 2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 7th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 16 and 22 March 2014 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Top Division Preliminary round All times local. ( UTC+04:00) Division I The Division I competition will played between 24 February and 2 March 2014 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Standings References External linksInternational Ice Hockey Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Chal I 2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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