The 2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was the 2nd Women's IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 11 November, 14 November 2010 in Japan. The games were played in the Kirifuri Arena, Nikko. The Chinese team was the defending champion, having won the 2010 championship. The tournament was won by

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, who claimed the first title by defeating China 3–1 in the final. Japan's

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and

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were the tournament's leading scorer and goaltender in

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respectively.

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Gold medal game

Scoring leaders

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

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.

References

External links

IIHF.com
{{IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2010 in Japanese sport

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November 2010 sports events in Japan