Overview
This will be the first IIHF sanctioned tournament to be held in India and will see the tournament expanded to seven teams. The teams will be split into two seeded groups. Group A will contain the United Arab Emirates national ice hockey team, United Arab Emirates, Thailand national ice hockey team, Thailand, Chinese Taipei men's national ice hockey team, Chinese Taipei and Kuwait men's national ice hockey team, Kuwait, who will play a round robin format. Group B will consist of Macau national ice hockey team, Macau, Malaysia men's national ice hockey team, Malaysia and India men's national ice hockey team, India, who will play a double-round robin format. The top two teams in Group A will receive a bye to the semi-finals, while the bottom two will play a semi-final qualification against the top two teams from Group B. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Thailand 3 – 0 in the final. It was the United Arab Emirates second title having previously won the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. Malaysia finished third after they defeated Kuwait in the bronze medal game. Loke Ban Kin finished the tournament as the top scorer after finishing with 27 points including 16 goals and 11 assists. The United Arab Emirate's Khaled al-Suwaidi finished as the tournaments top goaltender based on save percentage with a percentage of 100.Group stage
Group A
All times local. (India Standard Time, IST = Universal Standard Time, UTC+5:30)Group B
All times local. (India Standard Time, IST = Universal Standard Time, UTC+5:30)Playoff round
Bracket
Qualification play-off
Semi-finals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Final standings
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
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