The 2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was an international women's

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tournament run by the

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. The tournament took place between 9 March and 13 March 2014 in

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, China and was the fourth edition held since its formation in 2010 under the

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 ...

series of tournaments.

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won the tournament, their first title since 2010, after defeating

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in the gold medal game.

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

beat in the bronze medal game

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

to claim third place.

Overview

The 2014 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 9 March 2014 in

, China with the games played at

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and

both returned after competing in the 2012 tournament.

returned having last competed in the 2010 tournament while

made their debut in the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. Both

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and the Chinese junior team did not return, having competed in the 2012 edition. The tournament was structured around a single round-robin before the teams advanced to the playoffs based on their round-robin positions. China finished the round-robin after winning all three of their games and advanced to the gold medal game against North Korea who finished in second place, losing only to China. South Korea finished the round in third place after managing only one win and advanced to the bronze medal match against Australia who had finished in fourth place after failing to win any of their three games. China defeated North Korea 2-1 in the gold medal game and claimed their second IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia title having previously won in 2010. North Korea picked up the silver medal, improving on their performance from 2010 where they claimed third place. South Korea defeated Australia in the bronze medal game to finish third. China's Fang Xin finished as the tournament top scorer with seven points and was named the tournaments best forward. Ri Hye Yong of North Korea was named the best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate and China's Liu Zhixin won the best defenceman award. Wang Yuqing of China finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a

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of 96.67.

Preliminary round

Standings

Fixtures

''All times are local.'' ( CST –

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)

Playoff round

Bronze medal game

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Gold medal game

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Ranking and statistics

The final standings of the tournament according to

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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

Tournament page
at IIHF.com {{IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

IIHF Women's 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 Women's Challenge Cup of Asia International ice hockey competitions hosted by China