The 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia was an international men's under-20

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tournament run by the

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(IIHF). The tournament took place between 5 December and 8 December 2018 in

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, Malaysia and was the fifth edition held since its formation in 2012 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.

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

won the tournament after finishing first in the standings.

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

finished in second place and the

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finished third.

Overview

The 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 5 December 2018 in

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, Malaysia with games played at the

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(MyNISS). The defending champions

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and the

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returned after finishing in the top four of the 2018 tournament.

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, who finished fifth in 2018, did not return. The tournament ran alongside the 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I competition with all games being held in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in three games. Malaysia won the tournament after winning all three of their games to finish at the top of the standings. The win was Malaysia's second gold medal of the competition having won their first in 2018. Kyrgyzstan finished second after losing only to Malaysia and the Philippines finished in third. Malaysia's Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda led the tournament in scoring with 14 points and Temir Muktarbek of Kyrgyzstan finished as the leading goaltender with a save percentage of 90.70. Malaysia's Chee Ming Bryan Lim was named the most valuable player and Mohamed Alkaabi of the United Arab Emirates was named best forward by the IIHF Directorate. Kyrgyzstan's Ernazar Isamatov was named best defenceman and Jaiden Mackale Roxas of the Philippines was named best goaltender.

Standings

The final standings of the tournament.

Fixtures

''All times are local.'' (

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Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, a greater plus-minus, and then 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

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