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Division I was the 5th

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 ...

Division I competition, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the

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(IIHF). The Division I competition took place from 24 to 29 March 2018 at the

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. Four teams competed in the tournament. Originally, six teams were scheduled to compete. However,

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and

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were scheduled to compete, but cancelled.

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made its debut in the Challenge Cup of Asia. The host nation

won its first Division I tournament, winning all five of its games, defeating

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in the final and promoted to Top Division for the 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.

Participants

Match officials

4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Challenge Cup of Asia Division I officials
/ref> ;Referees * Yu Jin Ang * Feng Lei * Francois Emmanuel Gautier * Ryan Hissong ;Linesmen * Raedeni Atmaja * Anton Boryayev * Yong Elbert Cheah * Qiwei Benjamin Huang * Tam Weng Leong * Chun Wong

Standings

Schedules

''All times are in

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Preliminary round

Bracket

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

(H) Host; (P) Promoted.
Source
IIHF
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References

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IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia

March 2018 sports events in Malaysia