The 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was an international women's

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tournament run by the

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(IIHF). The tournament took place between 14 April and 19 April 2019 in

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, United Arab Emirates and was the seventh edition held since its formation in 2010 under the

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series of tournaments.

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won the tournament after finishing first in the standings.

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finished in second place and

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finished third.

Overview

The 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 14 April 2019 in

, United Arab Emirates with games played at the

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. New Zealand's under-18 team (New Zealand U18),

and

returned after competing in last years tournament. The defending champions, Chinese Taipei's under-18 team, were replaced by the Chinese Taipei women's team and

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joined after winning promotion at the 2018 Division I tournament. The tournament ran alongside the 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I competition with all games being held in Abu Dhabi. The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in four games. Thailand won the tournament after winning three games and recording an overtime loss to finish at the top of the standings. The win was Thailand's first gold medal of the competition having previously won silver in

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and bronze in

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. Chinese Taipei finished second after losing only to Thailand and Singapore finished in third. Thailand's Nuchanat Ponglerkdee led the tournament in scoring with eleven points and was named the most valuable player. Su-Ting Tan of Chinese Taipei was named best forward and Thailand's Sirikarn Jittresin was named best defenceman. Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk of Thailand finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 93.62 however the IIHF Directorate named Singapore's Qina Foo as the best goaltender.

Standings

The final standings of the tournament.

Fixtures

''All times are local.'' ( UAE Standard Time –

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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

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 the United Arab Emirates April 2019 sports events in Asia