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2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup
of Asia Division I
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
CityAbu Dhabi
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–19 April 2019
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Philippines (1st title)
Runner-up  United Arab Emirates
Third place  India
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored48 (8 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Philippines Bianca Yasmine Cuevas (11 points)
MVPIndia Dechen Dolker
← 2018

The 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament took place between 14 April and 19 April 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and was the fifth edition held since its formation in 2014 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. The tournament made up the second level of competition sitting below the 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. The Philippines won the tournament after finishing first in the standings. The United Arab Emirates finished in second place and India finished third.

Overview

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The 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I began on 14 April 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with games played at the Zayed Sports City Ice Rink.[1][2] India, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates returned after missing promotion in last years 2018 Division I tournament.[3] Malaysia did not return to Division I for 2019 after gaining promotion to the top division in 2018.[4] Kuwait made their debut appearance in Division I and in women's international competition.[5] Mongolia were also set to debut however withdrew at the end of March due to a lack of players.[6][7] The tournament ran alongside the 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia competition with all games being held in Abu Dhabi.[8]

The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in three games.[9] The Philippines won the tournament after winning all three of their games to finish at the top of the standings.[2][10][11] The win was the Philippines first gold medal of the competition having previously won bronze in 2018.[2] The United Arab Emirates finished second after losing only to the Philippines and India finished in third.[11] Bianca Yasmine Cuevas of the Philippines led the tournament in scoring with eleven points and was named the best forward by the IIHF Directorate.[11][12] India's Dechen Dolker and Tsetan Dolma were named most valuable player and top defenceman respectively and Ayah Alsarraf of Kuwait was named best goaltender.[11] The Philippines' Rosalyn Elizabeth Angelina Lim finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 96.15.[13]

Standings

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The final standings of the tournament.[11]

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Philippines 3 3 0 0 0 17 1 +16 9
 United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 0 1 18 4 +14 6
 India 3 1 0 0 2 13 9 +4 3
 Kuwait 3 0 0 0 3 0 34 −34 0
Source: IIHF

Fixtures

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All times are local. (UAE Standard Time – UTC+4)

14 April 2019
20:00		India 2–4
(1–1, 0–1, 1–2)		 United Arab Emirates
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
13Shots19
15 April 2019
20:00		Kuwait 0–10
(0–2, 0–4, 0–4)		 Philippines
Game reference
12 minPenalties2 min
3Shots24
16 April 2019
20:00		Kuwait 0–13
(0–3, 0–6, 0–4)		 United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 169
Game reference
16 minPenalties35 min
3Shots44
17 April 2019
12:00		Philippines 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 India
Game reference
33 minPenalties14 min
16Shots10
18 April 2019
20:00		India 11–0
(1–0, 3–0, 7–0)		 Kuwait
Attendance: 67
Game reference
0 minPenalties6 min
22Shots4
19 April 2019
20:00		United Arab Emirates 1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 Philippines
Attendance: 412
Game reference
29 minPenalties22 min
13Shots12

Scoring leaders

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List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, a greater plus-minus, and then lower penalties in minutes.[12]

Player (Team) GP G A Pts +/– PIM POS
Philippines Bianca Yasmine Cuevas (PHI) 3 5 6 11 +8 2 F
Philippines Kayla Herbolario (PHI) 3 4 5 9 +8 0 F
United Arab Emirates Fatima Almazrouei (UAE) 3 5 3 8 +9 29 F
United Arab Emirates Fatima Al Ali (UAE) 3 4 2 6 +6 4 F
United Arab Emirates Lateefa Alsuwaidi (UAE) 3 3 3 6 +7 0 F
India Dechen Dolker (IND) 3 3 3 6 +1 2 F
India Rinchen Dolma (IND) 3 1 5 6 +5 0 F
United Arab Emirates Khulood Shugaa (UAE) 3 3 2 5 +7 0 F
Philippines Danielle Lourdes Imperial (PHI) 3 3 2 5 +6 2 F
India Padma Chorol (IND) 3 2 3 5 +7 2 F
Philippines Shaden Joy Ganac (PHI) 3 1 4 5 +5 2 D

Leading goaltenders

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Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[13]

Player (Team) MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Philippines Rosalyn Elizabeth Angelina Lim (PHI) 179:29 26 1 0.33 96.15 2
United Arab Emirates Fatima Karashi (UAE) 119:54 25 4 2.00 84.00 0
India Noor Jahan (IND) 119:39 35 9 4.51 74.29 0
Kuwait Wdad Hendal (KUW) 120:00 68 23 11.50 66.18 0

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c Ansis, JC (2019-04-22). "What the IIHF Challenge Cup gold means for Philippine women's ice hockey". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. ^ "2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. ^ Lee, C.Y. (2018-03-16). "Third time's the charm for Malaysia". The Star. Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. ^ Merk, Martin (2019-04-18). "Five sisters for Kuwait". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  6. ^ Montroy, Liz (2019-02-05). "Road to the 2019 CCOA: Mongolia heads indoors for first IIHF women's competition". Women's Hockey Life. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  7. ^ Montroy, Liz (2019-04-12). "Event: IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia". Women's Hockey Life. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  8. ^ "2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  9. ^ "Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  10. ^ Merk, Martin (2019-04-26). "Philippines move up". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Finals". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  12. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  13. ^ a b "Top Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
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