2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

{{Infobox international ice hockey competition

| tourney_name = IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

| year = 2009

| image = 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Logo.png

| size = 155px

| caption =

| country = United Arab Emirates

| dates = March 15 – March 20

| num_teams = 8

| venues =

| cities = 1

| type = ih

| winners = United Arab Emirates

| count = 1

| second = Thailand

| third = Malaysia

| games = 20

| scoring_leader =

| prevseason = 2008

| nextseason = 2010

}}

The 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 15 March to 20 March. It was the second annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2009-men.html |title=2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |first=Martin |last=Merk |date= |access-date=2010-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424053209/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2009-men.html |archive-date=2010-04-24 |url-status=live |df= }} United Arab Emirates won the championship, winning all five of its games and defeating Thailand in the final 5–3.

Group stage

Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, the teams move to the preliminary round to decide the final ranking.

=Group A=

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|team2=MAS|name_MAS={{ih|MAS}}

|team3=MGL|name_MGL={{ih|MGL}}

|team4=IND|name_IND={{ih|IND}}

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|win_MAS=2|draw_MAS=0|loss_MAS=1|gf_MAS=16|ga_MAS=11

|win_MGL=1|draw_MGL=0|loss_MGL=2|gf_MGL=15|ga_MGL=9

|win_IND=0|draw_IND=0|loss_IND=3|gf_IND=1|ga_IND=34

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All times local.

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| date = March 15, 2009

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| score = 14 – 0

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| date = March 15, 2009

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| score = 4 – 2

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| date = March 16, 2009

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| date = March 16, 2009

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| date = March 17, 2009

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| score = 5 – 3

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| date = March 17, 2009

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| score = 10 – 1

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=Group B=

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|team1=UAE|name_UAE={{ih|UAE}}

|team2=HKG|name_HKG={{ih|HKG}}

|team3=SIN|name_SIN={{ih|SIN}}

|team4=MAC|name_MAC={{ih|MAC}}

|win_UAE=3|draw_UAE=0|loss_UAE=0|gf_UAE=16|ga_UAE=3

|win_HKG=1|draw_HKG=1|loss_HKG=1|gf_HKG=13|ga_HKG=6

|win_SIN=1|draw_SIN=1|loss_SIN=1|gf_SIN=9|ga_SIN=6

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All times local.

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| score = 7 – 0

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| date = March 16, 2009

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| score = 2 – 4

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| date = March 17, 2009

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| score = 6 – 1

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Playoff round

=5th–8th playoffs=

==Bracket==

{{Round4-with third|RD2=Fifth place|Consol=Seventh place

|March 19 |{{ih|SIN}}|5|{{ih|IND}}|0

|March 19 |{{ih|MGL}}|4|{{ih|MAC}}|1

|March 20 |{{ih|SIN}}|1|{{ih|MGL}}|5

|March 20 |{{ih|IND}} |0|{{ih|MAC}}|8

}}

==Semi-finals==

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| date = March 19, 2009

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| score = 5 – 0

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| date = March 19, 2009

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| score = 4 – 1

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==Seventh place==

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| date = March 20, 2009

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| score = 8 – 0

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==Fifth place==

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| date = March 20, 2009

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| score = 5 – 1

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=Medal playoffs=

==Bracket==

{{Round4-with third|RD2=Finals|Consol=Third place

|March 19 |{{ih|THA}}|6|{{ih|HKG}}|4

|March 19 |{{ih|UAE}}|3|{{ih|MAS}}|1

|March 20 |{{ih|THA}}|3|{{ih|UAE}}|5

|March 20 |{{ih|HKG}} |3|{{ih|MAS}}|4

}}

==Semi-finals==

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| date = March 19, 2009

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| score = 6 – 4

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| date = March 19, 2009

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| score = 3 – 1

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==Bronze medal game==

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| date = March 20, 2009

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==Gold medal game==

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| date = March 20, 2009

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| score = 5 – 3

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Final rankings

{{float|{{winners|ih|2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|UAE|1st}}}}

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
RankTeam
style="background:#ffd700;"

|{{gold1}}

|align=left|{{ih|UAE}}

style="background:#c0c0c0;"

|{{silver2}}

|align=left|{{ih|THA}}

style="background:#CD853F;"

|{{bronze3}}

|align=left|{{ih|MAS}}

4th

|align=left|{{ih|HKG}}

5th

|align=left|{{ih|MGL}}

6th

|align=left|{{ih|SIN}}

7th

|align=left|{{ih|MAC}}

8th

|align=left|{{ih|IND}}

References

{{Reflist}}