Challenge Cup of Asia

In 2013 seven Asian countries will be represented in the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship program at three different levels with Japan, Korea, China, DPR Korea, the United Arab Ermirates, Mongolia and Chinese Taipei.

The IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia gives Asian countries that are not in the World Championship program, or that play in the lowest division, a chance to compete. It shall also help develop hockey in Asia and help rank the Asian teams in view of the seeding for the Asian Winter Games.

The first edition of the event was held in 2008 with six teams in Hong Kong, followed by the eight-team event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 2009. The year after a nine teams participated in the event in Chinese Taipei. 2012 marked the first ever event held in India, in the city of Dehradun.

In 2013 a record number of ten teams is expected to come to Bangkok in the first IIHF tournament ever held in Thailand.

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Following tournaments will be played in the 2012-2013 season:

2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
In Bangkok, Thailand, 16-24 March 2013
Participants: United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Malaysia, Kuwait, Chinese Taipei, India, Macau, Mongolia, Hong Kong, Singapore.

2013 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
In Khabarovsk, Russia, 6-9 June 2013
Participants: MHL Red Stars, Japan, Korea.

Asian Winter Games

The 7th Asian Winter Games took place in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan, with men's and women's ice hockey tournaments from January 28 to February 6, 2011.

Click here for the schedule and scores.

The next Asian Winter Games will be held in 2017 in Sapporo, Japan.