The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 11th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Top Division of the tournament took place from 3 to 8 April 2018 at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Top Division Participants Team 2017 Results Host, no previous participation. Won silver medal last year. Won bronze medal last year. Finished 4th place last year. Winner of Division I last year and were promoted.
Match officials 3 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Challenge Cup of Asia officials
Referees Ryan Cairns Volker Westhaus Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen Helan Salem Al Ameri Chi Hongda Huang Jen-hung Martin Jobbágy Edmond Ng Edvardas Valickas Heru Wardana
Standings
Schedules All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).
Division I
The Division I competition was played from 24 to 29 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Participants Team2017 Results Host, finished 5th place in Top Division last year and were relegated. Runner-up of Division I last year. Finished 4th place in Division I last year. No previous participation.
Final ranking Promoted to 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia RankTeam 1 (H, P) 2 3 4 (H) Host; (P) Promoted.Source: IIHF
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