The 2023 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Championship was an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament took place between 30 April–7 May, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2] It was the IIHF women's debut for the finalist Iran and Kyrgyzstan.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Thailand |
| Venue(s) | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
| Dates | 30 April–7 May, 2023 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Thailand (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  Iran |
Third place  |  Singapore |
Eight teams participated in the tournament and were drawn into two seeded groups. The top two teams from Group A advanced directly to the semifinals, while the bottom two from Group A faced the top two teams of Group B in the quarterfinals.[4]
Thailand won the tournament ahead of Iran and Singapore, successfully defending their title from 2019.[5]
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Thailand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | +33 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Singapore
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 |
Source: [1]
All times local.
| 30 April 2023 17:00 | Singapore | 2–1 GWS | Malaysia | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 30 April 2023 20:30 | Thailand | 11–0 | United Arab Emirates | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 1 May 2023 17:00 | Singapore | 5–2 | United Arab Emirates | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 1 May 2023 20:30 | Malaysia | 0–11 | Thailand | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 3 May 2023 17:00 | United Arab Emirates | 3–4 | Malaysia | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 3 May 2023 20:30 | Thailand | 13–2 | Singapore | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Iran
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | +62 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  India
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Kyrgyzstan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 3 | Placement round |
| 4 |  Kuwait
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
Source: [2]
| 30 April 2023 10:00 | Kuwait | 1–3 | Kyrgyzstan | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 30 April 2023 13:30 | India | 1–17 | Iran | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 1 May 2023 10:00 | Kuwait | 0–20 | Iran | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 1 May 2023 13:30 | Kyrgyzstan | 0–3 | India | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 3 May 2023 10:00 | Iran | 26–0 | Kyrgyzstan | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 3 May 2023 13:30 | India | 6–0 | Kuwait | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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Playoff round
editBracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Thailand
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| A3 | Malaysia
| 2 | B2 | India
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| B2 | India
| 3 | A1 | Thailand
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| B1 | Iran
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| A2 | Singapore
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| A4 | United Arab Emirates
| 0 | B1 | Iran
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| B1 | Iran
| 14 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| A2 | Singapore
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| B2 | India
| 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| 4 May 2023 17:00 | Malaysia | 2–3 | India | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 4 May 2023 20:30 | United Arab Emirates | 0–14 | Iran | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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Seventh place game
edit| 6 May 2023 10:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | Kuwait | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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Fifth place game
edit| 6 May 2023 13:30 | Malaysia | 3–4 | United Arab Emirates | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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Semifinals
edit| 6 May 2023 17:00 | Thailand | 13–0 | India | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 6 May 2023 20:30 | Singapore | 0–3 | Iran | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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Third place game
edit| 7 May 2023 17:00 | Singapore | 3–1 | India | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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Final
edit| 7 May 2023 20:30 | Thailand | 3–1 | Iran | Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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Ranking
edit| Rank | Team | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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| 1 | Thailand |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | +48 | 15 |
| 2 | Iran |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 4 | +77 | 15 |
| 3 | Singapore |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 7 |
| 4 | India |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 9 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 37 | -28 | 3 |
| 6 | Malaysia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 4 |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 | -26 | 6 |
| 8 | Kuwait |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | -29 | 0 |
- Singapore 1–1 Malaysia (Not counted goal in shoot out)
References
edit- ^ "Back in Bangkok". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "UAE to participate in 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia and Oceania Championship in Thailand". ANI News. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Montroy, Liz (April 30, 2023). "Iran and Kyrgyzstan Make IIHF Women's Debut". The Hockey News. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "Iran start 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia on high". Tehran Times. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Thailand wins women's 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia and Oceania Championship gold". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 11, 2023.