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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name   = IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
| year           = 2018
| image          = 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division I.png
| size           = 135px
| country        = Malaysia
| dates          = 24–29 March 2018
| num_teams      = [[#Participants|4]]
| venues         = 1
| cities         = 1
| winners        = Malaysia
| count          = 1
| second         = Macau
| third          = Indonesia
| games          = 10
| goals          = 83
| attendance     = {{#expr: 128 + 562 + 166 + 374 + 116 + 445 + 179 + 316 + 208 + 455}}
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|MAS}} Ban Kin Loke &<br>{{flagicon|MAS}} Bryan Lim
| points         = 19
| prevseason     = [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|2017]]
| nextseason     = 
| website        = [http://www.iihf.com/competition/683/statistics/ IIHF.com]
}}
The '''[[2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]] Division I''' was the 5th [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]] Division I competition, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). The Division I competition took place from 24 to 29 March 2018 at the [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]].<ref name="Challenge Cup of Asia set">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=11982&cHash=ad29a26b26808884e3526fac236e23d9|title=Challenge Cup of Asia set|accessdate=25 August 2017|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref> Four teams competed in the tournament. Originally, six teams were scheduled to compete. However, [[Oman]] and [[Qatar]] were scheduled to compete, but cancelled. [[Indonesia]] made its debut in the Challenge Cup of Asia. The host nation [[Malaysia]] won its first Division I tournament, winning all five of its games, defeating [[Macau]] in the final and promoted to Top Division for the 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.<ref name="Gold #3 for Malaysia">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12478&cHash=6e33524d102c5baa5ac2ef69514fddfd|title=Gold #3 for Malaysia|accessdate=29 March 2018|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref>

==Participants==
{| class="wikitable"
!Team!!2017 Results
|-
| {{ih|MAS}} || '''Host''', finished 5th place in [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|Top Division]] last year and were relegated.
|-
| {{ih|IND}} || Runner-up of Division I last year.
|-
| {{ih|MAC}} || Finished 4th place in Division I last year.
|-
| {{ih|INA}} || No previous participation.
|}

===Match officials===
4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.<ref>[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683000_35B_1_0.pdf Challenge Cup of Asia Division I officials]</ref>

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;Referees
* {{flagicon|SIN}} Yu Jin Ang
* {{flagicon|CHN}} Feng Lei
* {{flagicon|PHI}} Francois Emmanuel Gautier
* {{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Hissong
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;Linesmen
* {{flagicon|INA}} Raedeni Atmaja
* {{flagicon|KAZ}} Anton Boryayev
* {{flagicon|MAS}} Yong Elbert Cheah
* {{flagicon|SIN}} Qiwei Benjamin Huang
* {{flagicon|MAC}} Tam Weng Leong
* {{flagicon|HKG}} Chun Wong
{{col-end}}

==Schedules==
''All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).''

===Preliminary round===
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| date        = 24 March 2018
| time        = 14:30
| bg          = #eeeeee
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|IND}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|MAC}}
| score       = 3–0
| periods     = (0–0, 0–0, 3–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683901_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 128
| official    = {{flagicon|SIN}} Yu Jin Ang
| linesman    = {{flagicon|INA}} Raedeni Atmaja
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Anton Boryayev
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 18
| shots2      = 27
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 24 March 2018
| time        = 18:15
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|MAS}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|INA}}
| score       = 12–0
| periods     = (3–0, 4–0, 5–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683902_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 562
| official    = {{flagicon|CHN}} Feng Lei
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SIN}} Qiwei Benjamin Huang
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|MAC}} Tam Weng Leong
| penalties1  = 0
| penalties2  = 22
| shots1      = 38
| shots2      = 10
}}
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| date        = 25 March 2018
| time        = 14:30
| bg          = #eeeeee
| team1       = {{ih-rt|IND}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|INA}}'''
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (1–3, 0–1, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683903_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 166
| official    = {{flagicon|PHI}} Francois Emmanuel Gautier
| linesman    = {{flagicon|MAS}} Yong Elbert Cheah
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|HKG}} Chun Wong
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 22
| shots1      = 23
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 25 March 2018
| time        = 18:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|MAC}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|MAS}}'''
| score       = 1–7
| periods     = (0–1, 1–4, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683904_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 374
| official    = {{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Hissong
| linesman    = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Anton Boryayev
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SIN}} Qiwei Benjamin Huang
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 24
| shots2      = 51
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 27 March 2018
| time        = 14:30
| bg          = #eeeeee
| team1       = {{ih-rt|INA}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|MAC}}'''
| score       = 2–5
| periods     = (1–1, 1–2, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683905_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 116
| official    = {{flagicon|CHN}} Feng Lei
| linesman    = {{flagicon|MAS}} Yong Elbert Cheah
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|HKG}} Chun Wong
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 56
| shots1      = 24
| shots2      = 37
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 27 March 2018
| time        = 18:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|MAS}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|IND}}
| score       = 10–1
| periods     = (3–0, 4–0, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683906_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 445
| official    = {{flagicon|SIN}} Yu Jin Ang
| linesman    = {{flagicon|INA}} Raedeni Atmaja
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|MAC}} Tam Weng Leong
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 28
| shots1      = 43
| shots2      = 20
}}

===Bracket===
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| Team-Width = 165
| RD2        = Final
| RD3        = Third place game

| RD1-seed1  = A1
| RD1-team1  = '''{{ih|MAS}}'''
| RD1-score1 = '''12'''
| RD1-seed2  = A4
| RD1-team2  = {{ih|INA}}
| RD1-score2 = 4

| RD1-seed3  = A2
| RD1-team3  = {{ih|IND}}
| RD1-score3 = 2
| RD1-seed4  = A3
| RD1-team4  = '''{{ih|MAC}}'''
| RD1-score4 = '''4'''

| RD2-seed1  = WSF1
| RD2-team1  = '''{{ih|MAS}}'''
| RD2-score1 = '''7'''
| RD2-seed2  = WSF2
| RD2-team2  = {{ih|MAC}}
| RD2-score2 = 2

| RD3-seed1  = LSF1
| RD3-team1  = {{ih|IND}}
| RD3-score1 = 1
| RD3-seed2  = LSF2
| RD3-team2  = '''{{ih|INA}}'''
| RD3-score2 = '''4'''
}}

===Semifinals===
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| date        = 28 March 2018
| time        = 14:30
| bg          = #eeeeee
| team1       = {{ih-rt|IND}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|MAC}}'''
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (0–2, 0–0, 2–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683207_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 179
| official    = {{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Hissong
| linesman    = {{flagicon|INA}} Raedeni Atmaja
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Anton Boryayev
| penalties1  = 45
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 24
| shots2      = 33
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 28 March 2018
| time        = 18:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|MAS}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|INA}}
| score       = 12–4
| periods     = (4–0, 5–2, 3–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683208_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 316
| official    = {{flagicon|PHI}} Francois Emmanuel Gautier
| linesman    = {{flagicon|MAC}} Tam Weng Leong
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|HKG}} Chun Wong
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 42
| shots2      = 15
}}

===Third place game===
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| date        = 29 March 2018
| time        = 14:30
| bg          = #ffdab9
| team1       = {{ih-rt|IND}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|INA}}'''
| score       = 1–4
| periods     = (0–2, 1–1, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683109_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 208
| official    = {{flagicon|SIN}} Yu Jin Ang
| linesman    = {{flagicon|MAS}} Yong Elbert Cheah
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SIN}} Qiwei Benjamin Huang
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 36
| shots2      = 27
}}

===Final===
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 29 March 2018
| time        = 18:00
| bg          = #f7f6a8
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|MAS}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|MAC}}
| score       = 7–2
| periods     = (4–0, 2–0, 1–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683110_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Empire City Mall#Ice rink|MyNISS]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| attendance  = 455
| official    = {{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan Hissong
| linesman    = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Anton Boryayev
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|HKG}} Chun Wong
| penalties1  = 22
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 32
| shots2      = 20
}}

==Final ranking==
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
| Promoted to [[2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=40|Rank
! width=165|Team
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
| style="text-align:center" | 1 || {{ih|MAS}} '''(H, P)'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 2 || {{ih|MAC}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 3 || {{ih|INA}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 4 || {{ih|IND}}
|}
<span style="font-size:90%">'''(H)''' Host; '''(P)''' Promoted.<br>Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/683/IHM683000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF]</span>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia}}

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia]]
[[Category:2018 in ice hockey]]