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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
| year = 2011
| image = 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Logo.png
| size = 155px
| caption =
| country = Kuwait
| dates = April 25 – April 30, 2011
| num_teams = 6
| venues =
| cities =
| winners = Hong Kong
| count = 1
| games = 15
| goals = 194
| attendance =
| mvp = {{flagicon|HKG}} Jasper Tang
}}

The '''2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia''' was the 4th [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]], an annual international [[ice hockey]] tournament held by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). It took place between April 25 and April 30, 2011 in [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]. Last years winner, [[Chinese Taipei]] did not field a team to defend their title. The tournament was won by [[Hong Kong]], who claimed their first title after winning all five of their games.

==Overview==
The 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia began on April 25, 2011 in [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]].<ref name="2011IIHF">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men.html | title=2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2011-05-02 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> The first game was played between [[Thailand]] and [[India]] with Thailand winning the game 29–0.<ref name="2011IIHF"/> [[Hong Kong]] won the tournament winning all five games against the opposing nations, claiming their first title.<ref name="2011IIHF"/> Hong Kong had previously won bronze at [[2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]], which had been their best result to date.<ref name="2008IIHF">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2008-men.html | title=Chinese Taipei won challenge | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2011-05-02 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> The [[United Arab Emirates]] finished second, losing only to Hong Kong in their five games and Thailand finished third after losing to Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="2011IIHF"/> Hosts, [[Kuwait]], finished fourth with wins over [[Macau]] and India.<ref name="2011IIHF"/> The game between Kuwait and India finished 39–2.<ref name="2011IIHF"/> It was recorded as Kuwait's largest win in international ice hockey as well as India's first time they had scored multiple goals in a game. India has previously only managed to score one goal in a game against [[Malaysia]] at the [[2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]].<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSKUWAIT">{{cite web | url=http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Kuwait_All_Time_Results.pdf | title=Kuwait All Time Results | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | date= | accessdate=2011-05-02 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="NATIONALTEAMSINDIA">{{cite web | url=http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/India_All_Time_Results.pdf | title=India All Time Results | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | date= | accessdate=2011-04-02 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

==Standings==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|-style="background:#ffd700;"
| [[Image:gold medal icon.png]] ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|HKG}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 46 || 10 || +36 || '''15'''
|-style="background:#c0c0c0;"
| [[Image:silver medal icon.png]] ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|UAE}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 30 || 8 || +22 || '''12'''
|-style="background:#cc9966;"
| [[Image:bronze medal icon.png]] ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|THA}} || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 51 || 19 || +32 || '''9'''
|-
| 4 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|KUW}} || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 51 || 19 || +32 || '''6'''
|-
| 5 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|MAC}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 14 || 37 || –23 || '''3'''
|-
| 6 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|IND}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 2 || 101 || –99 || '''0'''
|}

==Fixtures==
<small>All times local.</small>
{{IceHockeybox
| date = April 25, 2011
| time = 12:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|THA}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|IND}}
| score = 29 – 0
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/thailand-india.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = April 25, 2011
| time = 15:30
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|HKG}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|UAE}}
| score = 5 – 4
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/hong-kong-united-arab-emirates.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = April 25, 2011
| time = 20:30
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|KUW}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|MAC}}
| score = 8 – 3
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/kuwait-macau.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = April 26, 2011
| time = 13:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|UAE}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|MAC}}
| score = 8 – 0
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/united-arab-emirates-macau.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = April 26, 2011
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{ih-rt|THA}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|HKG}}'''
| score = 5 – 7
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/thailand-hong-kong.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = April 26, 2011
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ih-rt|IND}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|KUW}}'''
| score = 2 – 39
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/india-kuwait.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = April 27, 2011
| time = 13:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|HKG}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|IND}}
| score = 15 – 0
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/hong-kong-india.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = April 27, 2011
| time = 16:30
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|THA}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|MAC}}
| score = 8 – 3
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/thailand-macau.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = April 27, 2011
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|UAE}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|KUW}}
| score = 2 – 0
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/united-arab-emirates-kuwait.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = April 29, 2011
| time = 13:00
| team1 = {{ih-rt|MAC}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|HKG}}'''
| score = 0 – 13
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/macau-hong-kong.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = April 29, 2011
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{ih-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{ih|UAE}}
| score = 0 – 10
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/india-united-arab-emirates.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = April 29, 2011
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ih-rt|KUW}}
| team2 = '''{{ih|THA}}'''
| score = 3 – 6
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men/kuwait-thailand.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = April 30, 2011
| time = 12:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|MAC}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|IND}}
| score = 8 – 0
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = April 30, 2011
| time = 15:30
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|HKG}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|KUW}}
| score = 6 – 1
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men.html
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = April 30, 2011
| time = 19:00
| team1 = '''{{ih-rt|UAE}}'''
| team2 = {{ih|THA}}
| score = 6 – 3
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2011-men.html
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com International Ice Hockey Federation]

{{IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia}}
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2011 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia|2011]]

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