IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship
Introduction The '''IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship''' (formerly the '''IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia''') are a series of international ice hockey tournaments in the continent of Asia. The purpose of the tournament is to provide competitive opportunities for Asian and Oceania teams that are either in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championships or did not compete in any IIHF World Championships. The first edition was held in Hong Kong from 24 to 26 April 2008, with the second edition held a year later in the United Arab Emirates. The third edition took place from 29 March to 4 April 2010 in the Republic of China.The first women's tournament took place in Shanghai, China from 10 to 14 April 2010, and the first University Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Goyang-Si, Seoul, South Korea from 12 to 14 May 2010.Junior (under-20) and under-18 editions were introduced in 2012.On 31 January 2020, the women's and men's under-20 tournaments were cancelled, except the men's tournament, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was renamed to the IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship starting with the 2022 season.
Results ===Men's=== Year  Gold  Silver  Bronze Host city Host country 2008       Hong Kong  2009       Abu Dhabi  2010       Taipei City  2011       Kuwait City  2012       Dehradun  2013       Bangkok  2014       Abu Dhabi  2015       Taipei City  2016       Abu Dhabi  2017       Bangkok  2018       Pasay  2019       Kuala Lumpur  2020 ''Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' Singapore ===Men's Division I=== Year  Gold  Silver  Bronze Host city Host country 2014       Bishkek  2015       Kuwait City  2016       Bishkek  2017       Kuwait City  2018       Kuala Lumpur ===Women's=== Year  Gold  Silver  Bronze Host city Host country 2010       Shanghai  2011       Nikko  2012       Qiqihar  2014       Harbin  2017       Bangkok  2018       Kuala Lumpur  2019       Abu Dhabi  2020 ''Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' Manila  2023       Bangkok ===Women's Division I=== Year  Gold  Silver  Bronze Host city Host country 2014       Hong Kong  2015       Taipei City  2016       Taipei City  2018       Kuala Lumpur  2019       Abu Dhabi  2020 ''Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' Manila ===University/Men's U20=== Year  Gold  Silver  Bronze Host city Host country 2010       Seoul  2011       Changchun  2012  MHL Red Stars      Seoul  2013    MHL Red Stars    Khabarovsk  2014  MHL Red Stars      Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk  2018       Kuala Lumpur  2019        Kuala Lumpur  2020 ''Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' Bangkok  2022        Bangkok ===Men's U20 Division I=== Year  Gold  Silver  Bronze Host city Host country 2019       Kuala Lumpur  2020 ''Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' Bangkok ===Men's U18=== Year  Gold  Silver  Bronze Host city Host country 2012       Abu Dhabi  2023       Ulaanbaatar
Medal table ===Men's===Countries in '''bold''' currently compete in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championships. Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 ''''''  6  0  0  6 2 ''''''  3  5  0  8 3 ''''''  2  1  4  7 4 ''''''  1  1  1  3 5 ''''''  0  3  3  6 6 ''''''  0  1  2  3 7 ''''''  0  1  1  2 8 ''''''  0  0  1  1Totals (8 countries)  12  12  12  36===Women's===Countries in '''bold''' currently compete in the IIHF World Women's Championships. Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 ''''''  2  2  1  5 2 ''''''  2  1  0  3 3   1  1  1  3 4   1  1  0  2''''''  1  1  0  2 6 ''''''  0  1  1  2 7   0  0  2  2''''''  0  0  2  2Totals (8 countries)  7  7  7  21===Men's U20=== Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1   3  1  1  5 2   2  1  0  3 3   2  0  0  2 4   0  2  2  4 5   0  2  0  2 6   0  1  0  1 7   0  0  2  2 8   0  0  1  1  0  0  1  1Totals (9 countries)  7  7  7  21
See also * IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
References
External links *  IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia at eurohockey.com