The 2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was the fourth Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. It took place between 28 January and 2 February 2016 in Doha, Qatar. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Qatar in the gold medal game, claiming their fourth title of the championships. Kuwait finished third after defeating Oman in the bronze medal game.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Qatar |
| Dates | 28 January – 2 February 2016 |
| Teams | 4 |
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Champions  |  United Arab Emirates (4th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 89 (8.9 per game) |
Overview
editThe 2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was organised by the Qatar Winter Sports Committee and began on 28 January 2016 in Doha, Qatar with the games being played at Villagio’s Ice Court.[1] Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates all returned for their fourth Gulf Ice Hockey Championship's while hosts Qatar returned to compete in their second appearance of the tournament.[1] The four teams first competed in a round-robin competition, with their ranking determining their seeding in the semi-finals.[2] The United Arab Emirates finished the round-robin in first place after winning all three of their games and were seeded against fourth placed Oman who had failed to win any of their games.[2][3] Kuwait finished the round-robin in second place after beating both Oman in their opening game and Qatar before losing to the United Arab Emirates in their third game.[2][4][5] Hosts Qatar finished in third place after defeating Oman 5–3 in their final round-robin match.[2]
The United Arab Emirates opened the playoff round with a 5–0 shutout against Oman and advanced to the gold medal match against Qatar who had defeated Kuwait 5–3 in their semifinal.[6] The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Qatar 5–0 in the gold medal match, winning their fourth championship title.[7] Qatar picked up their first silver medal at the championship having previously won bronze in 2014.[7] Kuwait finished third after defeating Oman 5–4 in the bronze medal game.[2]
Round-robin
editThe four participating teams were placed in a single round robin. After playing the round-robin, the number one ranked team is seeded into a semi-final against the fourth ranked team and the second ranked team plays in the second semi-final against the team who finished in third place.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 9 |
| 2 |  Kuwait
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 6 |
| 3 | Qatar
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 3 |
| 4 |  Oman
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 0 |
| 28 January 2016 | Kuwait | 17–1 | Oman | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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| 28 January 2016 | Qatar | 0–10 | United Arab Emirates | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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| 29 January 2016 | United Arab Emirates | 8–0 | Oman | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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| 29 January 2016 | Qatar | 4–7 | Kuwait | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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| 30 January 2016 | United Arab Emirates | 7–0 | Kuwait | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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| 30 January 2016 | Qatar | 5–3 | Oman | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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Playoff round
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| United Arab Emirates | 5 | |||||
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| Oman | 0 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | |||||
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| Qatar | 0 | |||||
| Kuwait | 3 | |||||
| Qatar | 5 | |||||
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| 2 February | ||||||
| Oman | 4 | |||||
| Kuwait | 5 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| 1 February 2016 | United Arab Emirates | 5–0 | Oman | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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| 1 February 2016 | Kuwait | 3–5 | Qatar | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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Bronze medal game
edit| 2 February 2016 | Oman | 4–5 | Kuwait | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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Gold medal game
edit| 2 February 2016 | United Arab Emirates | 5–0 | Qatar | Villagio’s Ice Court |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Stage set for GCC Icy Hockey Championship 2016". Qatar Winter Sports Committee. 2016-01-28. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ a b c d e "Gulf Cup 2016". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ Ellis, Steven (2016-01-28). "Emirates Annihilate Qatar on Opening Day of Gulf Cup". The Hockey House. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ Ellis, Steven (2016-01-28). "Kuwait Absolutely Demolishes Oman in Gulf Cup Opener". The Hockey House. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Kuwait scores second win in Gulf ice hockey championships". Kuwait News Agency. 2016-01-30. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ Ellis, Steven (2016-02-01). "Qatar Advances to First Ever Ice Hockey Final, Will Face UAE for Gulf Cup Gold". The Hockey House. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ a b Ellis, Steven (2016-02-01). "United Arab Emirates Beats Qatar to Win Fourth Straight Gulf Cup". The Hockey House. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-02-04.