2023 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Championship

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]

2023 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Championship
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Venue(s)Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Dates30 April–7 May, 2023
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Thailand (2nd title)
Runner-up  Iran
Third place  Singapore
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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

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Thailand 3 3 0 0 0 35 2 +33 9 Semifinals
2   Singapore 3 1 1 0 1 9 16 −7 5
3   Malaysia 3 1 0 1 1 5 16 −11 4 Quarterfinals
4   United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 0 3 5 20 −15 0
Source: [1]

All times local.

30 April 2023
17:00
Singapore  2–1 GWS  MalaysiaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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30 April 2023
20:30
Thailand  11–0  United Arab EmiratesThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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1 May 2023
17:00
Singapore  5–2  United Arab EmiratesThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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1 May 2023
20:30
Malaysia  0–11  ThailandThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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3 May 2023
17:00
United Arab Emirates  3–4  MalaysiaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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3 May 2023
20:30
Thailand  13–2  SingaporeThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Iran 3 3 0 0 0 63 1 +62 9 Quarterfinals
2   India 3 2 0 0 1 10 17 −7 6
3   Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 0 2 3 30 −27 3 Placement round
4   Kuwait 3 0 0 0 3 1 29 −28 0
Source: [2]
30 April 2023
10:00
Kuwait  1–3  KyrgyzstanThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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30 April 2023
13:30
India  1–17  IranThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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1 May 2023
10:00
Kuwait  0–20  IranThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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1 May 2023
13:30
Kyrgyzstan  0–3  IndiaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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3 May 2023
10:00
Iran  26–0  KyrgyzstanThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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3 May 2023
13:30
India  6–0  KuwaitThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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Playoff round

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
A1   Thailand 13
A3   Malaysia 2 B2   India 0
B2   India 3 A1   Thailand 3
B1   Iran 1
A2   Singapore 0
A4   United Arab Emirates 0 B1   Iran 3
B1   Iran 14 Bronze medal game
A2   Singapore 3
B2   India 1

Quarterfinals

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4 May 2023
17:00
Malaysia  2–3  IndiaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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4 May 2023
20:30
United Arab Emirates  0–14  IranThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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Seventh place game

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6 May 2023
10:00
Kyrgyzstan  1–0  KuwaitThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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Fifth place game

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6 May 2023
13:30
Malaysia  3–4  United Arab EmiratesThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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Semifinals

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6 May 2023
17:00
Thailand  13–0  IndiaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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6 May 2023
20:30
Singapore  0–3  IranThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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Third place game

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7 May 2023
17:00
Singapore  3–1  IndiaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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Final

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7 May 2023
20:30
Thailand  3–1  IranThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
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Ranking

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Rank Team M W D L GF GA GD Points
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

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  1. ^ "Back in Bangkok". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Montroy, Liz (April 30, 2023). "Iran and Kyrgyzstan Make IIHF Women's Debut". The Hockey News. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Iran start 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia on high". Tehran Times. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Thailand wins women's 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia and Oceania Championship gold". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 11, 2023.