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 Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 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.
Participants Team2017 Results Host, finished 5th place in Top Division last year and were relegated. Runner-up of Division I last year. Finished 4th place in Division I last year. No previous participation.
Match officials 4 referees and 6 linesmen were selected for the tournament.Challenge Cup of Asia Division I officials
Referees Yu Jin Ang Feng Lei Francois Emmanuel Gautier Ryan Hissong
Linesmen Raedeni Atmaja Anton Boryayev Yong Elbert Cheah Qiwei Benjamin Huang Tam Weng Leong Chun Wong
Standings
Schedules All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
Preliminary round
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Promoted to 2019 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia RankTeam 1 (H, P) 2 3 4 (H) Host; (P) Promoted.Source: IIHF
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