The IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia are a series of international ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 tournament on the continent of Asia. The purpose of the tournament is to provide competitive opportunities for Asian teams that are either in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championship or do not compete in the World Championship. The first event was held in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 in 2008, with the second edition held a year later in the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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. A third edition took place on March 29 to April 4, 2010 in Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei

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The first women's tournament took place in Shanghai

Shanghai

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 from April 10 to April 14, 2010 and the first University Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Goyang-Si, Seoul

Seoul

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 from May 12 to May 14, 2010.

Men's

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2008 Details 2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia The 2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Hong Kong, China from 24 April to 26 April. It was the first annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation . Chinese Taipei won the championship, winning four out of their five games....	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
2009 Details 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia The 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 15 March to 20 March. It was the second annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation...	Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
2010 Details 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia The 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Taiwan from 29 March to 4 April. It was the third annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation . The games were played in the Taipei Arena in Taipei City...	Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
2011 Details 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 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 . It took place between April 25 and April 30, 2011 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Last years winner, Chinese Taipei did not field a...	Kuwait City Kuwait City -Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:...
2012 Details	Dehradun Dehradun - Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...

Women's

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010 Details 2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia The 2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Shanghai from 10 April to 14 April. It was the first annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation . The games were played at the Taipei Arena in Shanghai University City International Ice Hockey Arena...	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...	1
2011 Details 2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia The 2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was the 2nd Women's IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 11 November, 14 November 2010 in Japan. The games were played in the Kirifuri Arena, Nikko...	Nikko Nikko, Tochigi is a city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, it is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists...

University

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010 Details 2010 IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia The 2010 IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia was the first playing of the university section of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia. It was held from May 12 to May 14, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
2011 Details 2011 IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia The 2011 IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia was the second IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation . It was held from May 19 to May 22, 2011 in Changchun, China...	Changchun Changchun Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...