# 2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship

The 2022 IIHF U20 Asia and Oceania Championship was an international men's under-20 ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament took place between 25 June and 2 July at Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, and was the sixth edition held since its formation in 2012 under the IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship series of tournaments. To be eligible as a "junior" player in this tournament, a player cannot be born earlier than 2002.
Thailand won its first U20 Asia and Oceania Championship and its first gold medal ever on home ice after defeating Singapore 4–3 in the gold medal game. Hong Kong won the bronze medal after a 6–5 victory over the United Arab Emirates. Malaysia finished in 5th place, while the Philippines finished in 6th place after being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing them to withdraw partway through the tournament and forfeit their last two games.

## Participating teams
### Group A

| Team | 2019 result |
| Malaysia | Won gold medal in 2019. |
| Philippines | Won bronze medal in 2019. |
| United Arab Emirates | Finished 4th place in 2019. |
| Thailand | Host, winners of Division I in 2019. |

### Group B

| Team | 2019 Results |
| Indonesia | Finished 3rd in Division I in 2019. |
| India | Did not participate in 2019. Last participation in 2018. |
| Hong Kong | No previous participation. |
| Singapore | No previous participation. |

## Match officials

5 referees and 8 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

## Tournament format

The teams were assigned to two tiered groups. Top four seeded teams played in Group A, the other teams in Group B. The best two teams from Group A advanced directly to the semifinals; the third and fourth team from Group A along with the best two teams from Group B advanced to the quarterfinals.

## Preliminary round

All times are in Thailand Standard Time, (UTC+7).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 | +49 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 1 | Quarterfinals |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 3 | 7th place game |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 0 | 7th place game |

## Playoff round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Thailand (OT) | 7 | | | |
| A4 | Philippines | 0 | B1 | Hong Kong | 6 | | | |
| B1 | Hong Kong (forfeit) | 5 | | | | A1 | Thailand | 4 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Singapore | 3 |
| | | | A2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| A3 | Malaysia | 1 | B2 | Singapore | 4 |
| B2 | Singapore (OT) | 2 | | | | 3rd place game | 3rd place game | 3rd place game |
| | | | | | | B1 | Hong Kong | 6 |
| | | | | | | A2 | United Arab Emirates | 5 |
| 5th place game | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| A3 | Malaysia (forfeit) | 5 |
| A4 | Philippines | 0 |
| 7th place game | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| B3 | Indonesia | 8 |
| B4 | India | 2 |

### Final
## Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | A | Thailand (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 15 | +51 | 14 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Singapore | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 11 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | Hong Kong | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 16 | Third place |
| 4 | A | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 5 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 7 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 6 | A | Philippines | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 41 | −27 | 1 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| 7 | B | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 6 | 7th place game |
| 8 | B | India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 38 | −30 | 0 | 7th place game |