2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 2010 edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, the third since the creation of the competition. The tournament was held from March 29th to April 4th at the Taipei Arena in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. This year, nine teams took part in the tournament, which was ultimately won by the host team, which defeated the Emirati National Team 3-2 in the final.
==Group stage==
Nine participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, the teams move to the preliminary round to decide the final ranking.
    	Team qualified for Medal playoffs
    	Team qualified for 5th–8th playoffs
    	Team did not advance
===Group A===
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
United Arab Emirates	3	2	1	0	3 	1 	2 	7
Chinese Taipei 	3	2	0	1	11	3 	8 	6
Hong Kong 	3	1	1	1	3 	4 	-1	4
Mongolia 	3	0	0	3	1 	10	-9	0
All times local.
===Group B===
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Thailand 	4	4	0	0	28	1 	27 	12
Malaysia 	4	2	1	1	16	11	5 	7
Kuwait 	4	1	1	2	7 	14	-7 	4
Macau 	4	0	2	2	6 	18	-12	2
Singaporean	4	0	2	2	8 	21	-13	2
All times local.
==Playoff round==
===5th–8th playoffs===
====Bracket====
====Semi-finals====
====Seventh place====
====Fifth place====
===Medal playoffs===
====Bracket====
====Semi-finals====
====Bronze medal game====
====Gold medal game====
==Ranking and statistics==
===Tournament Awards===
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goalkeeper: Khaled Al Suvaidi      
**Best Defenseman: Neimwan Likit
**Best Forward: Ban Kin Loke
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===Final standings===
align=center	Chinese Taipei
align=center	United Arab Emirates
align=center	Thailand
4 	Malaysia
5 	Hong Kong
6 	Mongolia
7 	Kuwait
8 	Macau
9 	Singapore
==References==
==External links==
*Internal Ice Hockey Federation
Category:IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Category:2010 in hockey