2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	March 15 – March 20
Teams	8

Group stage

Eight 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.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Thailand	3	3	0	0	27	5	+22	9	Medal playoffs
Malaysia	3	2	0	1	16	11	+5	6
Mongolia	3	1	0	2	15	9	+6	3	5th–8th playoffs
India	3	0	0	3	1	34	−33	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	16	3	+13	9	Medal playoffs
Hong Kong	3	1	1	1	13	6	+7	4
Singapore	3	1	1	1	9	6	+3	4	5th–8th playoffs
Macau	3	0	0	3	1	24	−23	0

All times local.

March 15, 2009

Thailand

14 – 0

India

March 15, 2009

Malaysia

4 – 2

Mongolia

March 16, 2009

India

0 – 10

Mongolia

March 16, 2009

Malaysia

2 – 8

Thailand

March 17, 2009

Thailand

5 – 3

Mongolia

March 17, 2009

Malaysia

10 – 1

India

Semi-finals

March 19, 2009

Thailand

6 – 4

Hong Kong

March 19, 2009

United Arab Emirates

3 – 1

Malaysia

Bronze medal game

March 20, 2009

Hong Kong

3 – 4

Malaysia

Gold medal game

March 20, 2009

United Arab Emirates

5 – 3

Thailand

Final positions
Champions	United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runner-up	Thailand
Third place	Malaysia