2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
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| Host country |
 India
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| Dates | 17 March – 25 March 2012 |
| Teams | 7 |
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Champions 
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 United Arab Emirates (2nd title)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 159 (8.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,627 (257 per match) |
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The 2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the fifth IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 17 March and 25 March 2012 in Dehradun, India. The defending champions Hong Kong, who claimed their first title in 2011, did not send a team to this year's edition. Chinese Taipei, winners of the 2010 tournament competed after skipping the 2011 tournament. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Thailand in the final and Malaysia finished in third after defeating Kuwait in the bronze medal match
This will be the first IIHF sanctioned tournament to be held in India and will see the tournament expanded to seven teams. The teams will be split into two seeded groups. Group A will contain the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Kuwait, who will play a round robin format. Group B will consist of Macau, Malaysia and India, who will play a double-round robin format. The top two teams in Group A will receive a bye to the semi-finals, while the bottom two will play a semi-final qualification against the top two teams from Group B.
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