Host country : United Arab Emirates
Dates : 31 March–6 April
Teams : 6
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Hong Kong |
Placed 6th in Division III last year and were relegated. |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Placed 2nd in Division III qualification last year. |
 United Arab Emirates |
Host, placed 3rd in Division III qualification last year. |
 Kuwait |
Placed 4th in Division III qualification last year. |
 Thailand |
First time participating in tournament. |
 Kyrgyzstan |
First time participating in tournament. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (H, P) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 12 | Promotion to 2020 Division III A |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 12 | |
| 3 | Thailand |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 8 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Kuwait |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 43 | −34 | 3 | Later assigned to 2020 Division IV |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 3 |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted
Results
All times are local (UTC+4).
- Kyrgyzstan played its first four games, all wins, with Russian born player Aleksandr Titov in their lineup. Before their final game, also a win, when it was found that Titov was not yet eligible to play for Kyrgyzstan, he was disqualified from the tournament and Kyrgyzstan forfeited their first four games.
| 31 March 2019 12:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
4–5 GWS (4–1, 0–1, 0–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) |
Thailand |
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 47 |
| Game reference |
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| 1 April 2019 16:00 |
Thailand |
5–0 ( (0–4, 0–0, 2–2) |
Kyrgyzstan |
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 82 |
| Game reference |
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| 3 April 2019 16:00 |
Hong Kong |
6–5 (0–3, 3–2, 3–0) |
Thailand |
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 56 |
| Game reference |
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| 4 April 2019 20:00 |
Thailand |
2–8 (1–4, 1–3, 0–1) |
United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 123 |
| Game reference |
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| 6 April 2019 12:00 |
Kuwait |
1–9 (0–0, 1–4, 0–5) |
Thailand |
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 47 |
| Game reference |
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Statistics
All statistics from Kyrgyzstan’s first four games were not counted by the IIHF, including their opponents scoring and goaltending details.
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Zainutdinov |
5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | +13 | 4 | F |
| Juma Al-Dhaheri |
5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +18 | 2 | F |
| Khalifa Al-Mahrooqi |
5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | +16 | 10 | F |
| Hideki Nagayama |
4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +5 | 2 | D |
| Mirza Omer |
4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +6 | 8 | F |
| Tang Shin Ming Jasper |
4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Mohamed Al-Kaabi |
5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +4 | 38 | F |
| Artyom Karkotsky |
5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 16 | F |
| Wong Ka-ho |
4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –2 | 2 | D |
| Kan Siu-him |
4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
- Kyrgyz players Vladimir Nosov (23 points), Vladimir Tonkikh (16), Mikhail Chuvalov (16), Islambek Abdyraev (10) and Maksim Egorov (10) do not appear in this list because their statistics from their first four games were deemed invalid.
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team’s minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled Al-Suwaidi |
240:00 | 13 | 3.25 | 92 | 85.87 | 0 |
| Amel Ćapin |
201:45 | 20 | 5.95 | 126 | 84.13 | 0 |
| Keung Emerson |
140:00 | 10 | 4.29 | 54 | 81.48 | 1 |
| Cheung Ching-ho |
100:00 | 8 | 4.80 | 43 | 81.40 | 0 |
| Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk |
184:36 | 18 | 5.85 | 96 | 81.25 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
