[2] North Korea returned having last competed in the 2010 tournament while Australia made their debut in the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia.

[4] China defeated North Korea 2-1 in the gold medal game and claimed their second IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia title having previously won in 2010.

[6][7] Ri Hye Yong of North Korea was named the best goaltender by the IIHF Directorate and China's Liu Zhixin won the best defenceman award.

(CST – UTC+8) The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.

[6] Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.