2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Men's Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018
Tournament details
Host countryOman
CityMuscat
Dates18–28 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions India &  Pakistan (3rd title)
Third place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored92 (4.84 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malaysia Faizal Saari (8 goals)
Best playerIndia Akashdeep Singh
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The Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 was held at Muscat, Oman between October 18–28, 2018. It was the fifth edition of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, a field hockey tournament for the six best Asian national teams. This was announced by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on 29 January 2018. The Oman Hockey Association hosted the tournament.[1]

The 5th edition of the biennial event took place at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. The tournament featured host nation Oman, Pakistan, Malaysia, India, South Korea, and Japan.

Hero MotoCorp, a global partner of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and a long-term associate of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), were the title sponsor of the tournament.

India and Pakistan were declared joint winners by virtue of forfeiture of the final due to persistent rain. Malaysia finished at the 3rd place after defeating Japan 3-2 in the penalty shootouts in the bronze medal match.[2] Malaysia's Faizal Saari was the top scorer of the tournament with 8 Goals. India remained the only undefeated team in the tournament.

Umpires

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A total of nine umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.[3]

  • Anand (IND)
  • Bruce Bale (ENG)
  • Dong Yoon Shin (KOR)
  • Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
  • Kamran Hussain (PAK)
  • Khalil Al Balushi (OMA)
  • Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
  • Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
  • Peter Wright (RSA)

Results

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All times are Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00)

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 5 4 1 0 27 2 +25 13 Semi-finals
2  Pakistan 5 3 1 1 14 6 +8 10
3  Malaysia 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 10
4  Japan 5 2 1 2 8 13 −5 7
5  South Korea 5 1 0 4 8 15 −7 3 Fifth place game
6  Oman (H) 5 0 0 5 4 31 −27 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
18 October 2018
18:55
Malaysia  3–0  Japan
Faizal field hockey ball 3', 51'
Tengku field hockey ball 9' 		Report
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)
18 October 2018
21:10
India  11–0  Oman
Lalit field hockey ball 17'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 22'
Nilakanta field hockey ball 23'
Mandeep field hockey ball 30'
Gurjant field hockey ball 37'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 41', 55', 57'
Akashdeep field hockey ball 48'
Varun field hockey ball 49'
Chinglensana field hockey ball 53' 		Report
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Shin Dong Yoon (KOR)
19 October 2018
18:55
Pakistan  3–1  South Korea
Ahmad field hockey ball 12'
Bhutta field hockey ball 18'
Rizwan Jr. field hockey ball 42' 		Report Kim Hyeong-jin field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
19 October 2018
21:10
Oman  1–3  Malaysia
Al Fazari field hockey ball 34' Report Firhan field hockey ball 26'
Tengku field hockey ball 46'
Faizal field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
Anand (IND)
20 October 2018
18:55
South Korea  0–2  Japan
Report Yamada field hockey ball 18'
Matsumoto field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Khalil Al Balushi (OMA)
20 October 2018
21:10
Pakistan  1–3  India
Irfan Jr. field hockey ball 1' Report Manpreet field hockey ball 24'
Mandeep field hockey ball 31'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Bruce Bale (ENG)
21 October 2018
21:10
India  9–0  Japan
Mandeep field hockey ball 4', 49', 57'
Gurjant field hockey ball 8'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 17', 21'
Akashdeep field hockey ball 36'
Sumit field hockey ball 42'
Lalit field hockey ball 45' 		Report
Umpires:
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
22 October 2018
18:55
Malaysia  4–2  South Korea
Firhan field hockey ball 11'
Shahril field hockey ball 22'
Tengku field hockey ball 35'
Faizal field hockey ball 57' 		Report Yang Ji-hun field hockey ball 15'
Jang Jong-hyun field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Khalil Al Balushi (OMA)
Bruce Bale (ENG)
22 October 2018
21:10
Oman  1–8  Pakistan
Al Lawati field hockey ball 60' Report Bilal field hockey ball 13', 18', 39'
Irfan Jr. field hockey ball 22'
Butt field hockey ball 26'
Irfan field hockey ball 34'
Mahmood field hockey ball 45'
Atiq field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Shin Dong Yoon (KOR)
23 October 2018
18:55
South Korea  4–2  Oman
Hwang Tae-il field hockey ball 7'
Cho Suk-hoon field hockey ball 47'
Yang Ji-hun field hockey ball 51'
Jang Jong-hyun field hockey ball 59' 		Report Al Saadi field hockey ball 6'
Al Lawati field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Kamran Hussain (PAK)
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
23 October 2018
21:10
Malaysia  0–0  India
Report
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
Peter Wright (RSA)
24 October 2018
18:55
Japan  1–1  Pakistan
Kitazato field hockey ball 12' Report Ali field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
Bruce Bale (ENG)
24 October 2018
21:10
India  4–1  South Korea
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 5', 47', 59'
Gurjant field hockey ball 10' 		Report Lee Seung-il field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
Khalil Al Balushi (OMA)
25 October 2018
18:55
Pakistan  1–0  Malaysia
Irfan Jr. field hockey ball 53' Report
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
25 October 2018
21:10
Japan  5–0  Oman
Yamasaki field hockey ball 14'
W. Matsumoto field hockey ball 33'
K. Matsumoto field hockey ball 38'
Ochiai field hockey ball 45'
Zendana field hockey ball 45' 		Report
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Anand (IND)

Fifth place game

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27 October 2018
16:40
South Korea  3–1  Oman
Hwang Tae-il field hockey ball 14'
Cho Suk-hoon field hockey ball 53'
Yang Ji-hun field hockey ball 55' 		Report Al Nofali field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 October
 
 
 Pakistan (p.s.o.)4 (3)
 
28 October
 
 Malaysia4 (1)
 
 Pakistan0
 
27 October
 
 India0
 
 India3
 
 
 Japan2
 
Third place
 
 
28 October
 
 
 Malaysia (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 
 
 Japan2 (2)

Semi-finals

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27 October 2018
18:55
Pakistan  4–4  Malaysia
Irfan Jr. field hockey ball 6'
Bilal field hockey ball 12', 20'
Mahmood field hockey ball 15' 		Report Faizal field hockey ball 2', 56'
Tengku field hockey ball 43'
Aiman field hockey ball 44'
Penalties
Arshad Penalty shoot-out scored
Mahmood Penalty shoot-out scored
Ahmad Penalty shoot-out missed
Irfan Jr. Penalty shoot-out missed
A. Butt Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–1 Penalty shoot-out missed Ashari
Penalty shoot-out missed Faizal
Penalty shoot-out scored Aiman
Penalty shoot-out missed Shahril
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Bruce Bale (ENG)
27 October 2018
21:10
India  3–2  Japan
Gurjant field hockey ball 19'
Chinglensana field hockey ball 44'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 55' 		Report H. Wakuri field hockey ball 22'
Zendana field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)

Third place game

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28 October 2018
18:55
Malaysia  2–2  Japan
Faizal field hockey ball 20', 51' Report Kitazato field hockey ball 18'
H. Wakuri field hockey ball 48'
Penalties
Aiman Penalty shoot-out scored
Sumantri Penalty shoot-out scored
Jalil Penalty shoot-out missed
Cholan Penalty shoot-out missed
Tengku Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out missed Yamasaki
Penalty shoot-out missed S. Tanaka
Penalty shoot-out scored Ochiai
Penalty shoot-out scored H. Wakuri
Penalty shoot-out missed Matsumoto
Umpires:
Brace Bale(ENG)
Peter Wright(RSA)

Final

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28 October 2018
21:10
India  match f.o. due to heavy rain  Pakistan
Report
Umpires:
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Rank Team
 India
 Pakistan
 Malaysia
4  Japan
5  South Korea
6  Oman

Awards

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The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Player of the tournament Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament Highest Scorer of the Tournament Emerging Player of the Tournament
India Akashdeep Singh India P. R. Sreejesh Malaysia Faizal Saari Pakistan Abu Bakkar Mahmood

Goalscorers

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There were 92 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 4.84 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hero Asian Champions Trophy to be hosted by Oman Hockey Association". AHF. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Pakistan and India Are Declared Joint Champions in the 5th Edition of the Asian Champions Trophy". asiahockey.org. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ Officials
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