2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityChennai
Dates3–12 August
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored94 (4.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Harmanpreet Singh (9 goals)
Best playerIndia Mandeep Singh
Best young playerPakistan Hannan Shahid
Best goalkeeperSouth Korea Kim Jae-hyeon
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The 2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy (officially known as The Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy, a men's field hockey tournament for the six best Asian national teams organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.[1][2] Chennai earlier hosted the 2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup.[3]

The hosts India won a record fourth title after defeating Malaysia 4–3 in the final.[4] Japan won the bronze medal after beating the defending champions South Korea 5–3.

Teams

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Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 China[5] 5th 2016 4th (2012, 2013)
 India 7th 2021 1st (2011, 2016, 2018)
 Japan[6] 7th 2021 2nd (2013, 2021)
 Malaysia[6] 6th 2018 3rd (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018)
 Pakistan[7] 7th 2021 1st (2012, 2013, 2018)
 South Korea[6] 5th 2021 1st (2021)

Round robin

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All times are in Indian standard time UTC (+05:30)

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 5 4 1 0 20 5 +15 13 Semi-finals
2  Malaysia 5 4 0 1 12 8 +4 12
3  South Korea 5 1 2 2 6 7 −1 5
4  Japan 5 1 2 2 8 10 −2 5
5  Pakistan 5 1 2 2 7 12 −5 5 Fifth place game
6  China 5 0 1 4 6 17 −11 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[8]
(H) Hosts

Results

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3 August 2023
16:00
South Korea  2–1  Japan
Park field hockey ball 26'
Kim Ju. field hockey ball 35' 		Report Ooka field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
3 August 2023
18:15
Malaysia  3–1  Pakistan
Firhan field hockey ball 28', 29'
Silverius field hockey ball 44' 		Report Rehman field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Tao Zhinan (CHN)
Tim Meissner (GER)
3 August 2023
20:30
India  7–2  China
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 5', 8'
Sukhjeet field hockey ball 15'
Akashdeep field hockey ball 16'
Varun field hockey ball 19', 30'
Mandeep field hockey ball 40' 		Report E field hockey ball 18'
Gao field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
4 August 2023
16:00
South Korea  1–1  Pakistan
Yang field hockey ball 53' Report Shahid field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Zhinan Tao (CHN)
4 August 2023
18:15
China  1–5  Malaysia
Chen field hockey ball 4' Report Faizal field hockey ball 11'
Abu field hockey ball 15'
Firhan field hockey ball 45', 49'
Najmi field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
4 August 2023
20:30
India  1–1  Japan
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 43' Report Nagayoshi field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
6 August 2023
16:00
China  1–1  South Korea
Chen field hockey ball 43' Report Jang field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
6 August 2023
18:15
Pakistan  3–3  Japan
Rana field hockey ball 9'
Khan field hockey ball 25', 55' 		Report Yamashita field hockey ball 13'
Kato field hockey ball 37'
Ohashi field hockey ball 45+'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
6 August 2023
20:30
Malaysia  0–5  India
Report Karthi field hockey ball 15'
Hardik field hockey ball 32'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 42'
Gurjant field hockey ball 53'
Jugraj field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Zhinan Tao (CHN)
7 August 2023
16:00
Japan  1–3  Malaysia
Niwa field hockey ball 59' Report Najmi field hockey ball 13'
Azuan field hockey ball 37'
Silverius field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
7 August 2023
18:15
Pakistan  2–1  China
Khan field hockey ball 20'
Afraz field hockey ball 39' 		Report Gao field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
7 August 2023
20:30
South Korea  2–3  India
Kim S. field hockey ball 12'
Yang field hockey ball 58' 		Report Nilakanta field hockey ball 6'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 23'
Mandeep field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)
9 August 2023
16:00
Japan  2–1  China
Yamada field hockey ball 8'
Fukuda field hockey ball 54' 		Report Ao Suozhu field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
9 August 2023
18:15
Malaysia  1–0  South Korea
Abu field hockey ball 22' Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
9 August 2023
20:30
India  4–0  Pakistan
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 15', 23'
Jugraj field hockey ball 36'
Akashdeep field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Tim Meissner (GER)

Fifth place game

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11 August 2023
15:30
Pakistan  6–1  China
Ammad field hockey ball 10', 52'
Khan field hockey ball 11', 12'
Shahid field hockey ball 15' 		Report Chen Benhai field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)

First to fourth place classification

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All times are in Indian standard time UTC (+05:30)

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
 Malaysia6
 
12 August
 
 South Korea2
 
 Malaysia3
 
11 August
 
 India4
 
 India5
 
 
 Japan0
 
Third place
 
 
12 August
 
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 Japan5

Semi-finals

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11 August 2023
18:00
Malaysia  6–2  South Korea
Abu field hockey ball 3'
Najmi field hockey ball 9', 21'
Faizal field hockey ball 19'
Silverius field hockey ball 47', 48' 		Report Ji field hockey ball 2'
Jang field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Tim Meissner (GER)
11 August 2023
20:30
India  5–0  Japan
Akashdeep field hockey ball 19'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 23'
Mandeep field hockey ball 30'
Sumit field hockey ball 39'
Karthi field hockey ball 51' 		Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

Third and fourth place

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12 August 2023
18:00
South Korea  3–5  Japan
Jang field hockey ball 15', 33'
Park field hockey ball 26' 		Report Ooka field hockey ball 3'
Kato field hockey ball 9'
Fukuda field hockey ball 28'
Yamada field hockey ball 53'
Nagayoshi field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
Tim Meissner (GER)

Final

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12 August 2023
20:30
Malaysia  3–4  India
Abu field hockey ball 14'
Razie field hockey ball 18'
Aminudin field hockey ball 28' 		Report Jugraj field hockey ball 9'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 45'
Gurjant field hockey ball 45'
Akashdeep field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

Results

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Pos Team
1  India (H, C)
2  Malaysia
3  Japan
4  South Korea
5  Pakistan
6  China
Source: FIH
(C) Champion; (H) Host

Statistics

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Awards

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Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Leading Goalscorer Emerging Player of the Tournament
India Mandeep Singh South Korea Kim Jae-hyeon India Harmanpreet Singh Pakistan Abdul Shahid

Goalscorers

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There were 94 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.7 goals per match.

9 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. ^ "Chennai, Tamil Nadu to host Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023". Hockey India. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. ^ "Chennai to host Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy in August". Deccan Herald. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. ^ "2023 Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy to be Held in Chennai". News18. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  4. ^ "India beat Malaysia in 7-goal thriller to win Asian Champions Trophy 2023".
  5. ^ "Pakistan, China to participate in Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Chennai". The Hindu. 2023-04-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. ^ a b c "Men's Asian Champions Trophy, 2023". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  7. ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-04-24). "Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Pakistan, China confirm participation". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  8. ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022
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