2018_Asian_Men's_Hockey_Champions_Trophy
2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Field hockey tournament
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]
| Men's Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | Oman | ||
| City | Muscat | ||
| Dates | 18–28 October | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  India &  Pakistan (3rd title) | ||
| Third place |  Malaysia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
| Goals scored | 92 (4.84 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Faizal Saari (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | Akashdeep Singh | ||
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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.
A total of nine umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.[3]
All times are Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Fifth place game
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 October | ||||||
| Pakistan (p.s.o.) | 4 (3) | |||||
| 28 October | ||||||
| Malaysia | 4 (1) | |||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| 27 October | ||||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 October | ||||||
| Malaysia (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Japan | 2 (2) | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Awards
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 |
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| Akashdeep Singh |
P. R. Sreejesh |
Faizal Saari |
Abu Bakkar Mahmood |
Goalscorers
There were 92 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 4.84 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
Dilpreet Singh- Mandeep Singh
Aleem Bilal
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Akashdeep Singh
- Chinglensana Kangujam
- Lalit Upadhyay
Hirotaka Wakuri- Hirotaka Zendana
- Kenji Kitazato
- Wataru Matsumoto
Firhan Ashaari
Mohammed Al Lawati- Abu Mahmood
Cho Suk-hoon- Hwang Tae-il
- Jang Jong-hyun
1 goal
- Manpreet Singh
- Nilakanta Sharma
- Sumit
- Varun Kumar
- Hiromasa Ochiai
- Kazumasa Matsumoto
- Koji Yamasaki
- Shota Yamada
- Aiman Nik Rozemi
- Shahril Saabah
- Ahmed Al Nofali
- Rashad Al Fazari
- Salah Al Saadi
- Ajaz Ahmad
- Ammad Butt
- Mubashar Ali
- Muhammad Atiq
- Muhammad Irfan
- Muhammad Rizwan Jr.
- Umar Bhutta
- Kim Hyeong-jin
- Lee Seung-Il
Source: FIH
- "Hero Asian Champions Trophy to be hosted by Oman Hockey Association". AHF. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- "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.