The 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia from 3 to 10 March 2018.^[1][2]

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2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Ipoh
Dates	3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)–10 March 2018 (2018-03-10)
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Australia (10th title)
Runner-up	England
Third place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	87 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gonzalo Peillat (8 goals)
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The number of teams for this year's cup was the same as last year's tournament where six teams competed. Japan and New Zealand, who competed previously, did not join this edition and were replaced by Argentina and Ireland. England was Great Britain's only country that participated in this edition.

Australia clinched their tenth title in this tournament after defeating England 2–1 in the final match.

Six countries participated in this year's tournament:

•  Malaysia (Host)
•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  England
•  India
•  Ireland

All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	18	6	+12	15	Advance to Final
2	England	5	2	2	1	14	9	+5	8
3	Argentina	5	2	1	2	11	11	0	7	Third place match
4	Malaysia (H)	5	2	0	3	10	17	−7	6
5	India	5	1	1	3	12	12	0	4	Fifth place match
6	Ireland	5	1	0	4	9	19	−10	3

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

More information Argentina, 3–2 ...

3 March 2018 16:00 MST Argentina  3–2  India Peillat  13', 24', 33' Report Rohidas  26', 31' Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Rohizan Ramli (MAS)

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More information Australia, 4–1 ...

3 March 2018 18:00 MST Australia  4–1  England Wotherspoon  15' Govers  19' Kleinschmidt  28' Sharp  39' Report Roper  25' Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Gabriel Labate (ARG)

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More information Malaysia, 4–1 ...

3 March 2018 20:30 MST Malaysia  4–1  Ireland Razie  4', 24', 44' Ahmad  9' Report Shimmins  53' Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Gurbaj Singh (IND)

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More information India, 1–1 ...

4 March 2018 16:00 MST India  1–1  England Lakra  14' Report M. Gleghorne  52' Umpires: Kris Cholewa (IRL) Ben Goentgen (GER)

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More information Ireland, 3–5 ...

4 March 2018 18:00 MST Ireland  3–5  Argentina O'Donoghue  12' Murray  17' Magee  52' Report Peillat  20', 23', 47' Vila  22' Gilardi  30' Umpires: Rohizan Ramli (MAS) James Unkles (AUS)

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More information Malaysia, 1–3 ...

4 March 2018 20:30 MST Malaysia  1–3  Australia Marhan  53' Report Weyer  10' Wotherspoon  29' Kleinschmidt  43' Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Gurbaj Singh (IND)

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More information England, 4–1 ...

6 March 2018 16:00 MST England  4–1  Ireland Middleton  15', 60' Ward  37', 51' Report Dale  39' Umpires: Gabriel Labate (ARG) James Unkles (AUS)

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More information India, 2–4 ...

6 March 2018 18:00 MST India  2–4  Australia Ramandeep  52', 53' Report Knowles  28' Zalewski  35' Beale  38' Govers  40' Umpires: Rohizan Ramli (MAS) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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More information Malaysia, 2–1 ...

6 March 2018 20:30 MST Malaysia  2–1  Argentina Ahmad  20' Najmi  28' Report Paz  32' Umpires: Kris Cholewa (IRL) Paul Walker (ENG)

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More information Australia, 4–1 ...

7 March 2018 16:00 MST Australia  4–1  Ireland Whetton  11' Beale  14' Govers  21' Harvie  50' Report O'Donoghue  57' Umpires: Gurbaj Singh (IND) Gabriel Labate (ARG)

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More information Argentina, 1–1 ...

7 March 2018 18:00 MST Argentina  1–1  England Gilardi  40' Report Condon  56' Umpires: Kris Cholewa (IRL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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More information India, 5–1 ...

7 March 2018 20:30 MST India  5–1  Malaysia Lakra  10' Gurjant  42', 57' Kumar  48' Ramandeep  51' Report Faizal  33' Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Ben Goentgen (GER)

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More information Argentina, 1–3 ...

9 March 2018 16:00 MST Argentina  1–3  Australia Peillat  21' Report Kleinschmidt  25', 56' Mitton  55' Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Ben Goentgen (GER)

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More information Ireland, 3–2 ...

9 March 2018 18:00 MST Ireland  3–2  India O'Donoghue  24' Murray  36' Cole  42' Report Ramandeep  10' Rohidas  26' Umpires: Rohizan Ramli (MAS) James Unkles (AUS)

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More information England, 7–2 ...

9 March 2018 20:30 MST England  7–2  Malaysia M. Gleghorne  10', 48' Willars  11' Middleton  15', 31' Ward  38', 41' Report Ahmad  50' Marhan  52' Umpires: Gabriel Labate (ARG) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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Classification

Fifth and sixth place

More information India, 4–1 ...

10 March 2018 15:30 MST India  4–1  Ireland Kumar  5', 32' Lakra  28' Gurjant  37' Report Dale  48' Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Gabriel Labate (ARG)

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Third and fourth place

More information Argentina, 3–2 ...

10 March 2018 18:00 MST Argentina  3–2  Malaysia Lopez  1' Peillat  11' P. Ibarra  49' Report van Huizen  24' Faizal  27' Umpires: Kris Cholewa (IRL) Gurbaj Singh (IND)

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Final

More information Australia, 2–1 ...

10 March 2018 20:30 MST Australia  2–1  England Govers  38' Sharp  53' Report Ward  54' Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Ben Goentgen (GER)

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There were 87 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH