2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

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]

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) 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.

Pakistan and India were declared joint winners by virtue of forfeiture of the final due to persistent rain and 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

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

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

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

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

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

Third place game
28 October 2018
18:55
Malaysia  2–2  Japan
Faizal  20', 51' Report Kitazato  18'
H. Wakuri  48'
Penalties
Aiman
Sumantri
Jalil
Cholan
Tengku 		3–2 Yamasaki
S. Tanaka
Ochiai
H. Wakuri
Matsumoto
Umpires:
Brace Bale(ENG)
Peter Wright(RSA)

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

Statistics

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

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
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

4 goals

3 goals

  • Yang Ji-hun

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References
  1. "Hero Asian Champions Trophy to be hosted by Oman Hockey Association". AHF. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. "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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