The 2021 Women's Asian Champions Trophy was the sixth edition of the Women's Asian Champions Trophy, a biennial field hockey tournament for the six best Asian women's national teams organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.
| Donghae Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2021 | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | South Korea | ||
| City | Donghae | ||
| Dates | 5–11 December | ||
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Donghae City Sunrise Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Japan (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  South Korea | ||
| Third place |  China | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
| Goals scored | 50 (5.56 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Gurjit Kaur (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Cheon Eun-bi | ||
| Best young player | Kim Seo-na | ||
| Best goalkeeper |  Siraya Yimkrajang | ||
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The tournament was held at the Donghae City Sunrise Stadium in Donghae, South Korea and it was originally scheduled from 14 to 21 June 2020.[1] South Korea were the defending champions.[1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was postponed on 26 March 2020.[2] In September 2020 the new dates were announced and the tournament would be held from 31 March to 6 April 2021.[3] In January 2021 the tournament was postponed again [4] and in October was postponed further to 5 to 12 December 2021.[5]
Teams edit
The following four teams will be participating in the tournament. Malaysia could not play their first two matches of the tournament and eventually had to withdraw due to Covid-related issues.[6][7] On 9 December India also had to withdraw from the tournament due to the same reason.[8]
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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| China |
6th | 2018 | 2nd (2011, 2016) |
| Japan |
6th | 2018 | 1st (2013) |
| South Korea |
5th | 2018 | 1st (2010, 2011, 2018) |
 Thailand[a] |
1st | None | Debut |
- Notes
- ^ Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand was not allowed to be represented by its national flag.[9][10]
Results edit
All times are local, KST (UTC+9).
First round edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | South Korea (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | China
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 3 | Third place game |
| 4 | Thailand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | |
| 5 | India
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 6 |  Malaysia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[11]
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Classification round edit
Third place game edit
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Final edit
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Statistics edit
Final standings edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 50 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 5.56 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Ikram, Ali (3 February 2020). "AHF 2020 Road map". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Announcement: Postponement of the Bangabandhu Al-Arafah Islami Bank Junior Asia Cup Dhaka 2020 & the Women's Asian Champions Trophy Donghae 2020". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "AHF Announces Dates for 6th Edition of Women's Asian Champions Trophy Donghae 2020. (Dates Approved by FIH)". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Men's Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka 2021 & Women's Donghae Asian Champions Trophy 2021 to be postponed". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2021 hockey to start in December". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "Schedule Updated – Donghae Women's Asian Champions Trophy". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Update: Donghae Women's Asian Champions Trophy". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Indian women's hockey team's ACT campaign ends due to COVID case in squad". indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Thailand loses right to host tournaments". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post Public Co. Ltd. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
The country has also been denied the right to display its national flag at any such events (international football events).
- ^ "WADA confirms non-compliance of five Anti-Doping Organizations (7 October 2021)". World Anti-Doping Agency. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021