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2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

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The 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the sixth 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.

2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Hero Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2021
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityDhaka
Dates14–22 December
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored91 (6.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Jang Jong-hyun (10 goals)
Best playerJapan Kenta Tanaka
Best young playerBangladesh Biplob Kujur
Best goalkeeperIndia Suraj Karkera
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It was originally scheduled to be held in from 17 to 27 November 2020 at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2] In August 2020 the Asian Hockey Federation announced that the tournament would be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia to 2021 to be held from 11 to 19 March 2021.[3] In January 2021 the tournament was postponed again and it was planned to be held from 1 to 9 October 2021.[4] The tournament was postponed again in September 2021 and was eventually held from 14 to 22 December 2021.[5]

South Korea won their first Asian Champions Trophy title by defeating Japan 4–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3. The defending champions India and Pakistan played in the bronze medal match which India won 4–3.[6]

Teams edit

Alongside the hosts, Bangladesh, the following five teams will be participating. Malaysia had to withdraw from the tournament citing restrictive Covid quarantine.[7]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Bangladesh 1st None Debut
  India 6th 2018 1st (2011, 2016, 2018)
  Japan 6th 2018 2nd (2013)
  Malaysia 6th 2018 3rd (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018)
  Pakistan 6th 2018 1st (2012, 2013, 2018)
  South Korea 4th 2018 4th (2016)

Preliminary round edit

All times are in Bangladesh standard time UTC (+06:00)

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 4 3 1 0 20 3 +17 10 Semi-finals
2   South Korea 4 1 3 0 11 10 +1 6
3   Pakistan 4 1 2 1 10 8 +2 5
4   Japan 4 1 2 1 8 9 −1 5
5   Bangladesh (H) 4 0 0 4 4 23 −19 0
6   Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
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 edit

14 December 2021
15:30
South Korea   2–2   India
Jang   42'
Kim S.   46' 		Report Lalit   3'
Harmanpreet   33'
Umpires:
Salim Lukcy (BAN)
Michiel Otten (NED)
14 December 2021
18:00
Japan   0–0   Pakistan
Report
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
15 December 2021
15:30
India   9–0   Bangladesh
Dilpreet   12', 22', 44'
Lalit   29'
Jarmanpreet   31', 43'
Akashdeep   54'
Mandeep   55'
Harmanpreet   57' 		Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
15 December 2021
18:00
South Korea   3–3   Japan
Jang   30'
Kim H.   42'
Kim S.   55' 		Report Kirishita   20'
Murata   25'
Ke. Tanaka   37'
Umpires:
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
17 December 2021
15:30
India   3–1   Pakistan
Harmanpreet   9', 53'
Akashdeep   42' 		Report Manzoor   45'
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
17 December 2021
18:00
Bangladesh   2–3   South Korea
Arshad   8'
Deen   59' 		Report Jang   15'
Ji   48'
Park   54'
Umpires:
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
18 December 2021
15:30
Pakistan   3–3   South Korea
Afraz   24'
Rana   33', 57' 		Report Kim K.   14'
Ji   42'
Jang   56'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
18 December 2021
18:00
Japan   5–0   Bangladesh
Ke. Tanaka   21'
Fujishima   24'
Kato   36', 42'
S. Tanaka   57' 		Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Michiel Otten (NED)
19 December 2021
15:30
India   6–0   Japan
Harmanpreet   10', 53'
Dilpreet   23'
Jarmanpreet   34'
Sumit   46'
Shamsher   54' 		Report
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
19 December 2021
18:00
Pakistan   6–2   Bangladesh
Nadeem   14', 26'
Ahmad   18', 38'
Afraz   24'
Razzaq   34' 		Report Arshad   13', 35'
Umpires:
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)

First to fourth place classification edit

All times are in Bangladesh standard time UTC (+06:00)

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 December
 
 
  South Korea6
 
22 December
 
  Pakistan5
 
  South Korea (s.o.)3 (4)
 
21 December
 
  Japan3 (2)
 
  India3
 
 
  Japan5
 
Third place
 
 
22 December
 
 
  Pakistan3
 
 
  India4

Semi-finals edit

21 December 2021
15:30
South Korea   6–5   Pakistan
Jang   11', 12', 25', 56'
Yang   30+'
Jeong   44' 		Report Umar Bhutta   3'
Manzoor   22'
Afraz   30'
M. Ali   47', 51'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Federico Silva (ARG)
21 December 2021
18:00
India   3–5   Japan
Dilpreet   17'
Harmanpreet   53'
Hardik   59' 		Report Yamada   1'
Fujishima   2'
Kirishita   29'
Kawabe   35'
Ooka   41'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)

Third and fourth place edit

22 December 2021
15:30
Pakistan   3–4   India
Afraz   10'
Rana   33'
Shakeel   57' 		Report Harmanpreet   2'
Sumit   45'
Varun   54'
Akashdeep   57'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)

Final edit

22 December 2021
18:00
South Korea   3–3   Japan
Jeong   8'
Jang   55', 60' 		Report Nagayoshi   24'
Ooka   29'
Kirishita   38'
Penalties
Lee Jun.  
Ji  
Hwang  
Lee H.   		4–2   Fujishima
  Ooka
  Kawabe
  S. Tanaka
Umpires:
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
Salim Lucky (BAN)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team
1   South Korea
2   Japan
3   India
4   Pakistan
5   Bangladesh (H)
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Leading Goalscorer Rising Player of the Tournament
  Kenta Tanaka   Suraj Karkera   Jang Jong-hyun   Biplob Kujur

Goalscorers edit

There were 91 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 6.5 goals per match.

10 goals

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Dhaka to host Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2020". www.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Asian Champions Trophy in Oct, 2020". www.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Hockey is Back! Men's Asian Champions Trophy to Be Held in March 2021- Approved by the FIH". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Hockey: Men's Asian Champions Trophy postponed to December". The Times of India. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Pakistan 4-3 in thriller to win bronze, Korea lift title". indiatimes.com. Times of India. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Covid forces Malaysia pull-out from Asian Champions Trophy". The Daily Star. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021
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