2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

The 2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy (officially known as The Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh 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.[1][2] Chennai earlier hosted the 2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup.[3]

2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityChennai
Dates3–12 August
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored94 (4.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Harmanpreet Singh (9 goals)
Best playerIndia Mandeep Singh
Best young playerPakistan Abdul Shahid
Best goalkeeperSouth Korea Kim Jae-hyeon
2021 (previous) (next) 2024

The hosts India won a record fourth title after defeating Malaysia 4–3 in the final.[4] Japan won the bronze medal after beating the defending champions South Korea 5–3.

Teams edit

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  India 7th 2021 1st (2011, 2016, 2018)
  China[5] 5th 2016 4th (2012, 2013)
  Pakistan[6] 7th 2021 1st (2012, 2013, 2018)
  Japan[7] 7th 2021 2nd (2013, 2021)
  South Korea[7] 5th 2021 1st (2021)
  Malaysia[7] 6th 2018 3rd (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018)

Round robin edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India (H) 5 4 1 0 20 5 +15 13 Semi-finals
2   Malaysia 5 4 0 1 12 8 +4 12
3   South Korea 5 1 2 2 6 7 −1 5
4   Japan 5 1 2 2 8 10 −2 5
5   Pakistan 5 1 2 2 7 12 −5 5 Fifth place game
6   China 5 0 1 4 6 17 −11 1
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

3 August 2023
16:00
South Korea   2–1   Japan
Park   26'
Kim Ju.   35'
Report Ooka   6'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
3 August 2023
18:15
Malaysia   3–1   Pakistan
Firhan   28'29'
Silverius   44'
Report Rehman   55'
Umpires:
Tao Zhinan (CHN)
Tim Meissner (GER)
3 August 2023
20:30
India   7–2   China
Harmanpreet   5'8'
Sukhjeet   15'
Akashdeep   16'
Varun   19'30'
Mandeep   40'
Report E   18'
Gao   25'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)

4 August 2023
16:00
South Korea   1–1   Pakistan
Yang   53' Report Shahid   18'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Zhinan Tao (CHN)
4 August 2023
18:15
China   1–5   Malaysia
Chen   4' Report Faizal   11'
Abu   15'
Firhan   45'49'
Najmi   57'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
4 August 2023
20:30
India   1–1   Japan
Harmanpreet   43' Report Nagayoshi   28'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)

6 August 2023
16:00
China   1–1   South Korea
Chen   43' Report Jang   18'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
6 August 2023
18:15
Pakistan   3–3   Japan
Rana   9'
Khan   25'55'
Report Yamashita   13'
Kato   37'
Ohashi   45+'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
6 August 2023
20:30
Malaysia   0–5   India
Report Karthi   15'
Hardik   32'
Harmanpreet   42'
Gurjant   53'
Jugraj   54'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Zhinan Tao (CHN)

7 August 2023
16:00
Japan   1–3   Malaysia
Niwa   59' Report Najmi   13'
Azuan   37'
Silverius   59'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
7 August 2023
18:15
Pakistan   2–1   China
Khan   20'
Afraz   39'
Report Gao   33'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
7 August 2023
20:30
South Korea   2–3   India
Kim S.   12'
Yang   58'
Report Nilakanta   6'
Harmanpreet   23'
Mandeep   33'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)

9 August 2023
16:00
Japan   2–1   China
Yamada   8'
Fukuda   54'
Report Ao Suozhu   57'
Umpires:
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
9 August 2023
18:15
Malaysia   1–0   South Korea
Abu   22' Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
9 August 2023
20:30
India   4–0   Pakistan
Harmanpreet   15'23'
Jugraj   36'
Akashdeep   55'
Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Tim Meissner (GER)

Fifth place game edit

11 August 2023
15:30
Pakistan   6–1   China
Ammad   10'52'
Khan   11'12'
Shahid   15'
Report Chen Benhai   35'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)

First to fourth place classification edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
  Malaysia6
 
12 August
 
  South Korea2
 
  Malaysia3
 
11 August
 
  India4
 
  India5
 
 
  Japan0
 
Third place
 
 
12 August
 
 
  South Korea3
 
 
  Japan5

Semi-finals edit

11 August 2023
18:00
Malaysia   6–2   South Korea
Abu   3'
Najmi   9'21'
Faizal   19'
Silverius   47'48'
Report Ji   2'
Jang   14'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Tim Meissner (GER)

11 August 2023
20:30
India   5–0   Japan
Akashdeep   19'
Harmanpreet   23'
Mandeep   30'
Sumit   39'
Karthi   51'
Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

Third and fourth place edit

12 August 2023
18:00
South Korea   3–5   Japan
Jang   15'33'
Park   26'
Report Ooka   3'
Kato   9'
Fukuda   28'
Yamada   53'
Nagayoshi   56'
Umpires:
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
Tim Meissner (GER)

Final edit

12 August 2023
20:30
Malaysia   3–4   India
Abu   14'
Razie   18'
Aminudin   28'
Report Jugraj   9'
Harmanpreet   45'
Gurjant   45'
Akashdeep   56'
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team
1   India (H, C)
2   Malaysia
3   Japan
4   South Korea
5   Pakistan
6   China
Source: FIH
(C) Champion; (H) Host

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Leading Goalscorer Emerging Player of the Tournament
  Mandeep Singh   Kim Jae-hyeon   Harmanpreet Singh   Abdul Shahid

Goalscorers edit

There were 94 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.7 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Chennai, Tamil Nadu to host Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023". Hockey India. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. ^ "Chennai to host Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy in August". Deccan Herald. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. ^ "2023 Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy to be Held in Chennai". News18. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  4. ^ "India beat Malaysia in 7-goal thriller to win Asian Champions Trophy 2023".
  5. ^ Bureau, Sports (2023-04-24). "Pakistan, China to participate in Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Chennai". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-04-24). "Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Pakistan, China confirm participation". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  7. ^ a b c "Men's Asian Champions Trophy, 2023". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  8. ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022