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 country	Oman
City	Muscat
Dates	18–28 October
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions	India &  Pakistan (3rd title)
Third place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	92 (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.

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

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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-finals				Final
	27 October
	Pakistan (p.s.o.)	4 (3)
					28 October
	Malaysia	4 (1)
					Pakistan	0
	27 October
					India	0
	India	3
	Japan	2
					Third place
					28 October
					Malaysia (p.s.o.)	2 (3)
					Japan	2 (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 India  match f.o. due to heavy rain  Pakistan Report Umpires: Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

Statistics

Final standings

Rank	Team
	India
	Pakistan
	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

• Faizal Saari

6 goals

• Harmanpreet Singh

5 goals

• Dilpreet Singh
• Mandeep Singh
• Aleem Bilal

4 goals

• Gurjant Singh
• Tengku Ahmad Tajudin
• Muhammad Irfan Jr.

3 goals

• Yang Ji-hun

2 goals

• Akashdeep Singh
• Chinglensana Kangujam
• Lalit Upadhyay
• Hirotaka Wakuri
• Hirotaka Zendana
• Kenji Kitazato
• Wataru Matsumoto
• Firhan Ashaari
• Mohammed Al Lawati
• Abu Mahmood
• Cho Suk-hoon
• Hwang Tae-il
• Jang Jong-hyun

1 goal

• Manpreet Singh
• Nilakanta Sharma
• Sumit
• Varun Kumar
• Hiromasa Ochiai
• Kazumasa Matsumoto
• Koji Yamasaki
• Shota Yamada
• Aiman Nik Rozemi
• Shahril Saabah
• Ahmed Al Nofali
• Rashad Al Fazari
• Salah Al Saadi
• Ajaz Ahmad
• Ammad Butt
• Mubashar Ali
• Muhammad Atiq
• Muhammad Irfan
• Muhammad Rizwan Jr.
• Umar Bhutta
• Kim Hyeong-jin
• Lee Seung-Il

Source: FIH

See also

• Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament
• 2018 Women's Asian Champions Trophy

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