| 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 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]
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]
Results
All times are Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 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 | 
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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|  Pakistan (p.s.o.) | 4 (3) | |||||
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|  Malaysia | 4 (1) | |||||
|  Pakistan | 0 | |||||
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|  India | 0 | |||||
|  India | 3 | |||||
|  Japan | 2 | |||||
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| 28 October | ||||||
|  Malaysia (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
|  Japan | 2 (2) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
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|  |  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
6 goals
5 goals
 Dilpreet Singh Dilpreet Singh
 Mandeep Singh Mandeep Singh
 Aleem Bilal Aleem Bilal
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
 Akashdeep Singh Akashdeep Singh
 Chinglensana Kangujam Chinglensana Kangujam
 Lalit Upadhyay Lalit Upadhyay
 Hirotaka Wakuri Hirotaka Wakuri
 Hirotaka Zendana Hirotaka Zendana
 Kenji Kitazato Kenji Kitazato
 Wataru Matsumoto Wataru Matsumoto
 Firhan Ashaari Firhan Ashaari
 Mohammed Al Lawati Mohammed Al Lawati
 Abu Mahmood Abu Mahmood
 Cho Suk-hoon Cho Suk-hoon
 Hwang Tae-il Hwang Tae-il
 Jang Jong-hyun Jang Jong-hyun
1 goal
 Manpreet Singh Manpreet Singh
 Nilakanta Sharma Nilakanta Sharma
 Sumit Sumit
 Varun Kumar Varun Kumar
 Hiromasa Ochiai Hiromasa Ochiai
 Kazumasa Matsumoto Kazumasa Matsumoto
 Koji Yamasaki Koji Yamasaki
 Shota Yamada Shota Yamada
 Aiman Nik Rozemi Aiman Nik Rozemi
 Shahril Saabah Shahril Saabah
 Ahmed Al Nofali Ahmed Al Nofali
 Rashad Al Fazari Rashad Al Fazari
 Salah Al Saadi Salah Al Saadi
 Ajaz Ahmad Ajaz Ahmad
 Ammad Butt Ammad Butt
 Mubashar Ali Mubashar Ali
 Muhammad Atiq Muhammad Atiq
 Muhammad Irfan Muhammad Irfan
 Muhammad Rizwan Jr. Muhammad Rizwan Jr.
 Umar Bhutta Umar Bhutta
 Kim Hyeong-jin Kim Hyeong-jin
 Lee Seung-Il Lee Seung-Il
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ↑ "Hero Asian Champions Trophy to be hosted by Oman Hockey Association". AHF. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- 1 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.
- ↑ Officials


