2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
The 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy is 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.
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| Host country | Bangladesh | ||
| City | Dhaka | ||
| Dates | 14–22 December | ||
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 4 | ||
| Goals scored | 19 (4.75 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Dilpreet Singh (3 goals) | ||
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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 is now planned for December 2021.[5]
Teams
Alongside the hosts, Bangladesh, the following five teams will be participating. Malaysia had to withdraw from the tournament citing restrictive Covid quarantine.[6]
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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 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
All times are in Bangladesh standard time UTC (+06:00)
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Korea |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Japan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Pakistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Bangladesh (H) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
| 6 | Malaysia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Results
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Goalscorers
There have been 19 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match (as of 15 December 2021).
3 goals
2 goals
- Harmanpreet Singh
- Jarmanpreet Singh
- Lalit Upadhyay
- Jang Jong-hyun
- Kim Sung-hyun
1 goal
- Akashdeep Singh
- Mandeep Mor
- Yoshiki Kirishita
- Kazuma Murata
- Kenta Tanaka
- Kim Hyeong-jin
Source: FIH
See also
References
- "Dhaka to host Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2020". www.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Asian Champions Trophy in Oct, 2020". www.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Hockey: Men's Asian Champions Trophy postponed to December". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- "Covid forces Malaysia pull-out from Asian Champions Trophy". The Daily Star. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021