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2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

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
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityDhaka
Dates14–22 December
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
VenueMaulana 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 scorerSouth Korea Jang Jong-hyun (10 goals)
Best playerJapan Kenta Tanaka
Best young playerBangladesh Biplob Kujur
Best goalkeeperIndia Suraj Karkera
← 2018 (previous) (next) 2023 →

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

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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
 Bangladesh1stNoneDebut
 India6th20181st (2011, 2016, 2018)
 Japan6th20182nd (2013)
 Malaysia6th20183rd (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018)
 Pakistan6th20181st (2012, 2013, 2018)
 South Korea4th20184th (2016)

Preliminary round

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Standings

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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

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First to fourth place classification

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Bracket

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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

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Third and fourth place

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Final

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Results

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

Statistics

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Awards

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Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Leading Goalscorer Rising Player of the Tournament
Japan Kenta Tanaka India Suraj Karkera South Korea Jang Jong-hyun Bangladesh Biplob Kujur

Goalscorers

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See also

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References

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