2017 Sultan of Johor Cup

2017 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates22–29 October 2017
Teams6
Venue(s)Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored140 (7.78 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nathan Ephraums
Dilpreet Singh (9 goals)
Best player Vivek Prasad
2016 (previous) (next) 2018

The 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup was the seventh edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 22 to 29 October 2017.

As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. England, New Zealand as well as Pakistan who competed previously, were absent from the tournament. The teams were replaced by Great Britain, India and United States.

Participating nations

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament.

Umpires

A total of seven umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.

  • Tim Bond (NZL)
  • Anand Dangi (IND)
  • Ian Diamond (GBR)
  • Ben Hocking (AUS)
  • Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
  • Kinoshita Hideki (JPN)
  • Benjamin Peters (USA)

Results

The schedule was released on 7 September 2017.[1] All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 5 5 0 0 21 4 +17 15 Advance to Final
2  Australia 5 4 0 1 32 8 +24 12
3  India 5 3 0 2 31 9 +22 9 Third-place match
4  Malaysia (H) 5 1 1 3 21 7 +14 4
5  Japan 5 1 1 3 18 11 +7 4 Fifth-place match
6  United States 5 0 0 5 0 84 −84 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2017. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
22 October 2017
16:05
India  3–2  Japan
Dilpreet  11'53'
Sukhjeet  41'
Report Ogawa  23'31'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
22 October 2017
18:05
Australia  19–0  United States
Scanlon  6'22'
Steffens  10'53'
Ephraums  10'12'42'46'49'
Rintala  15'33'34'
Green  21'
Farmilo  44'48'55'57'
Flynn  50'
Anderson  57'
Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
22 October 2017
20:35
Great Britain  1–0  Malaysia
Scott  49' Report
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Anand (IND)

23 October 2017
16:05
Australia  4–0  Japan
Ephraums  33'
Stewart  36'
Flynn  39'
Scanlon  44'
Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
23 October 2017
18:05
United States  0–11  Great Britain
Report Golden  6'44'
Scott  15'40'41'
Francis  45'46'
Mackenize  47'
Sutcliffe  54'
Way  56'
Blumfield  59'
Umpires:
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
23 October 2017
20:35
India  2–1  Malaysia
Dilpreet  20'43' Report Firdaus  3'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

25 October 2017
16:05
Great Britain  4–2  Australia
Park  25'
Mackenzie  41'
Way  43'
Scott  57'
Report Busiko  26'
Ephraums  28'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
25 October 2017
18:05
United States  0–22  India
Report Pratap  2'
Vishal  2'30'44'
Dilpreet  3'54'59'
Rabichandra  7'
Harmanjit  25'26'40'45'52'
Abhishek  28'37'38'45'
Raushan  37'
Maninder  42'43'
Shilanand  47'
Vivek  48'
Umpires:
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
25 October 2017
20:35
Malaysia  1–1  Japan
Akhimullah  17' Report Ineyama  32'
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Anand (IND)

26 October 2017
16:05
India  3–4  Australia
Sanjay  9'
Dilpreet  30'47'
Report Rintala  3'
Green  36'
Bretherton  45'
Ephraums  49'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
26 October 2017
18:05
Malaysia  18–0  United States
Aiman  4'5'21'22'59'
Akhimullah  6'23'41'56'
Zaidi  17'
Firdaus  18'32'54'
Abu  33'50'55'
Luqman  40'
Hassan  58'
Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
26 October 2017
20:35
Japan  1–3  Great Britain
Watanabe  30' Report Way  45'
Mackenzie  54'
Wallace  59'
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

28 October 2017
16:05
Great Britain  2–1  India
Sorsby  20'
Waller  52'
Report Raushan  25'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
28 October 2017
18:05
Australia  3–1  Malaysia
Stewart  15+'
Anderson  33'
Scanlon  57'
Report Abu  51'
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (GBR)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
28 October 2017
20:35
Japan  14–0  United States
Ogawa  1'22'22'
Tamekuni  8'
Ikeda  17'
Sugiyama  21'
Fujishima  26'
Sugino  28'
Ozawa  29'41'
Kamezaki  36'42'
Kato  55'
Morishita  59'
Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

Classification matches

Fifth and sixth place

29 October 2017
15:35
Japan  11–0  United States
Kato  2'7'25'55'
Morishita  10'
Kamezaki  13'
Sugiyama  14'44'45'
Watanabe  37'
Chiba  42'
Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

Third and fourth place

29 October 2017
18:05
India  4–0  Malaysia
Vivek  11'
Vishal  15'25'
Shilanand  21'
Report
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (GBR)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

Final

29 October 2017
20:35 MST
Great Britain  0–2  Australia
Report Rintala  4'
Ephraums  35'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

Awards

Five awards were awarded at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer(s) Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Vivek Prasad Nathan Ephraums
Dilpreet Singh
Chris Wyver
Player of the Final Play the Whistle (Fair Play)
Nathanael Stewart  United States

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
 Australia 6 5 0 1 34 8 +26 15 Gold medal
 Great Britain 6 5 0 1 21 6 +15 15 Silver medal
 India 6 4 0 2 35 9 +26 12 Bronze medal
4  Malaysia (H) 6 1 1 4 21 11 +10 4
5  Japan 6 2 1 3 29 11 +18 7
6  United States 6 0 0 6 0 95 −95 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 140 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 7.78 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

  • Callum Mackenzie
  • Edward Way
  • Shinichi Kamezaki

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "Sultan of Johor Cup". www.facebook.com.
  2. ^ "Australia retain Sultan of Johor Cup, Malaysia finish fourth - SPORTS247.MY - The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel - SPORTS247.MY - The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel". www.sports247.my.