2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityChennai
Dates3–12 August
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored94 (4.7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Harmanpreet Singh (9 goals)
Best player Mandeep Singh
Best young player Hannan Shahid
Best goalkeeper Kim Jae-hyeon
2021 (previous) (next) 2024

The 2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy (officially known as The Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh 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.[1][2] Chennai earlier hosted the 2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup.[3]

The hosts India won a record fourth title after defeating Malaysia 4–3 in the final.[4] Japan won the bronze medal after beating the defending champions South Korea 5–3.

Teams

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 China[5] 5th 2016 4th (2012, 2013)
 India 7th 2021 1st (2011, 2016, 2018)
 Japan[6] 7th 2021 2nd (2013, 2021)
 Malaysia[6] 6th 2018 3rd (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018)
 Pakistan[7] 7th 2021 1st (2012, 2013, 2018)
 South Korea[6] 5th 2021 1st (2021)

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 5 4 1 0 20 5 +15 13 Semi-finals
2  Malaysia 5 4 0 1 12 8 +4 12
3  South Korea 5 1 2 2 6 7 −1 5
4  Japan 5 1 2 2 8 10 −2 5
5  Pakistan 5 1 2 2 7 12 −5 5 Fifth place game
6  China 5 0 1 4 6 17 −11 1
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

3 August 2023
16:00
South Korea  2–1  Japan
Park  26'
Kim Ju.  35'
Report Ooka  6'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
3 August 2023
18:15
Malaysia  3–1  Pakistan
Firhan  28'29'
Silverius  44'
Report Rehman  55'
Umpires:
Tao Zhinan (CHN)
Tim Meissner (GER)
3 August 2023
20:30
India  7–2  China
Harmanpreet  5'8'
Sukhjeet  15'
Akashdeep  16'
Varun  19'30'
Mandeep  40'
Report E  18'
Gao  25'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)

4 August 2023
16:00
South Korea  1–1  Pakistan
Yang  53' Report Shahid  18'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Zhinan Tao (CHN)
4 August 2023
18:15
China  1–5  Malaysia
Chen  4' Report Faizal  11'
Abu  15'
Firhan  45'49'
Najmi  57'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
4 August 2023
20:30
India  1–1  Japan
Harmanpreet  43' Report Nagayoshi  28'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)

6 August 2023
16:00
China  1–1  South Korea
Chen  43' Report Jang  18'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
6 August 2023
18:15
Pakistan  3–3  Japan
Rana  9'
Khan  25'55'
Report Yamashita  13'
Kato  37'
Ohashi  45+'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
6 August 2023
20:30
Malaysia  0–5  India
Report Karthi  15'
Hardik  32'
Harmanpreet  42'
Gurjant  53'
Jugraj  54'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Zhinan Tao (CHN)

7 August 2023
16:00
Japan  1–3  Malaysia
Niwa  59' Report Najmi  13'
Azuan  37'
Silverius  59'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
7 August 2023
18:15
Pakistan  2–1  China
Khan  20'
Afraz  39'
Report Gao  33'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
7 August 2023
20:30
South Korea  2–3  India
Kim S.  12'
Yang  58'
Report Nilakanta  6'
Harmanpreet  23'
Mandeep  33'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)

9 August 2023
16:00
Japan  2–1  China
Yamada  8'
Fukuda  54'
Report Ao Suozhu  57'
Umpires:
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
9 August 2023
18:15
Malaysia  1–0  South Korea
Abu  22' Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
9 August 2023
20:30
India  4–0  Pakistan
Harmanpreet  15'23'
Jugraj  36'
Akashdeep  55'
Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Tim Meissner (GER)

Fifth place game

11 August 2023
15:30
Pakistan  6–1  China
Ammad  10'52'
Khan  11'12'
Shahid  15'
Report Chen Benhai  35'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
 Malaysia6
 
12 August
 
 South Korea2
 
 Malaysia3
 
11 August
 
 India4
 
 India5
 
 
 Japan0
 
Third place
 
 
12 August
 
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 Japan5

Semi-finals

11 August 2023
18:00
Malaysia  6–2  South Korea
Abu  3'
Najmi  9'21'
Faizal  19'
Silverius  47'48'
Report Ji  2'
Jang  14'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Tim Meissner (GER)

11 August 2023
20:30
India  5–0  Japan
Akashdeep  19'
Harmanpreet  23'
Mandeep  30'
Sumit  39'
Karthi  51'
Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

Third and fourth place

12 August 2023
18:00
South Korea  3–5  Japan
Jang  15'33'
Park  26'
Report Ooka  3'
Kato  9'
Fukuda  28'
Yamada  53'
Nagayoshi  56'
Umpires:
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
Tim Meissner (GER)

Final

12 August 2023
20:30
Malaysia  3–4  India
Abu  14'
Razie  18'
Aminudin  28'
Report Jugraj  9'
Harmanpreet  45'
Gurjant  45'
Akashdeep  56'
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

Results

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

Statistics

Awards

Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Leading Goalscorer Emerging Player of the Tournament
Mandeep Singh Kim Jae-hyeon Harmanpreet Singh Abdul Shahid

Goalscorers

There were 94 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.7 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

  • Muhammad Khan

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chennai, Tamil Nadu to host Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023". Hockey India. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. ^ "Chennai to host Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy in August". Deccan Herald. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. ^ "2023 Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy to be Held in Chennai". News18. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  4. ^ "India beat Malaysia in 7-goal thriller to win Asian Champions Trophy 2023".
  5. ^ "Pakistan, China to participate in Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Chennai". The Hindu. 2023-04-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. ^ a b c "Men's Asian Champions Trophy, 2023". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  7. ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-04-24). "Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Pakistan, China confirm participation". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  8. ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022