| Men's Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Third place | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
| Goals scored | 92 (4.84 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | |||
| Best player | |||
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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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 13 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | Fifth place game | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 0 | 
 
 
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 October | ||||||
| 4 (3) | ||||||
| 28 October | ||||||
| 4 (1) | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 27 October | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 October | ||||||
| 2 (3) | ||||||
| 2 (2) | ||||||
Semi-finals
 
 
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Third place game
 
 
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Final
 
 
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Statistics
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
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
 Mandeep Singh
 Aleem Bilal
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
 Akashdeep Singh
 Chinglensana Kangujam
 Lalit Upadhyay
 Hirotaka Wakuri
 Hirotaka Zendana
 Kenji Kitazato
 Wataru Matsumoto
 Firhan Ashaari
 Mohammed Al Lawati
 Abu Mahmood
 Cho Suk-hoon
 Hwang Tae-il
 Jang Jong-hyun
1 goal
 Manpreet Singh
 Nilakanta Sharma
 Sumit
 Varun Kumar
 Hiromasa Ochiai
 Kazumasa Matsumoto
 Koji Yamasaki
 Shota Yamada
 Aiman Nik Rozemi
 Shahril Saabah
 Ahmed Al Nofali
 Rashad Al Fazari
 Salah Al Saadi
 Ajaz Ahmad
 Ammad Butt
 Mubashar Ali
 Muhammad Atiq
 Muhammad Irfan
 Muhammad Rizwan Jr.
 Umar Bhutta
 Kim Hyeong-jin
 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