Tournament: | Ready Steady Tokyo |
Country: | Japan |
City: | Tokyo |
Venues: | Oi Hockey Stadium |
Teams: | 4 |
Confederations: | 2 |
Dates: | 17–21 August |
Matches: | 8 |
Goals: | 45 |
Top Scorer: | Mandeep Singh |
Top Scorer Goals: | 6 |
The 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament was a men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Tokyo, Japan, from August 17 to 21, 2019. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[2]
India won the tournament after defeating New Zealand 5–0 in the final. Japan finished in third place after defeating Malaysia 6–1 in the third place playoff.
The tournament featured the national teams of India, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the hosts, Japan, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
Country | June 2019 FIH Ranking[3] | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish | |
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5 | Champions (1975) | Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) | ||
16 | Ninth Place (1971, 2006) | Runners-up (1932) | ||
12 | Fourth Place (1975) | Eighth Place (1972, 1976) | ||
8 | Seventh place (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014) | Champions (1976) |
See main article: 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament squads.
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