2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy Explained

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.

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

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
	1st	None	Debut
	6th	2018	1st (2011, 2016, 2018)
	6th	2018	2nd (2013)
	6th	2018	3rd (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018)
	6th	2018	1st (2012, 2013, 2018)
	4th	2018	4th (2016)

Preliminary round

Results

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First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

See also

• 2021 Women's Asian Champions Trophy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dhaka to host Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2020 . www.dhakatribune.com . . 29 August 2019 . 28 August 2019.
2. Web site: Asian Champions Trophy in Oct, 2020 . www.thedailystar.net . . 29 August 2019 . 29 August 2019.
3. Web site: Hockey is Back! Men's Asian Champions Trophy to Be Held in March 2021- Approved by the FIH . asiahockey.org . . 24 August 2020.
4. Web site: Men's Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka 2021 & Women's Donghae Asian Champions Trophy 2021 to be postponed . asiahockey.org . . 22 January 2021.
5. News: Hockey: Men's Asian Champions Trophy postponed to December . The Times of India. 17 September 2021 . 18 September 2021.
6. Web site: Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Pakistan 4-3 in thriller to win bronze, Korea lift title . indiatimes.com . . 23 December 2021 . 23 December 2021.
7. News: Covid forces Malaysia pull-out from Asian Champions Trophy. 12 December 2021. The Daily Star. 13 December 2021.