The 2011 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the first edition of the

Men's Asian Champions Trophy The Men's Asian Champions Trophy is an event held annually by the Asian Hockey Federation (since 2011). It features Asia's top six field hockey teams during that hockey season competing in a round robin format. India and Pakistan are the joint mos ...

and it took place from 3 September to 11 September 2011 in

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The top six teams (

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and

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) from the

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participated in the tournament which involved round-robin league among all teams followed by play-offs for final positions. The tournament was combined with the 2nd Women's Asian Champions Trophy. The tie-breaker in a knockout match was a one on one between the striker and the goalkeeper. The striker had to start from the 23-meter line and was given only eight seconds to score. This way of tie-breaker was used as part of a testing phase by FIH. India won the tournament after defeating Pakistan in the final. The Indians won 4-2 in a

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after regulation and extra time ended scoreless, and became the first champion of the tournament.

Teams

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Results

Preliminary round

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Classification round

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Statistics

Final standings

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Goalscorers

References

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