The 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the sixth edition of the
Men's Asian Champions Trophy, a men's
field hockey
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tournament for the six best Asian national teams organized by the
Asian Hockey Federation
The Asian Hockey Federation is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Asia. It now has 33 member associations. It is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation. The current president is Fumio Ogura and the patron is Al-Sul ...
.
It was originally scheduled to be held in from 17 to 27 November 2020 at the
Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
, Bangladesh. In August 2020 the Asian Hockey Federation announced that the tournament would be postponed because of the
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic began in Asia in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has spread widely through the continent. As of , at least one case of COVID-19 had been reported in every country in Asia except Turkmenistan.
The Asian countries with the high ...
to 2021 to be held from 11 to 19 March 2021. In January 2021 the tournament was postponed again and it was planned to be held from 1 to 9 October 2021. The tournament was postponed again in September 2021 and was eventually held from 14 to 22 December 2021.
South Korea
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won their first Asian Champions Trophy title by defeating
Japan
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4–2 in a
shoot-out after the match finished 3–3. The defending champions
India
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and
Pakistan
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played in the bronze medal match which India won 4–3.
Teams
Alongside the hosts,
Bangladesh
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, the following five teams will be participating. Malaysia had to withdraw from the tournament citing restrictive Covid quarantine.
Preliminary round
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Standings
Results
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First to fourth place classification
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Bracket
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
Final
Results
Statistics
Awards
Goalscorers
See also
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2021 Women's Asian Champions Trophy
References
{{Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Asian Champions Trophy
Asian Champions Trophy
International field hockey competitions hosted by Bangladesh
Sport in Dhaka
Champions Trophy
The ICC Champions Trophy, formerly known as the ICC Knock Out Trophy, is an international One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by international men's teams.
Inaugurat ...
Asian Champions Trophy
2021 in Dhaka