2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)–10 March 2018 (2018-03-10)
Teams6
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (10th title)
Runner-up England
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored87 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Gonzalo Peillat (8 goals)
2017 (previous) (next) 2019

The 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia from 3 to 10 March 2018.[1][2]

The number of teams for this year's cup was the same as last year's tournament where six teams competed. Japan and New Zealand, who competed previously, did not join this edition and were replaced by Argentina and Ireland. England was Great Britain's only country that participated in this edition.

Australia clinched their tenth title in this tournament after defeating England 2–1 in the final match.

Participating nations[edit]

Six countries participated in this year's tournament:

Results[edit]

All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 0 18 6 +12 15 Advance to Final
2  England 5 2 2 1 14 9 +5 8
3  Argentina 5 2 1 2 11 11 0 7 Third place match
4  Malaysia (H) 5 2 0 3 10 17 −7 6
5  India 5 1 1 3 12 12 0 4 Fifth place match
6  Ireland 5 1 0 4 9 19 −10 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
3 March 2018
16:00 MST
Argentina  3–2  India
Peillat field hockey ball 13'24'33' Report Rohidas field hockey ball 26'31'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
3 March 2018
18:00 MST
Australia  4–1  England
Wotherspoon field hockey ball 15'
Govers field hockey ball 19'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 28'
Sharp field hockey ball 39'
Report Roper field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
3 March 2018
20:30 MST
Malaysia  4–1  Ireland
Razie field hockey ball 4'24'44'
Ahmad field hockey ball 9'
Report Shimmins field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)

4 March 2018
16:00 MST
India  1–1  England
Lakra field hockey ball 14' Report M. Gleghorne field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
4 March 2018
18:00 MST
Ireland  3–5  Argentina
O'Donoghue field hockey ball 12'
Murray field hockey ball 17'
Magee field hockey ball 52'
Report Peillat field hockey ball 20'23'47'
Vila field hockey ball 22'
Gilardi field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
James Unkles (AUS)
4 March 2018
20:30 MST
Malaysia  1–3  Australia
Marhan field hockey ball 53' Report Weyer field hockey ball 10'
Wotherspoon field hockey ball 29'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)

6 March 2018
16:00 MST
England  4–1  Ireland
Middleton field hockey ball 15'60'
Ward field hockey ball 37'51'
Report Dale field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
James Unkles (AUS)
6 March 2018
18:00 MST
India  2–4  Australia
Ramandeep field hockey ball 52'53' Report Knowles field hockey ball 28'
Zalewski field hockey ball 35'
Beale field hockey ball 38'
Govers field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
6 March 2018
20:30 MST
Malaysia  2–1  Argentina
Ahmad field hockey ball 20'
Najmi field hockey ball 28'
Report Paz field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Paul Walker (ENG)

7 March 2018
16:00 MST
Australia  4–1  Ireland
Whetton field hockey ball 11'
Beale field hockey ball 14'
Govers field hockey ball 21'
Harvie field hockey ball 50'
Report O'Donoghue field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
7 March 2018
18:00 MST
Argentina  1–1  England
Gilardi field hockey ball 40' Report Condon field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
7 March 2018
20:30 MST
India  5–1  Malaysia
Lakra field hockey ball 10'
Gurjant field hockey ball 42'57'
Kumar field hockey ball 48'
Ramandeep field hockey ball 51'
Report Faizal field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Ben Goentgen (GER)

9 March 2018
16:00 MST
Argentina  1–3  Australia
Peillat field hockey ball 21' Report Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 25'56'
Mitton field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
9 March 2018
18:00 MST
Ireland  3–2  India
O'Donoghue field hockey ball 24'
Murray field hockey ball 36'
Cole field hockey ball 42'
Report Ramandeep field hockey ball 10'
Rohidas field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
James Unkles (AUS)
9 March 2018
20:30 MST
England  7–2  Malaysia
M. Gleghorne field hockey ball 10'48'
Willars field hockey ball 11'
Middleton field hockey ball 15'31'
Ward field hockey ball 38'41'
Report Ahmad field hockey ball 50'
Marhan field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Classification[edit]

Fifth and sixth place[edit]

10 March 2018
15:30 MST
India  4–1  Ireland
Kumar field hockey ball 5'32'
Lakra field hockey ball 28'
Gurjant field hockey ball 37'
Report Dale field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)

Third and fourth place[edit]

10 March 2018
18:00 MST
Argentina  3–2  Malaysia
Lopez field hockey ball 1'
Peillat field hockey ball 11'
P. Ibarra field hockey ball 49'
Report van Huizen field hockey ball 24'
Faizal field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)

Final[edit]

10 March 2018
20:30 MST
Australia  2–1  England
Govers field hockey ball 38'
Sharp field hockey ball 53'
Report Ward field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Ben Goentgen (GER)

Awards[edit]

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Player of the Final Fairplay Award
Argentina Gonzalo Peillat Australia Daniel Beale England George Pinner Australia Mark Knowles  Australia

Final standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 6 6 0 0 20 7 +13 18 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England 6 2 2 2 15 11 +4 8 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Argentina 6 3 1 2 14 13 +1 10 Bronze Medal
4  Malaysia (H) 6 2 0 4 12 20 −8 6
5  India 6 2 1 3 16 13 +3 7
6  Ireland 6 1 0 5 10 23 −13 3
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 87 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Daunting task awaits Malaysian Tigers". NST Online. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Fixtures". Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-14.

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