2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
The Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 was held at Muscat, Oman between October 18–28, 2018. It was the fifth edition of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, a field hockey tournament for the six best Asian national teams. This was announced by the Asian Hockey Federation on 29 January 2018. The Oman Hockey Association hosted the tournament.
The 5th edition of the biennial event took place at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. The tournament featured host nation Oman, Pakistan, Malaysia, India, South Korea, and Japan.
Hero MotoCorp, a global partner of the International Hockey Federation and a long-term associate of the Asian Hockey Federation, were the title sponsor of the tournament.
Pakistan and India were declared joint winners by virtue of forfeiture of the final due to persistent rain and Malaysia finished at the 3rd place after defeating Japan 3-2 in the penalty shootouts in the bronze medal match. Malaysia's Faizal Saari was the top scorer of the tournament with 8 Goals. India remained the only undefeated team in the tournament.
Umpires
A total of nine umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.- Anand
- Bruce Bale
- Dong Yoon Shin
- Jakub Mejzlik
- Kamran Hussain
- Khalil Al Balushi
- Michihiko Watanabe
- Nazmi Kamaruddin
- Peter Wright
Results
Round robin
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Fifth place game
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third place game
Final
Statistics
Final standings
Awards
The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.Player of the tournament | Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Highest Scorer of the Tournament | Emerging Player of the Tournament |
Akashdeep Singh | P. R. Sreejesh | Faizal Saari | Abu Bakkar Mahmood |