Men's Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 | |||
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Tournament details | |||
Host country | Oman | ||
City | Muscat | ||
Dates | 18–28 October | ||
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) | ||
Venue(s) | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | India & Pakistan (3rd title) | ||
Third place | Malaysia | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 19 | ||
Goals scored | 92 (4.84 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Faizal Saari (8 goals) | ||
Best player | Akashdeep Singh | ||
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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 (AHF) on 29 January 2018. The Oman Hockey Association hosted the tournament.[1]
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 (FIH) and a long-term associate of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), were the title sponsor of the tournament.
India and Pakistan were declared joint winners by virtue of forfeiture of the final due to persistent rain. Malaysia finished at the 3rd place after defeating Japan 3-2 in the penalty shootouts in the bronze medal match.[2] Malaysia's Faizal Saari was the top scorer of the tournament with 8 Goals. India remained the only undefeated team in the tournament.