The 7th edition of the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 held from 3rd to 12th August 2023 in the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.The Indian Men’s hockey team clinched the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Title by defeating Malaysia (4-3) in the finals held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Malaysia secured the Silver Medal in the tournament.
- This victory marks India’s 4th win in the tournament including 2011,2016,2018,2023 and becomes the Successful team in the tournament surpassing Pakistan(2012,2013,2018).
- Japan’s men’s hockey team defeated South Korea to secure the Bronze Medal (3rd place).
Note: India and Pakistan shared the 2018 Title due to rain affecting the final.
Awards of the Final Match:
- HERO of the Match- Hardik Singh (India)
- young player of the match – Selvam Karthi (India)
Points Table:
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | India(Gold) |
| 2 | Malaysia(Silver) |
| 3 | Japan(Bronze) |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Pakistan |
| 6 | China |
Awards of the Tournament:
- Hero of the Tournament: Mandeep Singh (India)
- Hero Top Scorer: Harmanpreet Singh (India)- (9 Goals)
- Dafa News Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Kim Jaehyeon (South Korea)
- Best Rising Goalkeeper Award: Takumi Kitagawa (Japan)
- Emerging Player Award: Abdul Shahid (Pakistan)
- Maximum Team Goals Award: Team India(29 Goals)
- Fan Choice Award for Best Goal: Selvam Karthi(India)
About Asian Champions Trophy 2023:
i.India hosted the event for the first time since its first edition held in 2011 in Ordos China.
- It was hosted and organised by Hockey India with an allocation of the Asian Hockey Federation(AHF).
ii.The event witnessed the participation of six teams including India, Malaysia,Japan, South Korea, Pakistan and China.
iii.The Indian men’s hockey team moved to 3rd position from 4th in Fédération Internationale de Hockey(FIH) ranking following the title winner of the tournament.
- India followed the Netherlands in 1st place and Belgium in 2nd place in the FIH ranking.
Mascot: The Elephant named “Bomman” was inspired by the Oscar-winning documentary film ‘The Elephant Whisperers, which shows how the mahout Bomman, along with his wife Bellie, took care of the orphaned baby elephant Raghu.
Winners of previous edition Asian Champions Trophy:
| Edition/Year | Host | Winner | Runner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st/2011 | China(Ordos) | India | Pakistan |
| 2nd/2012 | Qatar(Doha) | Pakistan | India |
| 3rd/2013 | Japan(Kakamigahara) | Pakistan | Japan |
| 4th/2016 | Malaysia(Kuantan) | India | Pakistan |
| 5th/2018 | Oman(Muscat) | India & Pakistan | |
| 6th/2021 | Bangladesh(Dhaka) | South Korea | Japan |
| 7th/2023 | India(Chennai) | India | Malaysia |
About Asian Hockey Federation(AHF):
President – Fumio Ogura
Headquarters – Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Established -1958
