2017 Sultan Azlan Shah CupTournament details |
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Host country | Malaysia |
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City | Ipoh |
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Dates | 29 April 2017 (2017-04-29)–6 May 2017 (2017-05-06) |
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Teams | 6 |
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Venue(s) | Azlan Shah Stadium |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Great Britain (2nd title) |
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Runner-up | Australia |
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Third place | India |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 18 |
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Goals scored | 73 (4.06 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Thomas Craig Trent Mitton Mandeep Singh (5 goals) |
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Best player | Thomas Craig |
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All statistics are correct as of 6 May 2017 |
The 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 26th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia from 29 April – 6 May 2017.[1][2]
The number of teams for this year’s cup had decreased by one compared to last year’s tournament where seven teams competed. Pakistan and Canada, who competed previously, would not join this edition and Great Britain had been invited.
Great Britain defeated Australia 4–3 in the final to win the cup.
Participating nations
Six countries are participating in this year's tournament:
Umpires
- Sean Rapaport (RSA)
- Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
- Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
- Eric Koh Kim Lai (MAS)
- Nichol Bevan (NZL)
- Steve Rogers (AUS)
- Paul Walker (GBR)
- Bruce Bale (ENG) - Video Umpire
Squads
Results
All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pool
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Umpires: Eric Koh Kim Lai (MAS) Sean Rapaport (RSA) | |
Umpires: Paul Walker (GBR) Shigeki Kodama (JPN) | |
Umpires: Nichol Bevan (NZL) Steve Rogers (AUS) | |
Umpires: Eric Koh Kim Lai (MAS) Steve Rogers (AUS) | |
Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Nichol Bevan (NZL) | |
Umpires: Sean Rapaport (RSA) Paul Walker (GBR) | |
Umpires: Eric Koh Kim Lai (MAS) Paul Walker (GBR) | |
Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Steve Rogers (AUS) | |
Umpires: Shigeki Kodama (JPN) Sean Rapaport (RSA) | |
Umpires: Nichol Bevan (NZL) Steve Rogers (AUS) | |
Umpires: Eric Koh Kim Lai (MAS) Sean Rapaport (RSA) | |
Umpires: Paul Walker (GBR) Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) | |
Umpires: Eric Koh Kim Lai (MAS) Steve Rogers (AUS) | |
Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Sean Rapaport (RSA) | |
Umpires: Shigeki Kodama (JPN) Paul Walker (GBR) | |
Classification
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Nichol Bevan (NZL) Paul Walker (GBR) | |
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Shigeki Kodama (JPN) Steve Rogers (AUS) | |
Final
Umpires: Eric Koh Kim Lai (MAS) Sean Rapaport (RSA) | |
Awards
The following five awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]
Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Player of the Final | Fairplay Award |
Three Players (see list below) | Thomas Craig | Suguru Shimmoto | Alan Forsyth | New Zealand |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | Gold Medal |
| Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 10 | Silver Medal |
| India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
4 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 | |
5 | Malaysia (H) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 |
6 | Japan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 4 |
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
Goalscorers
There were 73 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.06 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References
- ^ "Sultan Azlan Shah Cup handed huge sponsorship boost".
- ^ "Fixtures". Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "Awards". Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
External links