2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
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]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Ipoh | ||
| Dates | 29 April 2017–6 May 2017 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Azlan Shah Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Great Britain (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | ||
| Third place |  India | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 73 (4.06 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Tom Craig Trent Mitton Mandeep Singh (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Tom Craig | ||
All statistics are correct as of 6 May 2017
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The number of teams for this year’s cup has decreased by one compared to last year’s tournament where seven teams competed. Pakistan and Canada, who competed previously, will 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Great Britain |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | India |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Third place match |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Japan |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 6 |  Malaysia (H) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
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Goalscorers
- As of matches played on 6 May 2017
Awards
Five awards were awarded during the tournament, they were:[3]
- Fairplay: New Zealand
- Best Player: Tom Craig
- Man of the Match (Final): Alan Forsyth
- Best Goalkeeper: Suguru Shimmoto
- Top Scorer: Tom Craig, Trent Mitton, Mandeep Singh (5 goals)
Final standings
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
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