2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was scheduled to be the 9th edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was originally scheduled to take place from 4 to 12 June 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityDhaka
DatesCancelled
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
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The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top four qualifying.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was postponed on 26 March 2020 to a yet to be determined date.[3] In September 2020 it was announced that the tournament would take place from 21 to 30 January 2021.[4] The tournament was postponed for the second time in November 2020 to July 2021.[5] On 13 August 2021 the tournament as officially cancelled after it was again rescheduled.[6]

Qualification

The top six teams from the 2015 edition qualified directly and they were joined by the top four from the 2019 Junior AHF Cup.[7]

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
14–22 November 2015 2015 Junior Asia Cup Kuantan, Malaysia 6  Bangladesh
 India
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
 South Korea
5–14 December 2019 2019 Junior AHF Cup Muscat, Oman 4  China
 Chinese Taipei
 Oman
 Uzbekistan
Total 10

See also

References
  1. "Dhaka to host Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2020". Dhaka Tribune. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. "Announcement: Postponement of the Bangabandhu Al-Arafah Islami Bank Junior Asia Cup Dhaka 2020 & the Women's Asian Champions Trophy Donghae 2020". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. "The AHF is Happy to Share Another Good News! Men's Junior Asia Cup Dhaka 2021 Dates Confirmed!". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. "New Dates for the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2021 Confirmed!". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. "The Men's Junior AHF Cup 2019 is Set to Take Place in Muscat, Oman". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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