The 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup . It was held in Ipoh , Perak , Malaysia from 3 to 10 March 2018.[1] [2]
The number of teams for this year's cup was the same as last year's tournament where six teams competed. Japan and New Zealand, who competed previously, did not join this edition and were replaced by Argentina and Ireland. England was Great Britain's only country that participated in this edition.
Australia clinched their tenth title in this tournament after defeating England 2–1 in the final match.
Participating nations
Six countries participated in this year's tournament:
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: Paul Walker (ENG) Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Umpires: Kris Cholewa (IRL) Ben Goentgen (GER)
Umpires: Rohizan Ramli (MAS) James Unkles (AUS)
Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Umpires: Gabriel Labate (ARG) James Unkles (AUS)
Umpires: Rohizan Ramli (MAS) David Tomlinson (NZL)
Umpires: Kris Cholewa (IRL) Paul Walker (ENG)
Umpires: Gurbaj Singh (IND) Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Umpires: Kris Cholewa (IRL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Ben Goentgen (GER)
Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Ben Goentgen (GER)
Umpires: Rohizan Ramli (MAS) James Unkles (AUS)
Umpires: Gabriel Labate (ARG) David Tomlinson (NZL)
Classification
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Kris Cholewa (IRL) Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Final
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Ben Goentgen (GER)
Awards Final standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final Result
Australia
6
6
0
0
20
7
+13
18
Gold Medal
England
6
2
2
2
15
11
+4
8
Silver Medal
Argentina
6
3
1
2
14
13
+1
10
Bronze Medal
4
Malaysia (H)
6
2
0
4
12
20
−8
6
5
India
6
2
1
3
16
13
+3
7
6
Ireland
6
1
0
5
10
23
−13
3
Goalscorers
There were 87 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References External links