8th edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup
2009 Men's Asia CupTournament details |
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Host country | Malaysia |
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City | Kuantan |
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Dates | 9–16 May |
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Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | South Korea (3rd title) |
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Runner-up | Pakistan |
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Third place | China |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 15 |
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Goals scored | 82 (5.47 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Kim Byung-hoon (6 goals) |
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Best player | You Hyo-sik |
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The 2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from May 9 to May 16, 2009 in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
The tournament was originally awarded to Dubai, United Arab Emirates by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) in a 2008 meeting. However, it was swapped to Malaysia due to the inability of the hockey facility to be complete in Dubai Sports City on time.[1] The tournament is sponsored by AirAsia with MYR 500,000.[2] South Korea won their third title and qualified for the 2010 World Cup in New Delhi, India, after defeating Pakistan 1–0 in the final.[citation needed]
Teams
Only eight teams were to compete in this tournament, divided by two pools. However, Sri Lanka withdrew from the tournament few days before the commencement, having replaced Oman before the withdrawal. Although the tournament is reduced to seven teams, the format of the competition remains unchanged.[3]
Results
All times are local, MYT (UTC+8).
Preliminary round
Pool A
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
Umpires: Javed Shiekh (IND) Anwaar Hussein (PAK) | |
Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Weng Haiqin (CHN) | |
Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Anwar Hussain (PAK) | |
Umpires: Latifur Rahman (BAN) John Wright (RSA) | |
Pool B
Source: TheSports.org
Fifth to seventh place classification
Seventh place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Umpires: Javed Shiekh (IND) Simon Taylor (NZL) | |
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND) | |
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Fernando Gomez (ARG) | |
Final
Umpires: Javed Sheikh (IND) John Wright (RSA) | |
Winners
2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners |
South Korea Third title |
Statistics
Final standings
- South Korea
- Pakistan
- China
- Malaysia
- India
- Japan
- Bangladesh
Awards
References
- ^ Hussain, Khalid (22 March 2009). "Pakistan mull new strategy as Asia Cup venue switched". International The News. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "AirAsia chip in RM500,000 for Asia Cup". The Star. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "Only Seven Teams For Asia Cup". Bernama. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.