2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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]

2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)–10 March 2018 (2018-03-10)
Teams6
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia
Runner-up England
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored87 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Gonzalo Peillat (8 goals)
2017 (previous) (next) 2019

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 0 18 6 +12 15 Advance to Final
2  England 5 2 2 1 14 9 +5 8
3  Argentina 5 2 1 2 11 11 0 7 Third place match
4  Malaysia (H) 5 2 0 3 10 17 7 6
5  India 5 1 1 3 12 12 0 4 Fifth place match
6  Ireland 5 1 0 4 9 19 10 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host.
3 March 2018
16:00 MST
Argentina  3–2  India
Peillat  13', 24', 33' Report Rohidas  26', 31'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
3 March 2018
18:00 MST
Australia  4–1  England
Wotherspoon  15'
Govers  19'
Kleinschmidt  28'
Sharp  39'
Report Roper  25'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
3 March 2018
20:30 MST
Malaysia  4–1  Ireland
Razie  4', 24', 44'
Ahmad  9'
Report Shimmins  53'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)

4 March 2018
16:00 MST
India  1–1  England
Lakra  14' Report M. Gleghorne  52'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
4 March 2018
18:00 MST
Ireland  3–5  Argentina
O'Donoghue  12'
Murray  17'
Magee  52'
Report Peillat  20', 23', 47'
Vila  22'
Gilardi  30'
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
James Unkles (AUS)
4 March 2018
20:30 MST
Malaysia  1–3  Australia
Marhan  53' Report Weyer  10'
Wotherspoon  29'
Kleinschmidt  43'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)

6 March 2018
16:00 MST
England  4–1  Ireland
Middleton  15', 60'
Ward  37', 51'
Report Dale  39'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
James Unkles (AUS)
6 March 2018
18:00 MST
India  2–4  Australia
Ramandeep  52', 53' Report Knowles  28'
Zalewski  35'
Beale  38'
Govers  40'
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
6 March 2018
20:30 MST
Malaysia  2–1  Argentina
Ahmad  20'
Najmi  28'
Report Paz  32'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Paul Walker (ENG)

7 March 2018
16:00 MST
Australia  4–1  Ireland
Whetton  11'
Beale  14'
Govers  21'
Harvie  50'
Report O'Donoghue  57'
Umpires:
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
7 March 2018
18:00 MST
Argentina  1–1  England
Gilardi  40' Report Condon  56'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
7 March 2018
20:30 MST
India  5–1  Malaysia
Lakra  10'
Gurjant  42', 57'
Kumar  48'
Ramandeep  51'
Report Faizal  33'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Ben Goentgen (GER)

9 March 2018
16:00 MST
Argentina  1–3  Australia
Peillat  21' Report Kleinschmidt  25', 56'
Mitton  55'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
9 March 2018
18:00 MST
Ireland  3–2  India
O'Donoghue  24'
Murray  36'
Cole  42'
Report Ramandeep  10'
Rohidas  26'
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
James Unkles (AUS)
9 March 2018
20:30 MST
England  7–2  Malaysia
M. Gleghorne  10', 48'
Willars  11'
Middleton  15', 31'
Ward  38', 41'
Report Ahmad  50'
Marhan  52'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

10 March 2018
15:30 MST
India  4–1  Ireland
Kumar  5', 32'
Lakra  28'
Gurjant  37'
Report Dale  48'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)

Third and fourth place

10 March 2018
18:00 MST
Argentina  3–2  Malaysia
Lopez  1'
Peillat  11'
P. Ibarra  49'
Report van Huizen  24'
Faizal  27'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)

Final

10 March 2018
20:30 MST
Australia  2–1  England
Govers  38'
Sharp  53'
Report Ward  54'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Ben Goentgen (GER)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 CM Total
1 Gonzalo Peillat  Argentina 330011 8
2 Sam Ward  England 002021 5
3 Aaron Kleinschmidt  Australia 110020 4
Blake Govers  Australia 101101 4
Barry Middleton  England 002020 4
Ramandeep Singh  India 002110 4
7 Mark Gleghorne  England 010020 3
Amit Rohidas  India 200010 3
Shilanand Lakra  India 010101 3
Gurjant Singh  India 000201 3
Shane O'Donoghue  Ireland 010110 3
Razie Rahim  Malaysia 300000 3
Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin  Malaysia 101010 3
14 Juan Gilardi  Argentina 010100 2
Dylan Wotherspoon  Australia 110000 2
Daniel Beale  Australia 001100 2
Lachlan Sharp  Australia 100001 2
Varun Kumar  India 000002 2
Sean Murray  Ireland 010010 2
Julian Dale  Ireland 001001 2
Marhan Jalil  Malaysia 010010 2
Faizal Saari  Malaysia 000102 2
23 Lucas Vila  Argentina 010000 1
Diego Paz  Argentina 001000 1
Juan Lopez  Argentina 000001 1
Pedro Ibarra  Argentina 000001 1
Corey Weyer  Australia 010000 1
Mark Knowles  Australia 001000 1
Aran Zalewski  Australia 001000 1
Jake Whetton  Australia 000100 1
Jake Harvie  Australia 000100 1
Trent Mitton  Australia 000010 1
Phil Roper  England 100000 1
David Condon  England 000100 1
Ollie Willars  England 000010 1
Sumit Kumar  India 000100 1
Kirk Shimmins  Ireland 100000 1
Eugene Magee  Ireland 010000 1
Lee Cole  Ireland 000010 1
Najmi Jazlan  Malaysia 001000 1

Final standings

RankTeam
1 Australia
2 England
3 Argentina
4 Malaysia
5 India
6 Ireland

Awards

Five awards were awarded during the tournament, they were:

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References

  1. "Daunting task awaits Malaysian Tigers". NST Online. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "Fixtures". Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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