2017 Sultan of Johor Cup

2017 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates22–29 October 2017
Teams6
VenueTaman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored140 (7.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Nathan Ephraums
India Dilpreet Singh (9 goals)
Best playerIndia Vivek Prasad
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The 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup was the seventh edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 22 to 29 October 2017.

As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. England, New Zealand as well as Pakistan who competed previously, were absent from the tournament. The teams were replaced by Great Britain, India and United States.

Participating nations

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament.

Umpires

A total of seven umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.

  • Tim Bond (NZL)
  • Anand Dangi (IND)
  • Ian Diamond (GBR)
  • Ben Hocking (AUS)
  • Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
  • Kinoshita Hideki (JPN)
  • Benjamin Peters (USA)

Results

The schedule was released on 7 September 2017.[1] All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 5 5 0 0 21 4 +17 15 Advance to Final
2  Australia 5 4 0 1 32 8 +24 12
3  India 5 3 0 2 31 9 +22 9 Third-place match
4  Malaysia (H) 5 1 1 3 21 7 +14 4
5  Japan 5 1 1 3 18 11 +7 4 Fifth-place match
6  United States 5 0 0 5 0 84 −84 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2017. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Classification matches

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Five awards were awarded at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer(s) Goalkeeper of the Tournament
India Vivek Prasad Australia Nathan Ephraums
India Dilpreet Singh		 United Kingdom Chris Wyver
Player of the Final Play the Whistle (Fair Play)
Australia Nathanael Stewart  United States

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 6 5 0 1 34 8 +26 15 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain 6 5 0 1 21 6 +15 15 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  India 6 4 0 2 35 9 +26 12 Bronze medal
4  Malaysia (H) 6 1 1 4 21 11 +10 4
5  Japan 6 2 1 3 29 11 +18 7
6  United States 6 0 0 6 0 95 −95 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 140 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 7.78 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ↑ "Sultan of Johor Cup". www.facebook.com.
  2. ↑ "Australia retain Sultan of Johor Cup, Malaysia finish fourth - SPORTS247.MY - The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel - SPORTS247.MY - The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel". www.sports247.my.
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