2018 Sultan of Johor Cup

2018 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia Malaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates6–13 October 2018
Teams6
VenueTaman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Great Britain (2nd title)
Runner-up India
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored94 (5.22 per match)
Top scorerAustralia Damon Steffens (8 goals)
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The 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup was the eighth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 6 to 13 October 2018.[1][2]

As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. The United States who competed in 2017 were absent from the tournament. The team was replaced by New Zealand.[3]

Participating nations

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

Umpires

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.[4]

  • Harry Collinson (GBR)
  • Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
  • Aaron Gotting (AUS)
  • Erskine Lee (NZL)
  • Saifulnizam Mohamad Seftu (SGP)
  • Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
  • Gurbaj Singh (IND)
  • Kenta Uziie (JPN)

Results

All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).[5]

Pool matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 5 4 0 1 17 9 +8 12 Advance to Final
2  Great Britain 5 3 1 1 14 9 +5 10
3  Australia 5 2 1 2 17 10 +7 7 Third-place match
4  Japan 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7
5  Malaysia (H) 5 1 1 3 9 18 −9 4 Fifth-place match
6  New Zealand 5 0 2 3 10 21 −11 2
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

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain 6 4 1 1 17 11 +6 13 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  India 6 4 0 2 19 12 +7 12 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 6 3 1 2 23 11 +12 10 Bronze Medal
4  Japan 6 2 1 3 7 12 −5 7 Fourth Place
5  Malaysia (H) 6 2 1 3 15 21 −6 7 Fifth place
6  New Zealand 6 0 2 4 13 27 −14 2 Sixth Place
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 94 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.22 goals per match.

9 goals

  • Australia Damon Steffens

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ↑ "Home – Official Sultan of Johor Cup Website". sultanjohorcup.com.my. Sultan of Johor Cup. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "2018 Sultan of Johor Cup". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ↑ NZ, Hockey (2 August 2018). "New Zealand U21 Men's Hockey team to Sultan of Johor Cup named". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Officials
  5. ↑ Schedule and results
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