2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament

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Tournament details
Host countryJapan
CityTokyo
Dates17–21 August
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) Oi Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India
Runner-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Third placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored45 (5.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Mandeep Singh (6 goals)

The 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament was a men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Tokyo, Japan, from August 17 to 21, 2019. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey. [2]

Contents

India won the tournament after defeating New Zealand 5–0 in the final. Japan finished in third place after defeating Malaysia 6–1 in the third place playoff.

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of India, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the hosts, Japan, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

CountryJune 2019 FIH Ranking [3] Best World Cup finishBest Olympic Games finish
Flag of India.svg  India 5Champions (1975)Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 16Ninth Place (1971, 2006)Runners-Up (1932)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 12Fourth Place (1975)Eighth Place (1972, 1976)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8Seventh place (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014)Champions (1976)

Squads

Results

Pool Stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330095+49Final
2Flag of India.svg  India 3201135+86
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)310291123
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3003212100
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host
17 August 2019
18:30
India  Flag of India.svg6–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Gurinder Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Gursahibjit Field hockey ball.svg 18', 56'
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 33', 46'
Sunil Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Martin Madden (SCO)
17 August 2019
19:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 17'
McAleese Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Russell Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Jenness Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Yamasaki Field hockey ball.svg 34', 41'
Wakuri Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Umpires:
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
Eric Koh (MAS)

18 August 2019
18:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Nabil Field hockey ball.svg 37' Report Fukuda Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Murata Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Watanabe Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Martin Madden (SCO)
18 August 2019
19:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–1Flag of India.svg  India
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Lane Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Harmanpreet Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Eric Koh (MAS)

20 August 2019
09:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Najmi Field hockey ball.svg 21' Report J. Panchia Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Woods Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Inglis Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
20 August 2019
11:45
India  Flag of India.svg6–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sharma Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Xess Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 9', 29', 30'
Gurjant Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Report Fukuda Field hockey ball.svg 25'
K. Tanaka Field hockey ball.svg 36'
Murata Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)

Classification Stage

Third and fourth place

21 August 2019
09:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Zendana Field hockey ball.svg 32', 56'
Kirishita Field hockey ball.svg 39', 45+'
K. Tanaka Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Watanabe Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Report Shahril Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)

Final

21 August 2019
12:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–5Flag of India.svg  India
Report Harmanpreet Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Shamsher Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Sharma Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Gursahibjit Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Eric Koh (MAS)

Statistics

Final Standings

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal Result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of India.svg  India 4301185+139Gold Medal
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 430191019Silver Medal
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 42021512+36Bronze Medal
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 4004318150Fourth Place
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 45 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5.62 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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References

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