| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh | ||
| City | Dhaka | ||
| Dates | 14–22 December | ||
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Japan | ||
| Third place |  India | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 91 (6.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jang Jong-hyun (10 goals) | ||
| Best player | Kenta Tanaka | ||
| Best young player |  Biplob Kujur | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Suraj Karkera | ||
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The 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the sixth edition of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy, a men's field hockey tournament for the six best Asian national teams organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.
Contents
- Teams
- Preliminary round
- Standings
- Results
- First to fourth place classification
- Bracket
- Semi-finals
- Third and fourth place
- Final
- Results 2
- Statistics
- Awards
- Goalscorers
- See also
- References
It was originally scheduled to be held in from 17 to 27 November 2020 at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] [2] In August 2020 the Asian Hockey Federation announced that the tournament would be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia to 2021 to be held from 11 to 19 March 2021. [3] In January 2021 the tournament was postponed again and it was planned to be held from 1 to 9 October 2021. [4] The tournament was postponed again in September 2021 and was eventually held from 14 to 22 December 2021. [5]
South Korea won their first Asian Champions Trophy title by defeating Japan 4–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3. The defending champions India and Pakistan played in the bronze medal match which India won 4–3. [6]
