2017 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup Explained

Tournament:2017 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup
Country:Qatar
City:Doha
Dates:24–28 April
Teams:8
Count:7
Matches:20
Goals:197
Top Scorer: Hamid Noraniyan
Top Scorer Goals:16
Previous Year:2015
Previous Tournament:2015 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup
Next Year:2019
Next Tournament:2019 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup

The 2017 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup, the biennial international men's indoor hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held in Doha, Qatar from 24 to 28 April 2017.[1]

Iran defeated Kazakhstan in the final to win the cup and secured a place in 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup.

Participating nations

The number of teams for this year’s cup has increased by three compared to the previous edition tournament where five teams competed. Tajikistan, who competed previously, did not join this year’s edition and were replaced by Malaysia, Oman and Thailand.

Umpires

  1. Adam Barry (AUS)
  2. Andres Ortiz (ESP)
  3. Hassan Abazari (IRI)
  4. Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA)
  5. Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)
  6. Ahmed Rahzani (IRI)
  7. Sen Xu (CHN)
  8. Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
  9. Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ)
  10. Mohd Zainal (MAS)

Results

All times are in Qatar Standard Time .

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Second round

Bracket

Semi-finals
5–8th place bracket

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Qatar set to host Indoor Asia Cup Hockey Championship.