2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Explained

Tournament:2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Country:Bangladesh
City:Dhaka
Dates:Cancelled
Venues:Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
Teams:10
Confederations:1
Previous Year:2015
Previous Tournament:2015 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Next Year:2023
Next Tournament:2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was scheduled to be the 9th edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was originally scheduled to take place from 4 to 12 June 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top four qualifying.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was postponed on 26 March 2020 to a yet to be determined date.[3] In September 2020 it was announced that the tournament would take place from 21 to 30 January 2021.[4] The tournament was postponed for the second time in November 2020 to July 2021.[5] On 13 August 2021 the tournament as officially cancelled after it was again rescheduled.[6]

Qualification

The top six teams from the 2015 edition qualified directly and they were joined by the top four from the 2019 Junior AHF Cup.[7]

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers
14–22 November 20152015 Junior Asia CupKuantan, Malaysia6




5–14 December 20192019 Junior AHF CupMuscat, Oman4


Total10

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dhaka to host Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2020 . Dhaka Tribune. 22 January 2020 . 28 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021 . fih.ch . . 14 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Announcement: Postponement of the Bangabandhu Al-Arafah Islami Bank Junior Asia Cup Dhaka 2020 & the Women's Asian Champions Trophy Donghae 2020 . asiahockey.org . . 26 March 2020 . 25 March 2020.
  4. Web site: The AHF is Happy to Share Another Good News! Men's Junior Asia Cup Dhaka 2021 Dates Confirmed! . asiahockey.org . . 9 September 2020.
  5. Web site: New Dates for the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2021 Confirmed! . asiahockey.org . . 20 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia . New Straits Times. 13 August 2021 . 13 August 2021.
  7. Web site: The Men's Junior AHF Cup 2019 is Set to Take Place in Muscat, Oman . asiahockey.org . . 22 January 2020.