Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023 Final Winner and Awards Winners List and Runner-Up Prize Money: L On Saturday, the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey ended with India’s resounding 4-3 win against Malaysia in the championship match, Here, we take a look at the final result, scores, list of medal winners, best performers and award winners. Let’s check. , prize money.
The Indian men’s hockey team overcame their two-goal deficit to beat Malaysia 4-3 in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy 2023, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai. With the win, India went past three-time champions Pakistan as the most successful team in the history of the Asian Champions Trophy with four titles.
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy India vs Malaysia Final Score, Match Events, Winner & Other Details
Despite Jugraj Singh scoring the first goal of the final, India conceded three goals in quick succession as Malaysia took a 3–1 lead through goals from Ajrai, Razi Rahim, and Aminudin Muhammad. Although they scored fewer goals, India had 56% possession in the first half and entered nine circles compared to Malaysia’s seven.
From the start of the third quarter, India played aggressively in search of goals and it paid off as they scored two goals at the end of the quarter. For India, Harmanpreet Singh and Gurjant Singh scored one goal each in the 45th minute to level the scores at 3-3. During the fourth quarter, Malaysia went all out to take the lead, but four minutes before the end of the game, Akashdeep Singh scored an own goal to make it 4-3 in India’s favor. Ultimately, India finished the match 4-3 and won the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy, giving them tremendous confidence ahead of the Asian Games.
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy: Final standings and prize money
With their hard-fought 4-3 win against Malaysia, hosts India lifted their fourth Asian Champions Trophy title. Meanwhile, Malaysia will regret their missed chances which cost them their chance to win the title for the first time. After losing against Japan in the third-place play-off, defending champions South Korea finished the tournament in fourth place. It has been confirmed that the Tamil Nadu government will award prize money of INR 500,000 to each player of the Indian team and INR 250,000 to each coaching staff.
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023: list of award winners
Indian forward Harmanpreet Singh has been recognized for the 2023 men’s Asian Champions Trophy after scoring nine goals, four more than second-placed Pakistani forward Muhammad Khan. Meanwhile, Mandeep Singh has received the Player of the Tournament award due to his excellent play throughout the tournament. Additionally, Pakistani youngster Abdul Shahid earned the Emerging Player of the Tournament award and Kim Jae-Hyeon received the Goalkeeper of the Tournament award.
- Player of the tournament: Mandeep Singh (India)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Kim Jae-hyeon (South Korea)
- Leading goalscorer: Harmanpreet Singh (India)
- Emerging Player of the Tournament: Abdul Shahid (Pak)
- Best goal of the tournament: Karthi Selvam (India)
- Most team goals in the tournament: India (29 goals)
- Emerging Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Takumi Kitagawa (Japan)
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