| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country |  Malaysia | ||
| City | Johor Bahru | ||
| Dates | 6–13 October 2018 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Taman Daya Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Great Britain (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place | .svg.png.webp) Australia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 94 (5.22 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp) Damon Steffens (8 goals) | ||
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The 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup was the eighth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 6 to 13 October 2018.[1][2]
As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. The United States who competed in 2017 were absent from the tournament. The team was replaced by New Zealand.[3]
Participating nations
Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament.
Umpires
A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.[4]
- Harry Collinson (GBR)
- Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
- Aaron Gotting (AUS)
- Erskine Lee (NZL)
- Saifulnizam Mohamad Seftu (SGP)
- Norhisham Shaari (MAS)
- Gurbaj Singh (IND)
- Kenta Uziie (JPN)
Results
All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).[5]
Pool matches
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  India | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 | Advance to Final | 
| 2 |  Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 10 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 7 | Third-place match | 
| 4 |  Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Malaysia (H) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 | Fifth-place match | 
| 6 |  New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 2 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Final ranking
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result | 
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|  |  Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 | Gold Medal | 
|  |  India | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 12 | Silver Medal | 
|  | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 10 | Bronze Medal | 
| 4 |  Japan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | Fourth Place | 
| 5 |  Malaysia (H) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 7 | Fifth place | 
| 6 |  New Zealand | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 2 | Sixth Place | 
Goalscorers
There were 94 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.22 goals per match.
9 goals
.svg.png.webp) Damon Steffens Damon Steffens
5 goals
 Cameron Golden Cameron Golden
 Shilanand Lakra Shilanand Lakra
 Abu Kamal Muhammad Abu Kamal Muhammad
 Reuben Andrews Reuben Andrews
3 goals
.svg.png.webp) Jake Staines Jake Staines
 James Oates James Oates
 Mandeep Mor Mandeep Mor
 Raiki Fujishima Raiki Fujishima
 Samuel Hiha Samuel Hiha
2 goals
.svg.png.webp) Coby Green Coby Green
.svg.png.webp) Niranjan Gupte Niranjan Gupte
.svg.png.webp) Benjamin Staines Benjamin Staines
.svg.png.webp) Dylan Wotherspoon Dylan Wotherspoon
 Edward Way Edward Way
 Stuart Rushmere Stuart Rushmere
 Daniel West Daniel West
 Abhishek Abhishek
 Gursahibjit Singh Gursahibjit Singh
 Harmanjit Singh Harmanjit Singh
 Vishnukant Singh Vishnukant Singh
 Kosei Kawabe Kosei Kawabe
 Muhammad Zaidi Muhammad Zaidi
 Maks Wyndham-Smith Maks Wyndham-Smith
1 goal
.svg.png.webp) Hayden Beltz Hayden Beltz
.svg.png.webp) Nathan Ephraums Nathan Ephraums
.svg.png.webp) Alec Rasmussen Alec Rasmussen
 Matthew Ramshaw Matthew Ramshaw
 Thomas Russell Thomas Russell
 Duncan Scott Duncan Scott
 Faraz Mohamed Faraz Mohamed
 Haspreet Singh Haspreet Singh
 Prabhjot Singh Prabhjot Singh
 Shoji Iseki Shoji Iseki
 Soichiro Okihara Soichiro Okihara
 Mahuajir Abdu Mahuajir Abdu
 Muhammad Hasrin Muhammad Hasrin
 Muhammad Ishak Muhammad Ishak
 Muhammad Khalid Muhammad Khalid
 Adam Mamat Adam Mamat
 Muhammad Mohamad Muhammad Mohamad
 Muhammad Mohd Muhammad Mohd
 Shello Silverius Shello Silverius
 Kalyan Jeram Kalyan Jeram
 Samuel Lane Samuel Lane
 Timothy Neild Timothy Neild
Source: FIH
References
- ↑ "Home – Official Sultan of Johor Cup Website". sultanjohorcup.com.my. Sultan of Johor Cup. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ "2018 Sultan of Johor Cup". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ↑ NZ, Hockey (2 August 2018). "New Zealand U21 Men's Hockey team to Sultan of Johor Cup named". NZ Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ↑ Officials
- ↑ Schedule and results
External links
- Official website Archived 2018-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
