The 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 26th edition of the
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual invitational international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event after 1998, following its growth and popularity. The ...
. It was held in
Ipoh
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Perak
Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
, Malaysia from 29 April – 6 May 2017.
The number of teams for this year’s cup has decreased by one compared to last year’s tournament where seven teams competed. Pakistan and Canada, who competed previously, will not join this edition and Great Britain had been invited.
Great Britain defeated Australia 4–3 in the final to win the cup.
Participating nations
Six countries are participating in this year's tournament:
* (Host)
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Umpires
# Sean Rapaport (RSA)
# Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
# Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
# Eric Koh Kim Lai (MAS)
# Nichol Bevan (NZL)
# Steve Rogers (AUS)
# Paul Walker (GBR)
# Bruce Bale (ENG) - Video Umpire
Squads
Results
''All times are in
Malaysia Standard Time (
UTC+08:00)''.
Pool
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Classification
Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
Goalscorers
Awards
Five awards were awarded during the tournament, they were:
*Fairplay:
*Best Player:
Tom Craig
*Man of the Match (Final):
Alan Forsyth
*Best Goalkeeper:
Suguru Shimmoto
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*Top Scorer:
Tom Craig,
Trent Mitton,
Mandeep Singh (5 goals)
Final standings
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References
External links
Official website
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