The 2020 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was scheduled to be the 29th 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 ...

, the annual men's international invitational

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tournament in Malaysia. It was scheduled to be held in April 2020 at the

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, Malaysia. Following the

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the tournament was postponed to be held from 24 September to 3 October 2020. On 2 May 2020 the tournament was officially cancelled.

Teams

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were the first team to confirm their participation in the tournament. The other teams were announced on 20 January 2020.

References

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