2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup|
| Host country | Oman | 
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| City | Salalah | 
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| Dates | 23 May – 1 June | 
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| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | 
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| Venue(s) | Salalah Sports Complex | 
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| Champions |  India (4th title) | 
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| Runner-up |  Pakistan | 
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| Third place |  South Korea | 
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| Matches played | 29 | 
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| Goals scored | 198 (6.83 per match) | 
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| Top scorer(s) |  Kumpei Yasuda 
  Abdul Rehman (9 goals) | 
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| Best player |  Hannan Shahid | 
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| Best goalkeeper |  Mohith H.S. | 
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The 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the ninth 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 took place from 23 May to 1 June 2023 at the Salalah Sports Complex in Salalah, Oman.[1][2]
The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2023 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top three qualifying.[3] The defending champions India won their fourth title by defeating Pakistan 2–1 in the final.[4] South Korea won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 2–1.[5]
Qualification
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
| 1 |  India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | +37 | 10 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 10 | 
| 3 |  Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 6 |  | 
| 4 |  Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 35 | −30 | 3 | 
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 47 | −43 | 0 | 
Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
[6]
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| Japan   | 7–1 |  Thailand |  
| I. Saeki  8' Tanaka
  10', 19', 20' Yasuda
  21', 42' K. Saeki
  25' | Report | Phumee  44' |  
| Umpires: Hashim Al Shatri (OMA)
 James Unkles (AUS)
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| Pakistan   | 15–1 |  Chinese Taipei |  
| Khan  2', 18', 42' Ahmad
  7', 39' Akram
  26' Qayyum
  30' Rehman
  35' Ali
  40' Shahid
  44', 46', 59' Hayat
  45' Liaqat
  48' Murtaza
  50' | Report | Lin  49' |  
| Umpires: You Hyosik (KOR)
 Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS)
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| Umpires: Hussain Al Hasani (OMA)
 Kenta Uziie (JPN)
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| Umpires: Makhmud  Kholmatov (UZB)
 Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
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| Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED)
 You Hyosik (KOR)
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| Thailand   | 4–2 |  Chinese Taipei |  
| Chueamkaew  11' Phokphun
  16' Phumee
  29', 48' | Report | Wei  4' Chen
  33' |  
| Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN)
 Hashim Al Shatri (OMA)
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| Chinese Taipei   | 1–10 |  Japan |  
| Yueh  38' | Report | I. Saeki  3', 41' Yasuda
  16', 29' Tanaka
  29' K. Saeki
  36', 37', 44', 45' Saito
  40' |  
| Umpires: Hussain Al Hasani (OMA)
 Makhmud Kholmatov (UZB)
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| Umpires: James Unkles (AUS)
 You Hyosik (KOR)
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| Umpires: Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
 Makhmud Kholmatov (UZB)
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| Umpires: James Unkles (AUS)
 Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS)
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
| 1 |  Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 12 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 | 
| 3 |  Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |  | 
| 4 |  Oman (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 3 | 
| 5 |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 0 | 
Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
[6](H) Hosts
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| Malaysia   | 8–1 |  Uzbekistan |  
| Perabu  7', 9', 18' Alfarico
  12' Shahmie Irfan
  26' Nur Aqilrullah
  27' Mughni
  43' Adam
  52' | Report | Kakhramonov  55' |  
| Umpires: Deekshith Narayana (IND)
 Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
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| Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED)
 Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
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| South Korea   | 6–1 |  Uzbekistan |  
| Kim M.  3', 35' Lee Se.
  18' Lee Su.
  44' Park G.
  56' Hwang
  60' | Report | Kakhramonov  50' |  
| Umpires: Phiraphat Niensupornphand (THA)
 Huang Yu-Cheng (TPE)
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| Umpires: Hussain Al Hasani (OMA)
 Deekshith Narayana (IND)
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| Oman   | 1–8 |  South Korea |  
| Madit  46' | Report | Kim M.  21' Park H.
  23' Park G.
  24' Lim
  26', 38', 42', 56' Choi
  46' |  
| Umpires: James Unkles (AUS)
 Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS)
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| Umpires: Phiraphat Niensupornphand (THA)
 Huang Yu-Cheng (TPE)
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| Malaysia   | 3–1 |  South Korea |  
| Perabu  11' Shahmie Irfan
  54' Mughni
  57' | Report | Park G.  56' |  
| Umpires: Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
 Maarten Boxma (NED)
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| Uzbekistan   | 2–3 |  Oman |  
| Komilov  25' Salimjonov
  51' | Report | Al-Noufali  10' Al Fazari
  13' Akaak
  57' |  
| Umpires: Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS)
 Deekshith Narayana (IND)
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| Umpires: Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
 Deekshith Narayana (IND)
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| Umpires: Huang Yu-Cheng (TPE)
 Kenta Uziie (JPN)
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Classification round
Ninth and tenth place
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| Chinese Taipei   | 1–4 |  Uzbekistan |  
| Lee  26' | Report | Komilov  20' Salimjonov
  44' Madaminov
  47' Vakhobjonov
  60' |  
| Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN)
 Hashim Al Shatri (OMA)
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Bracket
5–8th place semi-finals
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| Japan   | 8–0 |  Oman |  
| Yasuda  19', 34', 58' Yamasaki
  21' Saito
  25' I. Saeki
  27' Tanaka
  44' Higuchi
  44' | Report |  |  
| Umpires: Huang Yu-Cheng (TPE)
 Phiraphat Niensupornphand (THA)
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| Umpires: Hussain Al Hasani (OMA)
 Hashim Al Shatri (OMA)
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Seventh and eighth place
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| Oman   | 2–1 |  Thailand |  
| Al Balushi  25' Bait
  54' | Report | Phumee  40' |  
| Umpires: Deekshith Narayana (IND)
 Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
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Fifth and sixth place
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| Umpires: Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS)
 Phiraphat Niensupornphand (THA)
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
Semi-finals
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| Umpires: James Unkles (AUS)
 Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
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| Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED)
 You Hyosik (KOR)
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Third and fourth place
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| Umpires: Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
 Maarten Boxma (NED)
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Final
Statistics
Final standings
End of Tournament awards
| Award | Player/Team | 
| Top Goalscorer |  Abdul Rehman | 
| Player of the Tournament |  Hannan Shahid | 
| Goalkeeper of the Tournament |  Mohith H.S. | 
| Rising Player of the Tournament |  Ahtisham Aslam | 
[7]
Goalscorers
There were 198 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 6.83 goals per match.
9 goals
 Kumpei Yasuda Kumpei Yasuda
 Abdul Rehman Abdul Rehman
 
8 goals
7 goals
 Angad Singh Angad Singh
 Tsubasa Tanaka Tsubasa Tanaka
 
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
 Amandeep Amandeep
 Mohammad Khan Mohammad Khan
 Kim Min-kwon Kim Min-kwon
 Park Geon-woo Park Geon-woo
 
3 goals
2 goals
 Muhammad Hasan Muhammad Hasan
 Poovanna BC Poovanna BC
 Amandeep Lakra Amandeep Lakra
 Sunit Lakra Sunit Lakra
 Rawat Yogember Rawat Yogember
 Vishnukant Singh Vishnukant Singh
 Hiro Saito Hiro Saito
 Adam Ashraf Adam Ashraf
 Mughni Kamal Mughni Kamal
 Muhammad Murtaza Muhammad Murtaza
 Hwang Keonyeol Hwang Keonyeol
 Shavkatjon Kakhramonov Shavkatjon Kakhramonov
 Jamshidbek Komilov Jamshidbek Komilov
 Shokhrukhbek Salimjonov Shokhrukhbek Salimjonov
 
1 goal
 Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad Abdullah
 Muhammad Hossain Muhammad Hossain
 Muhammad Uddin Muhammad Uddin
 Chen Yung-Sheng Chen Yung-Sheng
 Lee Chi-Hsuan Lee Chi-Hsuan
 Lin Te-Ju Lin Te-Ju
 Wei Cheng-Ze Wei Cheng-Ze
 Yueh Chin-Cheng Yueh Chin-Cheng
 Amir Ali Amir Ali
 Aditya Lalage Aditya Lalage
 Rajinder Singh Rajinder Singh
 Rohit Rohit
 Yuto Higuchi Yuto Higuchi
 Yuito Matsuzaki Yuito Matsuzaki
 Taiga Shigeyama Taiga Shigeyama
 Hyota Yamada Hyota Yamada
 Ryoga Yamasaki Ryoga Yamasaki
 Nur Aqilrullah Che Nur Aqilrullah Che
 Alfarico Liau Alfarico Liau
 Danish Muhammad Danish Muhammad
 Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel
 Syamim Naim Syamim Naim
 Hahman Akaak Hahman Akaak
 Hudhaifa Al Balushi Hudhaifa Al Balushi
 Azed Al Fazari Azed Al Fazari
 Alkhoder Al-Noufali Alkhoder Al-Noufali
 Hussam Bait Hussam Bait
 Aiman Madit Aiman Madit
 Bilal Akram Bilal Akram
 Zikriya Hayat Zikriya Hayat
 Arshad Liaqat Arshad Liaqat
 Abdul Qayyum Abdul Qayyum
 Choi Ji-ho Choi Ji-ho
 Lee Seung-hwan Lee Seung-hwan
 Lee Sung-min Lee Sung-min
 Park Hyun Park Hyun
 Yoo Seung-ho Yoo Seung-ho
 Kritsada Chueamkaew Kritsada Chueamkaew
 Udomchok Phokphun Udomchok Phokphun
 Fozilbek Husanov Fozilbek Husanov
 Abdusalom Madaminov Abdusalom Madaminov
 Mukhammadkodir Vakhobjonov Mukhammadkodir Vakhobjonov
 Source: FIH
See also
References