2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Ipoh | ||
| Dates | 29 April 2017–6 May 2017 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Azlan Shah Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Great Britain (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Australia | ||
| Third place |  India | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 73 (4.06 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Thomas Craig Trent Mitton Mandeep Singh (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Thomas Craig | ||
| Best goalkeeper |  Suguru Shimmoto | ||
All statistics are correct as of 6 May 2017
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The 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 26th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia from 29 April – 6 May 2017.[1][2]
The number of teams for this year’s cup had decreased by one compared to last year’s tournament where seven teams competed. Pakistan and Canada, who competed previously, would not join this edition and Great Britain had been invited.
Great Britain defeated Australia 4–3 in the final to win the cup.
Six countries are participating in this year's tournament:
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Great Britain |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | India |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Third place match |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Japan |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 6 |  Malaysia (H) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
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Classification
Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
The following five awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Player of the Final | Fairplay Award |
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| Three Players (see list below) | Thomas Craig |
Suguru Shimmoto |
Alan Forsyth |
New Zealand |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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Great Britain |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | Gold Medal |
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Australia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 10 | Silver Medal |
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India |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | New Zealand |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 | |
| 5 | Malaysia (H) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Japan |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 4 |