2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Oman | ||
| City | Muscat | ||
| Dates | 7–15 December | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | Hockey Oman Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  India (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  China | ||
| Third place |  South Korea | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 29 | ||
| Goals scored | 206 (7.1 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Deepika Sehrawat (12 goals) | ||
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The 2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the women's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.[1] It was held from 7 to 15 December 2024 at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Muscat, Oman.[2]
India were the defending champions. They defended their title and won their second title by defeating China 3–2 in a shoot-out after the final finished 1–1 in regular time.[3] South Korea won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 3–2 in a shoot-out after the third place match also finished 1–1 in regular time.
The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2025 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with the five highest-ranked teams qualifying.[4] India, China, South Korea, Japan and Malaysia secured the five qualifying spots.[5][6]
Qualified teams
The five highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Junior Asia Cup qualified directly for this edition. The other teams participated in the 2024 Women's Junior AHF Cup, where the top five qualified for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[7]
The following ten teams participated in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[8]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 3–11 June 2023 | 2023 Junior Asia Cup | Kakamigahara, Japan | 5 | China India Japan Malaysia South Korea |
| 15–23 June 2024 | 2024 Junior AHF Cup | Singapore | 5 |  Bangladesh Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Sri Lanka Thailand |
| Total | 10 | |||
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+4).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | +32 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | India |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 9 | |
| 3 | Malaysia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Thailand |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 40 | −37 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | +38 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | South Korea |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 9 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sri Lanka |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
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Classification round
Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Bracket
| 5–8 place | Fifth place | |||||
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| Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 6 | |||||
| Malaysia | 11 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 6 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||
5–8th place semi-finals
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| Japan | 1 | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| India (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| 14 December | ||||||
| China | 1 (2) | |||||
| China | 4 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Japan | 1 (2) | |||||
| South Korea (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
Semi–finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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