Field hockey at the 2006 Asian Games
Field Hockey tournament in Doha, Qatar
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The field hockey tournament at the 2006 Asian Games was held from 2 to 14 December 2006 in Al-Rayyan Hockey Field.
In this event, 10 teams participated in men's field hockey events and 7 teams in the women's events. China and South Korea became champions in the men's and women's field hockey events, respectively.
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Qualification
Top 6 Asian teams, South Korea, India, Pakistan, Japan, China and Malaysia could enter the men's competition directly. For the next four spots a qualification tournament was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 11 to 20 May 2006.[1]
Women's qualification tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5 to 9 June 2006. All four teams qualified for the Asian Games but later Pakistan withdrew.
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Draw
The teams were distributed according to their position at the FIH World Rankings using the serpentine system for their distribution.
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Final standing
Men
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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South Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
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China | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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Pakistan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Japan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | India | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 |  Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 |  Bangladesh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Oman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Women
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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China | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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Japan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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India | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | South Korea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |