2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 22nd edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 9–17 March 2013 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Australia was the winner after defeating Malaysia in the final.^[1]

2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Ipoh, Perak
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Australia (7th title)
Runner-up	Malaysia
Third place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	79 (4.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Faizal Saari Rupinder Pal Singh (6 goals)
Best player	Razie Rahim
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Participating nations

Six countries participated in this year's tournament:

•  Australia
•  India
•  South Korea
•  Malaysia
•  New Zealand
•  Pakistan

Results

All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	3	2	0	17	9	+8	11	Final
2	Malaysia (H)	5	2	3	0	10	8	+2	9
3	New Zealand	5	2	0	3	11	9	+2	6	Third Place Match
4	South Korea	5	1	2	2	9	12	−3	5
5	Pakistan	5	1	2	2	9	16	−7	5	Fifth Place Match
6	India	5	1	1	3	9	11	−2	4

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]
(H) Hosts

9 March 2013 16:05 New Zealand  3–4  Pakistan Russell  30' Tarrant  52' Hayward  56' Report Imran  19', 28', 58' Haseem Khan  21' Umpires: Jonathan Wright (RSA) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

9 March 2013 18:05 Australia  4–3  India Gohdes  24', 39' Simpson  38' Mitton  53' Report Rupinder Pal  40', 68' Malak  51' Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Timothy Bond (NZL)

9 March 2013 20:05 Malaysia  3–2  South Korea Faizal  21' Chua  68', 69' Report Nam  57' Yoon  68' Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Kamran Sharif (PAK)

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10 March 2013 16:05 Australia  6–0  Pakistan Mirecki  8' Gohdes  9' Whetton  17', 34' Beale  45' Budgeon  61' Report Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Lim Jung-Woo (KOR)

10 March 2013 18:05 South Korea  2–1  India Kang  29', 60' Report Malak  39' Umpires: Benjamin de Young (AUS) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

10 March 2013 20:05 Malaysia  2–1  New Zealand Chua  40' Tengku  44' Report Neal  65' Umpires: Jonathan Wright (RSA) Harsha Vardhan Gandham (IND)

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12 March 2013 16:05 South Korea  0–3  New Zealand Report Inglis  4' Bennett  12' Hayward  42' Umpires: Kamran Sharif (PAK) Harsha Vardhan Gandham (IND)

12 March 2013 18:05 India  3–1  Pakistan Rupinder Pal  5' Akashdeep  9' Mandeep  56' Report Waqas  4' Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Marcin Grochal (POL)

12 March 2013 20:05 Malaysia  1–1  Australia Faizal  70' Report Mitton  34' Umpires: Lim Jung-Woo (KOR) Jonathan Wright (RSA)

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14 March 2013 16:05 Australia  3–3  South Korea Miller  41', 58' Deavin  70' Report Nam  35+'  43' Lee S.  55' Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Harsha Vardhan Gandham (IND)

14 March 2013 18:05 New Zealand  2–0  India Hayward  40' Bennett  57' Report Umpires: Lim Jung-Woo (KOR) Kamran Sharif (PAK)

14 March 2013 20:05 Pakistan  2–2  Malaysia Imran  15' Shan  62' Report Saari  6' Razie  53' Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

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16 March 2013 16:05 Pakistan  2–2  South Korea Hussain  17' Khan  47' Report Hyun  39'  53' Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Harsha Vardhan Gandham (IND)

16 March 2013 18:05 New Zealand  2–3  Australia Smith  27' Bennett  56' Report Whetton  38', 39' Gohdes  42' Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

16 March 2013 20:05 India  2–2  Malaysia Mandeep  20' Rupinder Pal  48' Report Faizal  6', 70' Umpires: Benjamin de Young (AUS) Lim Jung-Woo (KOR)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

17 March 2013 15:35 Pakistan  2–4  India Imran  8' Shah  46' Report Rupinder Pal  10', 62' Akashdeep  35' Malak  43' Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

Third and fourth place

17 March 2013 18:05 New Zealand  1–2  South Korea Jenness  41' Report Hyun  33' Nam  58' Umpires: Kamran Sharif (PAK) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

Final

17 March 2013 20:35 Australia  3–2  Malaysia Budgeon  29' Boyne  30' Mitton  70' Report Faizal  4' Tengku  48' Umpires: Jonathan Wright (RSA) Marcin Grochal (POL)

Awards

The following five awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:^[1]

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Player of the Final	Fairplay Award
Rupinder Pal Singh Faizal Saari	Razie Rahim	Kumar Subramaniam	Trent Mitton	South Korea

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	Australia	6	4	2	0	20	11	+9	14	Gold Medal
	Malaysia (H)	6	2	3	1	12	11	+1	9	Silver Medal
	South Korea	6	2	2	2	11	13	−2	8	Bronze Medal
4	New Zealand	6	2	0	4	12	11	+1	6
5	India	6	2	1	3	13	13	0	7
6	Pakistan	6	1	2	3	11	20	−9	5

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 79 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.39 goals per match.

6 goals

• Rupinder Pal Singh
• Faizal Saari

5 goals

• Muhammad Imran

4 goals

• Matthew Gohdes
• Jacob Whetton

3 goals

• Trent Mitton
• Malak Singh
• Chua Boon Huat
• Cory Bennett
• Andrew Hayward
• Nam Hyun-woo

2 goals

• Nicholas Budgeon
• Joshua Miller
• Akashdeep Singh
• Mandeep Singh
• Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin
• Abdul Haseem Khan
• Hyun Hye-sung
• Kang Moon-kweon

1 goal

• Daniel Beale
• Craig Boyne
• Timothy Deavin
• Daniel Mirecki
• Glenn Simpson
• Razie Rahim
• Hugo Inglis
• Stephen Jenness
• Shay Neal
• Kane Russell
• Jacob Smith
• Blair Tarrant
• Salman Hussain
• Kashif Shah
• Ali Shan
• Muhammad Waqas
• Lee Seung-il
• Yoon Sung-hoon

1 own goal

•  Australia (against South Korea)
•  Pakistan (against South Korea)

Source: FIH