On Saturday, the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey came to end with India clinching nail-biting 4-3 victory against Malaysia in the championship match, here, we examine the final result, score, medal winners list, best performers, & award winners, prize money
At Chennai’s Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Indian men’s hockey team overcame their two-goal deficit to defeat Malaysia 4-3 in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 final. With this triumph, India overtook three-time champions Pakistan as the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy history with four titles.
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023 final winner and runner-up prize money and awards winners list
Congratulations to the Indian Men's Team for clinching Gold in the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023.#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HACT2023 pic.twitter.com/WKOMtymw81
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 12, 2023
2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy India vs Malaysia final score, match events, winner, & other details
Despite scoring the first goal of the final through Jugraj Singh, India conceded three goals in quick succession as Malaysia established 3-1 lead thanks to goals from Azrai, Razie Rahim, & Aminudin Muhamad. Although they scored lesser number of goals, India had 56% of the first-half possession and made nine circle penetrations compared to Malaysia’s seven.
From the beginning of third quarter, India played aggressively in search of goals and it paid-off as they managed to two score goals towards the end of this quarter. For India, Harmanpreet Singh and Gurjant Singh scored one goal each in the 45th minute to tie the score at 3-3. During the fourth-quarter, Malaysia gave it their all to regain the lead but with four minutes left in the game, Akashdeep Singh netted a goal of his own to make it 4-3 in favor of India. Ultimately, India finished the match 4-3 and bagged the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy, which will give them major confidence ahead of the Asian Games.
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Final (12th August)
Malaysia 3-4 India
2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy: final positions & prize money
With their hard-fought 4-3 victory against Malaysia, hosts India clinched their fourth Asian Champions Trophy title. Meanwhile, Malaysia will lament their missed chances that robbed them the opportunity to win this title for the first time. After losing against Japan in the third-place Play-offs, reigning champions South Korea finished the tournament in fourth-place. It is confirmed that Tamil Nadu government will reward each player of the Indian squad with prize money of INR 500,000 and each coaching staff will receive rewards worth INR 250,000.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | India |
| 2 | Malaysia |
| 3 | Japan |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Pakistan |
| 6 | China |
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023: list of award winners
Indian forward Harmanpreet Singh was recognized as the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy after scoring nine goals, which is four more than second-placed Pakistani forward Muhammad Khan. Meanwhile, Mandeep Singh has bagged the Player of the Tournament award owing to his stellar play throughout the tournament. Additionally, Pakistani youngster Abdul Shahid earned Emerging Player of the Tournament award and Kim Jae-hyeon received the Goalkeeper of the Tournament prize.
- Player of the Tournament: Mandeep Singh (India)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Kim Jae-hyeon (South Korea)
- Leading Goalscorer: Harmanpreet Singh (India)
- Emerging Player of the Tournament: Abdul Shahid (Pakistan)
- Best goal of the Tournament: Karthi Selvam (India)
- Max team goals in the Tournament: India (29 goals)
- Best Rising Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Takumi Kitagawa (Japan)