The The top six hockey teams in Asia go head-to-head during the Asian Champions Trophy 2023, which begins in Chennai on August 3.
It is an annual event organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. Till 2023, there have been six editions of the tournament.
The 2023 edition of the Asian Champions Trophy will be held in the Indian city of Chennai, with all matches to be played at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium. The opening encounter will be played on the 3rd August, with the finals scheduled on 12th August, 2023.
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India, Pakistan, Japan, China, Malaysia, and South Korea will participate in the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy. Bangladesh and Oman missed out on the tournament as they failed to qualify as a top-six team in Asia.
India, Pakistan, and Japan are the only teams to have featured in every edition of the Asian Champions Trophy. They are set to make their seventh appearance in the tournament.
Malaysia will make their sixth appearance, while South Korea and China will be making their fifth.
Which are the most successful teams in Asian Champions Trophy?
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are the most successful sides at the Asian Champions Trophy. Both neighbors have won three titles each.
India lifted the title in 2011, 2016, and 2018. Pakistan were crowned as champions in 2012, 2013, and 2018. Both India and Pakistan shared the title in 2018, as the final was abandoned due to heavy rainfall.
| Team | No.of titles | Year/s won title |
| India | 3 | 2011, 2016, 2018 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2018 |
| South Korea | 1 | 2021 |
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Who is the defending champion at Asian Champions Trophy 2023?
South Korea enters the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy as the defending champions. The Koreans caused a major upset in 2021, when they lifted the trophy in Bangladesh. They beat Japan on penalties (4-2), after tying 3-3 in regulation time in the final.
On the way to the final, they knocked-out tournament-favorites, and heavyweights, India. They beat the Indian hockey team by five goals to three. It will be interesting to see if South Korea can repeat the feat in 2023 and defend their title.