 "Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023: India, Malaysia into the semi-finals")
The Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Hockey tournament started on August 3, in India, at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai. Six teams from Asia are participating in the tournament, namely India, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and the People’s Republic of China.
Monday offered some thrilling matches of the Asian Champions Trophy, with India and Malaysia confirming their seats for the semi-final and China eliminated from the tournament.
India vs South Korea: India won by 3-2
India confirmed its berth in the semi-final after defeating South Korea on Monday. Nilakanta Sharma, Mandeep Singh, and Harmanpreet Singh each managed to score one goal. However, Harmanpreet Singh failed to convert one penalty stroke.
South Korea also tried to counter and scored two goals in response to India but couldn't avoid the defeat.
Currently, India is at the number one spot, and South Korea is at number three.
Pakistan vs China: Pakistan won by 2-1
Pakistan's hopes for the Semi-final are still alive as they defeated China last night. However, China is eliminated from the Asian Champions Trophy 2023.
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Muhammad Khan and Afraz's goals helped the green army to take the lead against China. During the match, Pakistan earned some penalty corners but failed to convert them.
Pakistan currently stands in the fourth spot in the points table, while China stands last.
Malaysia vs Japan: Malaysia won by 3-1
In the first match on Sunday, Malaysia reserved a seat in the semi-finals. The match between Malaysia and Japan took place at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai.
Malaysia scored three goals, and in countering those goals, Japan managed to score only one. Consequently, Malaysia defeated Japan by 3-1.
Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023 Points Table
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Points |
| 1 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Japan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |