2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityDhaka
DatesCancelled
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
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The 2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was scheduled to be the 9th edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was originally scheduled to take place from 4 to 12 June 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top four qualifying.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was postponed on 26 March 2020 to a yet to be determined date.[3] In September 2020 it was announced that the tournament would take place from 21 to 30 January 2021.[4] The tournament was postponed for the second time in November 2020 to July 2021.[5] On 13 August 2021 the tournament as officially cancelled after it was again rescheduled.[6]

Qualification

The top six teams from the 2015 edition qualified directly and they were joined by the top four from the 2019 Junior AHF Cup.[7]

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
14–22 November 2015 2015 Junior Asia Cup Kuantan, Malaysia 6  Bangladesh
 India
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
 South Korea
5–14 December 2019 2019 Junior AHF Cup Muscat, Oman 4  China
 Chinese Taipei
 Oman
 Uzbekistan
Total 10

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dhaka to host Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2020". Dhaka Tribune. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Announcement: Postponement of the Bangabandhu Al-Arafah Islami Bank Junior Asia Cup Dhaka 2020 & the Women's Asian Champions Trophy Donghae 2020". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ^ "The AHF is Happy to Share Another Good News! Men's Junior Asia Cup Dhaka 2021 Dates Confirmed!". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ "New Dates for the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2021 Confirmed!". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ "The Men's Junior AHF Cup 2019 is Set to Take Place in Muscat, Oman". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2020.