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]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh | ||
| City | Dhaka | ||
| Dates | Cancelled | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium | ||
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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
editThe 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
editThe 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
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| 5–14 December 2019 | 2019 Junior AHF Cup | Muscat, Oman | 4 |  China Chinese Taipei Oman Uzbekistan
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| Total | 10 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dhaka to host Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2020". Dhaka Tribune. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New Dates for the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2021 Confirmed!". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "The Men's Junior AHF Cup 2019 is Set to Take Place in Muscat, Oman". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2020.