2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
field hockey tournament
The 2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 19th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, a field hockey tournament held between 6–16 May 2010. Due to bad weather, the final between India and Korea was abandoned after 6 minutes and 14 seconds of play. After discussions and consultations between the Tournament Director Paul Richards, the Organising Committee, with the consent of Sultan Azlan Shah, decided that India and Korea would be joint champions for the 19th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was the 5th title for India and the 2nd for Korea.
Participating nations
Seven countries participated in this year's tournament:
Australia
India
South Korea
Malaysia
China
Pakistan
Egypt
Results
All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
First round
Pool stage
Second round
Classification matches
Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
Match abandoned after 6 minutes and 14 seconds due to bad weather, both teams declared joint winners.
Awards
XI Team of the Tournament
Champions
India
South Korea
Fairplay
Egypt
Player of the Tournament
Sardar Singh
Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Kumar Subramaniam
Top Scorer
Nam Hyun-woo (9 goals)
Scorers
Final ranking
This ranking does not reflect the actual performance of the team as the ranking issued by the International Hockey Federation. This is just a benchmark ranking in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup only.
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