The 2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the women's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.[1] It was held from 7 to 15 December 2024 at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Muscat, Oman.[2]
India were the defending champions. They defended their title and won their second title by defeating China 3–2 in a shoot-out after the final finished 1–1 in regular time.[3] South Korea won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 3–2 in a shoot-out after the third place match also finished 1–1 in regular time.
The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2025 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with the five highest-ranked teams qualifying.[4] India, China, South Korea, Japan and Malaysia secured the five qualifying spots.[5][6]
Qualification
The five highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Junior Asia Cup qualified directly for this edition. The other teams participated in the 2024 Women's Junior AHF Cup, where the top five qualified for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[7]
Qualified teams
The following ten teams participated in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[8]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 3–11 June 2023 | 2023 Junior Asia Cup | Kakamigahara, Japan | 5 |  China India Japan Malaysia South Korea
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| 15–23 June 2024 | 2024 Junior AHF Cup | Singapore | 5 |  Bangladesh Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Sri Lanka Thailand
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| Total | 10 | |||
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+4).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | +32 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | India
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 9 | |
| 3 | Malaysia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Thailand
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bangladesh
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 40 | −37 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | +38 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | South Korea
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 9 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sri Lanka
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
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Classification round
Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Bracket
| 5–8 place | Fifth place | |||||
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| Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 6 | |||||
| Malaysia | 11 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 6 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||
5–8th place semi-finals
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 December | ||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| India (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| 14 December | ||||||
| China | 1 (2) | |||||
| China | 4 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Japan | 1 (2) | |||||
| South Korea (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
Semi–finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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India
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| 4 | Japan
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| 5 | Malaysia
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| 6 | Thailand
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| 7 | Chinese Taipei
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| 8 | Hong Kong
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| 9 | Bangladesh
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| 10 | Sri Lanka
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Source: FIH
Goalscorers
There were 206 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 7.1 goals per match.
12 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Sonia Khatun
- Fatema Tuzzohora
- Liu Tangjie
- Ma Xuejiao
- Zeng Xueling
- Huang Ling-Hu
- Liang Yu-Chieh
- Wang Ting-ya
- Zhu Yi-Chun
- Hui Wong
- Beauty Dungdung
- Lalrinpuii
- Manisha
- Vaishnavi Phalke
- Ai Hiramitsu
- Anzu Matsui
- Yui Takahashi
- Thibatharshini James
- Nor Nazihah
- Nur Iman Adawiyah
- Nur Syahirah
- Nurdini Batrisyia
- Siti Nur Irdina
- Park Seo-yeon
- Thanaphon Khamnon
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ^ "The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has officially unveiled the much-anticipated match schedule for the upcoming Women's Junior Asia Cup Muscat Oman 2024". Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Asia: Men`s and Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024 to take place in Muscat". hockeywrldnews.com. Hockey World News. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024: India beats China in shootout, defends title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Qualification System for 2025 FIH Junior World Cups" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "China, India, Japan, Korea and Malaysia qualify for Women's Junior World Cup!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Singh, Aftar (15 December 2024). "Young Tigresses qualify for Junior World Cup". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Asia: Official Match Schedule Revealed for the Men's and Women's Junior AHF Cup Singapore 2024". hockeywrldnws.com. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Men`s and Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024 to take place in Muscat". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.
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