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Ready Steady Tokyo
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
CityTokyo
Dates17–21 August
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)Oi Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions India
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored45 (5.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Mandeep Singh (6 goals)
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The 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament was a men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Tokyo, Japan, from August 17 to 21, 2019. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[2]

India won the tournament after defeating New Zealand 5–0 in the final. Japan finished in third place after defeating Malaysia 6–1 in the third place playoff.

Competition format

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The tournament featured the national teams of India, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the hosts, Japan, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country June 2019 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 India 5 Champions (1975) Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
 Japan 16 Ninth Place (1971, 2006) Runners-up (1932)
 Malaysia 12 Fourth Place (1975) Eighth Place (1972, 1976)
 New Zealand 8 Seventh place (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014) Champions (1976)

Squads

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Main article: 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament squads

Results

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Pool stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 9 5 +4 9 Final
2  India 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3  Japan (H) 3 1 0 2 9 11 −2 3
4  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts
17 August 2019
18:30
India  6–0  Malaysia
Gurinder field hockey ball 8'
Gursahibjit field hockey ball 18', 56'
Mandeep field hockey ball 33', 46'
Sunil field hockey ball 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Martin Madden (SCO)
17 August 2019
19:00
New Zealand  4–3  Japan
Smith field hockey ball 17'
McAleese field hockey ball 19'
Russell field hockey ball 57'
Jenness field hockey ball 60' 		Report Yamasaki field hockey ball 34', 41'
Wakuri field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
Eric Koh (MAS)
18 August 2019
18:30
Malaysia  1–3  Japan
Nabil field hockey ball 37' Report Fukuda field hockey ball 26'
Murata field hockey ball 48'
Watanabe field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Martin Madden (SCO)
18 August 2019
19:00
New Zealand  2–1  India
Smith field hockey ball 47'
Lane field hockey ball 60' 		Report Harmanpreet field hockey ball 2'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Eric Koh (MAS)
20 August 2019
09:30
Malaysia  1–3  New Zealand
Najmi field hockey ball 21' Report J. Panchia field hockey ball 29'
Woods field hockey ball 39'
Inglis field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
20 August 2019
11:45
India  6–3  Japan
Sharma field hockey ball 3'
Xess field hockey ball 7'
Mandeep field hockey ball 9', 29', 30'
Gurjant field hockey ball 41' 		Report Fukuda field hockey ball 25'
K. Tanaka field hockey ball 36'
Murata field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)

Classification stage

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Third and fourth place

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21 August 2019
09:30
Japan  6–1  Malaysia
Zendana field hockey ball 32', 56'
Kirishita field hockey ball 39', 45+'
K. Tanaka field hockey ball 43'
Watanabe field hockey ball 44' 		Report Shahril field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)

Final

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21 August 2019
12:00
New Zealand  0–5  India
Report Harmanpreet field hockey ball 7'
Shamsher field hockey ball 18'
Sharma field hockey ball 22'
Gursahibjit field hockey ball 26'
Mandeep field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Eric Koh (MAS)

Statistics

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Final standings

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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  India 4 3 0 1 18 5 +13 9 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand 4 3 0 1 9 10 −1 9 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan 4 2 0 2 15 12 +3 6 Bronze Medal
4  Malaysia 4 0 0 4 3 18 −15 0 Fourth Place
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

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There were 45 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5.62 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Test Events". Tokyo2020. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey (Men)". FIH. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ "FIH Men's and Women's Hero World Ranking". FIH. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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