After 11 days of competition, the Champions for this year's Sultan Azlan Shah cup were declared. We know that all six of the teams that accepted the invitation to play in Ipoh this year would proceed to the London Olympics next month, but which are the stronger teams? I have the finals results here in ... continue reading »

First time in the finals of a Sultan Azlan Shah tournament, New Zealand (in black) played a solid game with a 1-nil score to lift the trophy. It was a tight match and there were quite a few chances for Argentina (in blue) to score but they failed to capitalise on them. Moreover, New Zealand's goalkeeper ... continue reading »

India (in blue) hadn't really played well throughout this Azlan Shah Cup tournament. However, watching this 3rd & 4th place playoff match, it looked like the team stepped up their game one notch, as if their blend of experience and youth finally gelled. Great Britain (in white) took a tactical risk by pulling out their goalkeeper ... continue reading »

This match was crucial for Pakistan (in green) - they needed a win against Great Britain (in white), to ensure they did not finish at the bottom of this tournament. Well, Murphy's Law dictates that If anything could go wrong, it would. And so, Pakistan failed to pull off a win, conceding two goals in ... continue reading »

In a match that would have made no difference on the classification matches on Sunday, South Korea (in red) and New Zealand (in black) still played a very entertaining match, with Korea converting a penalty corner with less than two minutes on the clock. According to Korean team coach, Shin Seok-Kyo, they came into the tournament ... continue reading »

India and Pakistan have always been arch rivals, therefore this match was looked forward to by many hockey fans. I understand that not only did Malaysia broadcast this match live on TV through Astro, so did India and Pakistan. If not for the rain and the early hour, many more fans from both countries would ... continue reading »

This was a match that I really looked forward to. New Zealand (in black) has been showing their dominance since the beginning of the tournament. Yet, they failed to overcome Great Britain (in white) in this match. See, I don't have many photos to share as I was too busy watching the game! We are already ... continue reading »