{{Short description|Field hockey competition}} {{Infobox field hockey | tournament = 2021 Women's Asian Champions Trophy | other_titles = Donghae Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2021 | image = | size = | caption = | country = South Korea | city = Donghae | dates = 5–11 December | venues = Donghae City Sunrise Stadium | teams = 4 | confederations = 1 | champions = {{fhw|JPN}} | second = {{fhw|KOR}} | third = {{fhw|CHN}} | count = 2 | matches = 9 | goals = 50 | top_scorer = {{fhwicon|IND}} Gurjit Kaur | top_scorer_goals = 5 | best_player = {{fhwicon|KOR}} Cheon Eun-bi | goalkeeper = {{fhwicon|THA}} Siraya Yimkrajang | young_player = {{fhwicon|KOR}} Kim Seo-na | previous_year = 2018 | previous_tournament = 2018 Women's Asian Champions Trophy | next_year = 2023 | next_tournament = 2023 Women's Asian Champions Trophy }} The '''2021 Women's Asian Champions Trophy''' was the sixth edition of the Women's Asian Champions Trophy, a biennial field hockey tournament for the six best Asian women's national teams organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.

The tournament was held at the Donghae City Sunrise Stadium in Donghae, South Korea and it was originally scheduled from 14 to 21 June 2020.<ref name="road map">{{cite web |last1=Ikram |first1=Ali |title=AHF 2020 Road map |url=https://www.asiahockey.org/news/ahf-2020-road-map/ |website=asiahockey.org |publisher=Asian Hockey Federation |accessdate=4 February 2020 |date=3 February 2020}}</ref> South Korea were the defending champions.<ref name="road map"/>

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was postponed on 26 March 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcement: Postponement of the Bangabandhu Al-Arafah Islami Bank Junior Asia Cup Dhaka 2020 & the Women's Asian Champions Trophy Donghae 2020 |url=https://www.asiahockey.org/news/announcement-postponement-of-the-bangabandhu-al-arafah-islami-bank-junior-asia-cup-dhaka-2020-the-womens-asian-champions-trophy-donghae-2020/ |website=asiahockey.org |publisher=Asian Hockey Federation |accessdate=26 March 2020 |date=25 March 2020}}</ref> In September 2020 the new dates were announced and the tournament would be held from 31 March to 6 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=AHF Announces Dates for 6th Edition of Women's Asian Champions Trophy Donghae 2020. (Dates Approved by FIH) |url=https://www.asiahockey.org/news/asian-women-athletes-ready-to-defeat-covid-19-ahf-announces-dates-for-6th-edition-of-womens-asian-champions-trophy-donghae-2020-dates-approved-by-fih/ |website=asiahockey.org |publisher=Asian Hockey Federation |accessdate=17 September 2020}}</ref> In January 2021 the tournament was postponed again <ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka 2021 & Women's Donghae Asian Champions Trophy 2021 to be postponed |url=https://www.asiahockey.org/news/mens-asian-champions-trophy-dhaka-2021-womens-donghae-asian-champions-trophy-2021-to-be-postponed/ |website=asiahockey.org |publisher=Asian Hockey Federation |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> and in October was postponed further to 5 to 12 December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2021 hockey to start in December|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/hockey-women-asian-champions-trophy-2021-start-date|access-date=2021-10-21|website=Olympics.com}}</ref>

==Teams== The following four teams will be participating in the tournament. Malaysia could not play their first two matches of the tournament and eventually had to withdraw due to Covid-related issues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schedule Updated – Donghae Women's Asian Champions Trophy |url=https://www.asiahockey.org/news/schedule-updated-donghae-womens-asian-champions-trophy/ |website=asiahockey.org |publisher=Asian Hockey Federation |access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Update: Donghae Women's Asian Champions Trophy |url=https://www.asiahockey.org/news/update-donghae-womens-asian-champions-trophy/ |website=asiahockey.org |publisher=Asian Hockey Federation |access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref> On 9 December India also had to withdraw from the tournament due to the same reason.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian women's hockey team's ACT campaign ends due to COVID case in squad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/indian-womens-hockey-teams-act-campaign-ends-due-to-covid-case-in-squad/articleshow/88188791.cms |website=indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India |access-date=10 December 2021 |date=9 December 2021}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable" !Team !Appearance !Last appearance !Previous best performance |- |{{fhw|CHN}}||6th||2018||2nd (2011, 2016) |- |{{fhw|JPN}}||6th||2018||'''1st''' (2013) |- |{{fhw|KOR}}||5th||2018||'''1st''' (2010, 2011, 2018) |- |{{flagicon image|WADA - White flag with Thailand text.svg}} Thailand{{efn|Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand was not allowed to be represented by its national flag.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thailand loses right to host tournaments |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2217903/thailand-loses-right-to-host-tournaments |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=Bangkok Post |publisher=Bangkok Post Public Co. Ltd. |quote=The country has also been denied the right to display its national flag at any such events (international football events).}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WADA confirms non-compliance of five Anti-Doping Organizations (7 October 2021) |url=https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2021-10/wada-confirms-non-compliance-of-five-anti-doping-organizations |website=World Anti-Doping Agency |access-date=4 December 2021 |language=en |date=7 October 2021}}</ref>}}||1st||None||Debut |} ;Notes {{NoteFoot}} {{notelist}}

==Results== ''All times are local, KST (UTC+9).''

===First round=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1382/reports/poolstandings FIH] |update=complete

|team_order=JPN, KOR, CHN, THA, IND, MAS

|win_JPN=3 |draw_JPN=0 |loss_JPN=0 |gf_JPN=10|ga_JPN=2 |win_KOR=2 |draw_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=1 |gf_KOR=6 |ga_KOR=3 |status_KOR=H |win_CHN=1 |draw_CHN=0 |loss_CHN=2 |gf_CHN=12|ga_CHN=6 |win_THA=0 |draw_THA=0 |loss_THA=3 |gf_THA=0 |ga_THA=17

|name_CHN={{fhw|CHN}} |name_IND={{fhw|IND}} |name_JPN={{fhw|JPN}} |name_MAS={{fhw|MAS}} |name_KOR={{fhw|KOR}} |name_THA={{flagicon image|WADA - White flag with Thailand text.svg}} Thailand

|result1=F |result2=F |result3=T |result4=T |result5=W |result6=W

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.<ref name="Regulations">[https://www.fih.ch/media/8997723/fih-general-tournament-regulations-current-update.pdf FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021]</ref>

|res_col_header=Q |col_F=green1 |text_F=Final |col_T=blue1 |text_T=Third place game |col_W=black1 |text_W=Withdrew }}

{{Fieldhockeybox |date=5 December 2021 |time=12:45 |team1={{fhw-rt|IND}} |score=13–0 |team2={{nowrap|{{flagicon image|WADA - White flag with Thailand text.svg}} Thailand}} |report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15959/reports/matchreport Report] |goals1=Gurjit {{fhgoal|PS|2|PC|14|PC|24|PC|25|PC|58}}<br />Vandana {{fhgoal|FG|7}}<br />Lilima {{fhgoal|FG|14|PC|24}}<br />Jyoti {{fhgoal|PC|15|FG|36}}<br />Rajwinder {{fhgoal|FG|16}}<br />Sonika {{fhgoal|FG|43}}<br />Monika {{fhgoal|FG|55}} |goals2= |umpires=Lelia Sacre (CAN)<br />Kim Jung-hee (KOR) }} {{Fieldhockeybox |date=5 December 2021 |time=15:00 |team1={{fhw-rt|KOR}} |score=0–1 |team2={{fhw|JPN}} |report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15960/reports/matchreport Report] |goals1= |goals2=Mori {{fhgoal|FG|50}} |umpires=Liu Xiaoying (CHN)<br />Rama Potnis (IND) }} ---- {{Fieldhockeybox |date=6 December 2021 |time=12:45 |team1={{fhw-rt|CHN}} |score=2–3 |team2={{fhw|JPN}} |report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15962/reports/matchreport Report] |goals1=Ma {{fhgoal|PC|2}}<br />Zhang Y. {{fhgoal|PC|4}} |goals2=Mori {{fhgoal|PC|28|PC|60}}<br />Urata {{fhgoal|PC|53}} |umpires=Ayanna McClean (TTO)<br />Kang Hyun-young (KOR) }} {{Fieldhockeybox |date=6 December 2021 |time=15:00 |team1={{nowrap|Thailand {{flagicon image|WADA - White flag with Thailand text.svg}}}} |score=0–3 |team2={{fhw|KOR}} |report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15963/reports/matchreport Report] |goals1= |goals2=Baek {{fhgoal|PC|8}}<br />Kim Ji. {{fhgoal|PC|29}}<br />Kim Je. {{fhgoal|FG|36}} |umpires=Norasyikin Shariudin (MAS)<br />Ymkje van Slooten (NED) }} ---- {{Fieldhockeybox |date=8 December 2021 |time=12:45 |team1={{nowrap|Thailand {{flagicon image|WADA - White flag with Thailand text.svg}}}} |score=0–8 |team2={{fhw|CHN}} |report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15965/reports/matchreport Report] |goals1= |goals2=Fan {{fhgoal|PC|10}}<br />Gu {{fhgoal|PC|17}}<br />Zou {{fhgoal|FG|24}}<br />Zhong {{fhgoal|PC|30}}<br />Zhang Y. {{fhgoal|PC|35}}<br />Zhang X. {{fhgoal|PC|40}}<br />Liu {{fhgoal|FG|53|FG|60}} |umpires=Minami Inamoto (JPN)<br />Lelia Sacre (CAN) }} ---- {{Fieldhockeybox |date=9 December 2021 |time=11:00 |team1={{fhw-rt|JPN}} |score=6–0 |team2={{nowrap|{{flagicon image|WADA - White flag with Thailand text.svg}} Thailand}} |report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15967/reports/matchreport Report] |goals1=Oikawa {{fhgoal|PS|13}}<br />Suzuki {{fhgoal|PC|16}}<br />Mori {{fhgoal|FG|31}}<br />Shimada {{fhgoal|FG|39}}<br />Y. Nagai {{fhgoal|FG|42}}<br />Toriyama {{fhgoal|FG|57}} |goals2= |umpires=Rama Potnis (IND)<br />Kim Jung-hee (KOR) }} {{Fieldhockeybox |date=9 December 2021 |time=13:15 |team1={{fhw-rt|KOR}} |score=3–2 |team2={{fhw|CHN}} |report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15972/reports/matchreport Report] |goals1=Kim Ji. {{fhgoal|PC|26}}<br />Cho {{fhgoal|PC|51}}<br />Kim S. {{fhgoal|FG|54}} |goals2=Liu {{fhgoal|FG|14}}<br />Zhang Y. {{fhgoal|PC|48}} |umpires=Ymkje van Slooten (NED)<br />Ayanna McClean (TTO) }}

===Classification round=== ====Third place game==== {{Fieldhockeybox |date=11 December 2021 |time=11:00 |team1={{fhw-rt|CHN}} |score=6–0 |team2={{fhw|THA}} |report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15974/reports/matchreport Report] |goals1=Zhong {{fhgoal|FG|3}}<br />Ma {{fhgoal|PC|7}}<br />Zou {{fhgoal|FG|15|FG|30|FG|34}}<br />Zhang X. {{fhgoal|PC|28}} |goals2= |umpires=Minami Inamoto (JPN)<br />Kang Hyun-young (KOR) }}

====Final==== {{Fieldhockeybox |date=11 December 2021 |time=13:30 |team1={{fhw-rt|JPN}} |score=2–1 |team2={{fhw|KOR}} |report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/15975/reports/matchreport Report] |goals1=H. Nagai {{fhgoal|FG|27}}<br />K. Tanaka {{fhgoal|FG|27}} |goals2=Kang {{fhgoal|FG|1}} |umpires=Liu Xiaoying (CHN)<br />Ayanna McClean (TTO) }}

==Statistics== ===Final standings=== #{{fhw|JPN}} #{{fhw|KOR}} #{{fhw|CHN}} #{{fhw|THA}}

===Goalscorers=== {{Goalscorers |source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1382/reports/scorers FIH] |goals=50 |matches=9 |updated=complete

|5 goals= *{{fhwicon|IND}} Gurjit Kaur

|4 goals= *{{fhwicon|CHN}} Zou Meirong *{{fhwicon|JPN}} Kanon Mori

|3 goals= *{{fhwicon|CHN}} Liu Hua *{{fhwicon|CHN}} Zhang Ying

|2 goals= *{{fhwicon|CHN}} Ma Ning *{{fhwicon|CHN}} Zhang Xindan *{{fhwicon|CHN}} Zhong Jiaqi *{{fhwicon|IND}} Jyoti *{{fhwicon|IND}} Lilima Minz *{{fhwicon|KOR}} Kim Ji-yun

|1 goal= *{{fhwicon|CHN}} Fan Yunxia *{{fhwicon|CHN}} Gu Yangyan *{{fhwicon|IND}} Vandana Katariya *{{fhwicon|IND}} Rajwinder Kaur *{{fhwicon|IND}} Monika Malik *{{fhwicon|IND}} Sonika *{{fhwicon|JPN}} Hazuka Nagai *{{fhwicon|JPN}} Yuri Nagai *{{fhwicon|JPN}} Shihori Oikawa *{{fhwicon|JPN}} Amiru Shimada *{{fhwicon|JPN}} Miyu Suzuki *{{fhwicon|JPN}} Kaho Tanaka *{{fhwicon|JPN}} Mai Toriyama *{{fhwicon|JPN}} Kana Urata *{{fhwicon|KOR}} Baek Ee-seul *{{fhwicon|KOR}} Cho Hye-jin *{{fhwicon|KOR}} Kang Ji-na *{{fhwicon|KOR}} Kim Jeong *{{fhwicon|KOR}} Kim Seo-na }}

==See also== *2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Women's Asian Champions Trophy}}

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