THE Selangor Open Hockey 5s was a huge success as 66 teams battled for honours in four categories over the weekend at the Ministry of Education pitch in Kuala Lumpur.
Hockey 5' is an explosive short format played on a
half-regulation size pitch and Selangor Hockey Association is the first state to organise it.
In the Men's category, JLJ Army team edged Dolphins on a solitary goal scored by Shafiq Yacob. And in the women's category SSTMI beat SUKMA KL to emerge champions.
Selangor HA also plans to organise a League as well as introduce an indoor hockey league to help promote the sport.
Roll of Honor:
School Boys':
Champion: STAR Klang (RM 1,000)
Runner-up: St John B (RM 500)
Third: Bandaraya Boys (RM 250)
School Girls':
Champion: SSTMI Red (RM 1,000)
Runner-up: SSTMI BlueRM (RM500)
Third: KL Sports School A (RM250)
Women's Open:
Champion: SSTMI Cobra (RM1,500)
Runner-up: SUKMA KL (RM1,000)
3rd Place: KL Ladies (RM500)
Men's Open:
Champion: JLJ Army (RM1,500)
Runner-up: Dolphins (RM 1,000)
Third: Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (RM500)
Best Goalkeepers:
Boys: Haziq Hairul (St John B)
Girls: Nor Sophia (SSTMI Red)
Women's: Priyanka Jayaraja (SSTMI Cobra)
Men's: Razain Ramli (JLJ Army)
Best Players:
Boys: Mohd Nizam B. Mohd Isa (STAR Klang)
Girls: Zarifah bt Abdul Aziz (SSTMI Blue)
Women's: Nor Aslinda bt Zaid (SSTMI Cobra)
Men's: Shafiq Yacob (JLJ Army)
