PAST AZLAN SHAH CUP WINNERS

Sultan Azlan Shah with the 2007 champions Australia

Sultan Azlan Shah with the 2006 champions Netherlands

1983
CHAMPION: AUSTRALIA
SECOND: PAKISTAN
THIRD: INDIA
FOURTH: MALAYSIA
1985
CHAMPION: INDIA
SECOND: MALAYSIA
THIRD: PAKISTAN
FOURTH: SPAIN
1987
CHAMPION: GERMANY
SECOND: PAKISTAN
THIRD: ENGLAND
FOURTH: MALAYSIA
FIFTH: SOUTH KOREA
SIXTH: JAPAN
1991
CHAMPION: INDIA
SECOND: PAKISTAN
THIRD: SOVIET UNION
FOURTH: NEW ZEALAND
FIFTH: MALAYSIA
SIXTH: SOUTH KOREA
1991
CHAMPION: INDIA
SECOND: PAKISTAN
THIRD: SOVIET UNION
FOURTH: NEW ZEALAND
FIFTH: MALAYSIA
SIXTH: SOUTH KOREA
1994
CHAMPION: ENGLAND
SECOND: PAKISTAN
THIRD: AUSTRALIA
FOURTH: MALAYSIA
FIFTH: SOUTH KOREA
1995
CHAMPION: INDIA
SECOND: GERMANY
THIRD: NEW ZEALAND
FOURTH: SPAIN
FIFTH: CANADA
SIXTH: MALAYSIA
1996
CHAMPION: SOUTH KOREA
SECOND: AUSTRALIA
THIRD: MALAYSIA
FOURTH: ENGLAND
FIFTH: INDIA
SIXTH: NETHERLANDS
1998
CHAMPION: AUSTRALIA
SECOND: GERMANY
THIRD: SOUTH KOREA
FOURTH: NEW ZEALAN
DFIFTH: ENGLAND
SIXTH: MALAYSIA
1999
CHAMPION: PAKISTAN
SECOND: SOUTH KOREA
THIRD: GERMANY
FOURTH: CANADA
FIFTH: MALAYSIA
SIXTH: NEW ZEALAND
2000
CHAMPION: PAKISTAN
SECOND: SOUTH KOREA
THIRD: INDIA
FOURTH: MALAYSIA
FIFTH: GERMANY
SIXTH: NEW ZEALAND
SEVENTH: CANADA
2001
CHAMPION: GERMANY
SECOND: SOUTH KOREA
THIRD: AUSTRALIA
FOURTH: PAKISTAN
FIFTH: INDIA
SIXTH: ENGLAND
SEVENTH: MALAYSIA
2003
CHAMPION: PAKISTAN
SECOND: GERMANY
THIRD: NEW ZEALAND
FOURTH: SOUTH KOREA
FIFTH: MALAYSIA
2004
CHAMPION: AUSTRALIA
SECOND: PAKISTAN
THIRD: SOUTH KOREA
FOURTH: GERMANY
FIFTH: SPAINSIXTH: MALAYSIA
SEVENTH: INDIA
2005
CHAMPION: AUSTRALIA
SECOND: SOUTH KOREA
THIRD: PAKISTAN
FOURTH: NEW ZEALAND
FIFTH: INDIA
SIXTH: MALAYSIA
SEVENTH: SOUTH AFRICA
2006
CHAMPION: NETHERLANDS
SECOND: AUSTRALIA
THIRD: INDIA
FOURTH: NEW ZEALAND
FIFTH: PAKISTAN
SIXTH: SOUTH KOREA
SEVENTH: ARGENTINA
EIGHTH: MALAYSIA
2007
CHAMPION: AUSTRALIA
SECOND: MALAYSIA
THIRD: INDIA
FOURTH: SOUTH KOREA
FIFTH: ARGENTINA
SIXTH: PAKISTAN
SEVENTH: CHINA
EIGHTH: CANADA
2008
CHAMPION: ARGENTINA
SECOND: INDIA
THIRD: NEW ZEALAND
FOURTH: PAKISTAN
FIFTH: CANADA
SIXTH: BELGIUM
SEVENTH: MALAYSIA
2009
CHAMPION: INDIA
SECOND: MALAYSIA
THIRD: NEW ZEALAND
FOURTH: PAKISTAN
FIFTH: EGYPT

India 2 Pakistan 1

15/05/08

India 2 Pakistan 1
India scorers Sandeep Singh and Diwakar Ram. Muhammad Saqlain scored from the penalty spot for Pakistan in the second half.
Now, India need to win against Malaysia on Saturday to play in the final. Pakistan will surely be cheering for Malaysia!

Malaysia 2 Canada 2

14/05/08
Pakistan 3 Belgium 5
Malaysia 2 Canada 2
Argentina 2 New Zealand 1

MALAYSIA were held 2-2 by Olympic bound Canada, while Argentina became the first team to qualify for the final of the 17th Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh yesterday.
Argentina beat New Zealand 2-1, while Pakistan lost a golden opportunity to follow suit, when they lost 5-3 to Belgium. Pakistan will now have to beat India today, if they want to play in the final.
Malaysia were at the receiving end for 19 minutes, but held on steadily and stunned the Canadians with a cracker if a goal.
Madzli Ikmar took a shot from deep inside the Malaysian half, and the ball whizzed past a handful of Canadians before reached Chua Boon Huat, who was standing at the Canadian penalty spot.
Chua’s back was towards the goal-mouth, but his reverse stick went past a defender and the Canadian goalkeeper Mike Mahood to give Malaysia the lead.
But in an anticlimax, after Malaysia missed three chances to increase the lead, goalkeeper S. Kumar made a blunder and handed Canada the equaliser.
Kumar rushed out to the top of the semi-circle to clear the ball, but missed and Sukhwinder Singh scored the easiest goal of the tournament and Canada were back on level terms.
But Malaysia went into the dressing room with a one-goal lead, when Amin Rahim’s direct penalty corner attempt sounded the board in the 27th minute.
The hosts lived dangerously in the second half, and allowed Canada a free hand to win penalty corners, but Baljit Singh Charun, the first runner, was too fast for them.
There were plenty of opportunities to increase the lead, but Kelvinder Singh and S. Selvaraju were not sharp enough in the semi-circle.
But Canada nailed the equaliser in the 62nd minute, off their sixth penalty corner, which was scored by Mike Tuffer.
THURSDAY: India v Pakistan (4pm), New Zealand v Canada (6pm), Belgium v Malaysia (8pm).

P W D L F A Pts
ARGENTINA 5 4 1 0 17 6 13
PAKISTAN 5 3 1 1 17 14 10
INDIA 4 2 0 2 13 14 6
CANADA 4 1 1 2 5 7 4
MALAYSIA 4 1 1 2 6 10 4
BELGIUM 4 1 0 3 10 14 3
NEW ZEAL 4 1 0 3 8 13 3

Pakistan blow it

14/05/08
Pakistan 3 Belgium 5
Argentina 2 New Zealand 1

PAKISTAN lost out on golden chance, when they lost to Belgium. Now they will have to beat India on Thursday if they want to play in the final against Argentina.

Argentina in Final

Picture on right: Australian's celebrate with the Azlan Shah Cup after beating Malaysia 3-1 in 2007.

14/05/08
Argentina qualified for the 17th Azlan Shah Cup final when they edged New Zealand 2-1.
Argentina only made their Azlan Shah Cup debut in 2006 and finished seventh, and it looks like they have a good chance of lifting the Trophy this year.

STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
ARGENTINA 5 4 1 0 17 6 13