Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
The men's field hockey event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre from 5 to 14 April 2018.[1] Australia won the gold medal after defeating New Zealand 2–0 in the final, continuing their dominance in the event with a sixth consecutive gold medal, having won the men's tournament every time it has been held.
Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Australia | ||
City | Gold Coast | ||
Dates | 5 – 14 April 2018 | ||
Teams | 10 | ||
Venue(s) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Australia (6th title) | ||
Runner-up | New Zealand | ||
Third place | England | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 27 | ||
Goals scored | 117 (4.33 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Sam Ward (9 goals) | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
Umpires
Twelve umpires for the men's event were appointed by the International Hockey Federation.[2]
- Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
- Tim Bond (NZL)
- Ben de Young (AUS)
- Jamie Hooper (WAL)
- Deepak Joshi (IND)
- Tyler Klenk (CAN)
- Eric Koh (MAS)
- Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
- Sean Rapaport (RSA)
- David Sweetman (SCO)
- Paul Walker (ENG)
- Deon Nel (RSA)
Results
All times are local (UTC+10)
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 | |
3 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | 7th–8th place match |
5 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 9th–10th place match |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 | |
3 | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 5th–6th place match |
4 | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7th–8th place match |
5 | Wales | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | 9th–10th place match |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
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Classification matches
Ninth and tenth place
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Seventh and eighth place
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Medal round
Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
13 April 2018 | ||||||
Australia | 2 | |||||
14 April 2018 | ||||||
England | 1 | |||||
Australia | 2 | |||||
13 April 2018 | ||||||
New Zealand | 0 | |||||
New Zealand | 3 | |||||
India | 2 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
14 April 2018 | ||||||
England | 2 | |||||
India | 1 |
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Statistics
Final Standings
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 |
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Australia (H) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 18 | Gold Medal | |
New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 12 | Silver Medal | |
England | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 10 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | |
7 | Pakistan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | |
8 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | |
9 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | |
10 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 |
Goalscorers
There were 117 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
- Ali Mubashar
- Alan Forsyth
- Gareth Furlong
3 goals
2 goals
- Jeremy Hayward
- James Kirkpatrick
- Varun Kumar
- Dilpreet Singh
- Mandeep Singh
- Faizal Saari
- Stephen Jenness
- George Muir
- Jared Panchia
- Nic Woods
- Mohammad Irfan Jr.
- Arslan Qadir
- Kenneth Bain
- Robert Harwood
- Tom Carson
1 goal
- Daniel Beale
- Matthew Dawson
- Flynn Ogilvie
- Jacob Whetton
- Tom Wickham
- Aran Zalewski
- Gordon Johnston
- Matthew Sarmento
- Liam Ansell
- David Condon
- David Goodfield
- Harry Martin
- Phil Roper
- Iain Sloan
- Manpreet Singh
- Rupinder Pal Singh
- S.V. Sunil
- Amirol Arshad
- Ramadan Rosli
- Shahril Saabah
- Fitri Saari
- Joel van Huizen
- Cory Bennett
- Marcus Child
- Dane Lett
- Nick Ross
- Shafqat Rasool
- Dayaan Cassiem
- Ryan Crowe
- Timothy Drummond
- Gareth Heyns
- Ryan Julius
- Reza Rosenberg
- Benjamin Francis
- Luke Hawker
- Rupert Shipperley
Source: FIH