India Hockey Team Move Up In FIH Rankings, Claim 3rd Spot After Asian Champions Trophy Triumph Over Malaysia

Harmanpreet Singh-led side India defeated Malaysia 4-3 to lift the ACT title. They made an incredible comeback from 1-3 down.

New Delhi, Aug 13: Giving them a big boost ahead of the Asian Games, India on Sunday rose to third place in FIH rankings following their Asian Champions Trophy triumph.

India (2771.35 points) jumped one place to third and went past England (2763.50 points) behind top-ranked Netherlands (3095.90 points) and Belgium (2917.87 points).

We are the Champions 🏆

This is just the beginning, on to the Hangzhou Asian Games next.#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HACT2023 pic.twitter.com/ofXc9xLIw4

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 12, 2023

A joyous end to a wild journey in Chennai.

Sreejesh bringing the cheering squad along 🤣#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HACT2023 pic.twitter.com/uP65ZD6KuB

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 13, 2023

This was the second time India rose to No 3 in FIH rankings. India had achieved a similar ranking in 2021 after securing a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, which was their first medal at the Games in 41 years.

On Saturday, the Harmanpreet Singh-led side defeated Malaysia 4-3 to lift the ACT title. They made an incredible comeback from 1-3 down.

Chak De India 🇮🇳

Congratulations to #TeamIndia for defeating #Japan by 5⃣-0⃣in the semifinals of #AsianChampionsTrophy 🏑 🏆.

Best wishes & entire 🇮🇳 will be cheering for you in the finals.#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame#MenInBlue #IndianHockey #Hockey #HACT@TheHockeyIndia pic.twitter.com/sql6CYWwQp

— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) August 12, 2023

In the last edition of the event in 2021, India had finished third.

The Indian hockey team’s next assignment will be the Asian Games in Hangzhou from September 23.

With yesterday @TheHockeyIndia had won the Asian Champions Trophy title,Indian men’s team had surpassed England and moved into third in the updated FIH rankings. pic.twitter.com/JWRQL25GF7

— Rakesh Russell (@rakeshrussell52) August 13, 2023

The ACT runners-up Malaysia remained on ninth in the FIH rankings.

Here are glimpses from the medal ceremony.

🥇 India 🇮🇳
🥈 Malaysia 🇲🇾
🥉 Japan 🇯🇵#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HACT2023 pic.twitter.com/dyc9YFDtdz

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 12, 2023

Apart from India and Malaysia, South Korea too find themselves at 11th while Pakistan is placed 16th.

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