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Korean men's hockey advances to Asian Champions Trophy semifinals
The Korean men's hockey team has advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Champions Trophy.
Korea tied 3-3 with Malaysia on the fifth day of the 8th Asian Champions Trophy held in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China on the 14th (local time).
With a record of 1 win, 3 draws, and 1 loss, our country advanced to the quarterfinals in 4th place out of 6 participating countries.
On this day, Korea recorded a draw with Malaysia with Yang Ji-hoon (Gimhae City Hall) scoring two goals alone and Park Cheol-eon (Seongnam City Hall) adding one goal.
Our country and China tied with 6 points, but due to the rule that the team with the most wins rises to the top, China came in 3rd and Korea came in 4th.
The semifinal matchups for this tournament have been set as Korea-India and Pakistan-China.
In the previous seven editions, India won four times, Pakistan three times, and our country won the title in 2021. India and Pakistan shared the title in 2018.
[14-day record]
Korea (1 win, 3 draws, 1 loss) 3 (1-0 0-1 1-1 1-1) 3 Malaysia (1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses)
India (5 wins) 2-1 Pakistan (2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss)
China (2 wins, 3 losses) 2-0 Japan (1 draw, 4 losses)