Great Britain wins 2015 Sultan of Johor Cup of Hockey

Great Britain won the 2015 Sultan of Johor Cup under-21 field hockey tournament by defeating defending champions India.
In the final, India lost to Great Britain in penalty shoot by 3-4 goals score. Both teams had equaled by 2-2 goals score in regular full time match played at Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
In this edition of Cup, Sumit Kumar and Harmanpreet Singh of India with three goals each have been the top scorers in the tournament for the country.

2015 Sultan of Johor Cup of Hocey

Earlier, India was placed at the top of the table in the league phase of the cup, just losing one match to Great Britain.
Host Malaysia has been placed at third position in this edition of tournament after they had defeated Argentina by 3-2 goal scores in semi-final.
Australia, Argentina, India, Pakistan, Great Britain and hosts Malaysia were 6 teams that had participated in 2015 edition of tournament.

About Sultan of Johor Cup of Hockey

• Established in 2011 and named after the Sultan of Johor, a ceremonial hereditary seat and title of the nominal ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor.
• The tournament held annually in Malaysia and it is the only invitational junior hockey competition played at international level.
• India is most successful team in the tournament and has won it for two times in 2013 and 2014.

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015