During the third round of the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2026, India and Malaysia confirmed Semifinals bookings after continuing their winning streaks in the tournament by winning their respective third straight fixtures of the competition. Meanwhile, South Korea claimed their first win of the tournament, while Japan suffered their first defeat in the campaign.
Bangladesh suffered a 6-1 defeat against Malaysia. For Malaysia, who claimed their third consecutive victory to book their Semifinals spot, Abu Kamal Azrai (14’ and 22’) scored a brace, while Akhimullah Anuar (29’), Azimuddin Kamaruddin (32’), Shello Silverius (33’), and Aiman Rozemi (50’) scored goals, while Amirul Islam (26’) was the only goal-scorer for Bangladesh in that match.
In the second game of the day, Chongcong Chen (8’) provided an early lead for China, but Kim Yong Bok (35’) and Kim Jae-ho (36’) scored back-to-back goals for South Korea in the third quarter to snatch their first win of the competition.
India handed Japan first defeat in competition
Hosts and five-time winners India handed Japan their first defeat of the tournament, as the home side have also confirmed their places for the knockout stages. It was a 4-1 win for India, where Abhishek Nain opened the scoreline in the 11th minute, and Shota Yamada equalised the scoreline for Japan just four minutes later after converting a penalty stroke.
In the final quarter, India added three goals to claim another solid win. Captain Harmanpreet Singh helped to regain the lead in the 47th minute from a penalty corner, while Abhishek completed his brace in the 51st minute, and Vishnukant Singh added another in the 56th minute.
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2026: Round 3 Match Results
Bangladesh 1-6 Malaysia
South Korea 2-1 China
Japan 1-4 India
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2026: Points Table After Round 3
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal Difference | Points |
India (Qualified) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 9 |
Malaysia (Qualified) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -19 | 0 |
*Qualified = Teams qualified for the Semifinal