<h5>What is the Asian Champions Trophy?</h5><p>The Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) is a famous men’s hockey tournament that is held in Asia. It highlights the talent and competitiveness of top Asian national hockey teams. This tournament was started in the year 2011. The Asian Hockey Federation holds this event.</p><p>Recently, the ACT 2023 tournament concluded. It was held from 3rd August 2023 to 12th August 2023 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This is the seventh edition of the tournament.</p><p>Six teams (India, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Pakistan, and China) participated in this year’s tournament, with India reaching the finals and emerging as the winner (yay!).</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/india-wins-asian-champions-trophy-2023%2FIndia.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=2e5c2b04-11de-479e-aca5-ac0039676ddb" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>The Indian teams lift the trophy after winning the tournament. Video by Hockey India.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>Whom did India defeat in the final match?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/india-wins-asian-champions-trophy-2023%2FHockey%20India.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=3d91bbcd-86c5-4d40-9cd2-b116aafe75ff"><figcaption>A moment during the tournament’s final match between India and Malaysia. Photo by Hockey India.</figcaption></figure><p>The Indian men's hockey team defeated Malaysia 4-3 in the final of the ACT 2023. They won after fighting back from two goals down. This shows the determination of our players to win the trophy. With this win, India overtook Pakistan as the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy.</p><p>Pakistan has won this tournament thrice, while India has won it four times.</p><h5>How was India’s performance in this tournament?</h5><p>At the start of the tournament, all six teams were placed in a group where they played against each other. India came out on top of the league table after winning four matches and drawing one. Along with India, three other teams reached the semi-finals (Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan).</p><p>India defeated Japan in the semi-finals to face Malaysia in the final match of the tournament. India’s Harmanpreet Singh scored nine goals to become this tournament’s top scorer. Mandeep Singh also won the Hero of the Tournament title for his outstanding performance on the pitch.</p><p>Team India scored twenty-nine goals, the most by a team in this year’s tournament. The Indian team performed really well to lift the prestigious trophy.</p>

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