Piala Hoki Dunia 2023: Selamat maju jaya, Speedy Tigers!
Selamat berjuang kepada pasukan hoki Malaysia yang akan bertemu pasukan Belanda pada hari esok, 14 Januari, pada perlawanan pertama Piala Dunia Hoki 2023. Malaysia juga akan menentang New Zealand dan Chile dalam Kumpulan C.
Malaysia layak ke Piala Dunia Hoki 2023 dengan menduduki tempat pertama dalam peringkat kumpulan di Piala Asia 2022. Pasukan kebangsaan terus cemerlang dalam kempen kejohanan sehingga bertemu pasukan Korea Selatan pada perlawanan akhir, di mana mereka dinobatkan naib juara. Walaupun Malaysia menduduki tempat pertama dalam pusingan dua, Korea Selatan muncul juara setelah berjaya mengalahkan Speedy Tigers 2–1 di final.
Akhir tahun lalu, Speedy Tigers juga telah muncul juara Piala Sultan Azlan Shah buat pertama kali dan ini terus menanam keyakinan bahawa mereka sudah bersedia untuk menghadapi Piala Dunia. Razie Rahim, penjaring gol terbanyak Piala Asia dengan 13 gol, sekali lagi menunjukkan kehebatan beliau dan mengulangi pencapaian tersebut dengan enam gol.
Kejayaan terbaik Malaysia di Piala Dunia Hoki masih kekal pada edisi 1975, di mana pasukan kebangsaan berada di tempat keempat.
Skuad Speedy Tigers: Muhd Hafizuddin Othman, Adrian Andy Albert, Razie Rahim, Marhan Mohd Jalil, Najmi Farizal Jazlan, Zulpidaus Mizun, Muhd Aminuddin Mohd Zain, Muhd Amirul Hamizan Azahar, Meor Muhd, Faiz Helmi Jali, Firhan Ashaari, Ashran Hamsani, Najib Abu Hassan, Faizal Saari, Shahril Saabah, Norsyafiq Sumantri, Ramadan Rosli, Shello Silverius, Tengku Nasrul Ikmal Hakimie, Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
Ketua Jurulatih: Arul Selvaraj
Pengurus Pasukan: Dato’ Mirnawan Nawawi
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All the best to the Malaysian hockey team who will meet the Netherlands tomorrow, January 14, in their first match of the 2023 Men’s FIH World Cup. Malaysia will also meet New Zealand and Chile in Pool C.
Malaysia secured a spot for the 2023 Hockey World Cup after placing first in their group at the 2022 Asia Cup. They continued a successful campaign which ended at the finals, where they left as runners-up. After finishing first in the second round, Malaysia met South Korea to claim victory. Unfortunately, South Korea narrowly edged out the national team with a 2–1 win.
Late last year, the Speedy Tigers emerged as champions of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup for the first time, instilling confidence in the nation for they were ready to take on the World Cup. Razie Rahim, who was the top goalscorer at the Asia Cup with 13, once again took home this achievement with six goals overall.
Malaysia’s best performance at the World Cup remains to be the 1975 edition, where they finished in fourth place.
Speedy Tigers: Muhd Hafizuddin Othman, Adrian Andy Albert, Razie Rahim, Marhan Mohd Jalil, Najmi Farizal Jazlan, Zulpidaus Mizun, Muhd Aminuddin Mohd Zain, Muhd Amirul Hamizan Azahar, Meor Muhd, Faiz Helmi Jali, Firhan Ashaari, Ashran Hamsani, Najib Abu Hassan, Faizal Saari, Shahril Saabah, Norsyafiq Sumantri, Ramadan Rosli, Shello Silverius, Tengku Nasrul Ikmal Hakimie, Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
Head Coach: Arul Selvaraj
Team Manager: Dato’ Mirnawan Nawawi
