title: 2017 Women's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup
text: # 2017 Women's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup
  
  The 2017 Women's Indoor Asia Cup was the sixth edition of the Women's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup. It was held in Doha, Qatar from 24–28 April 2017.
  
  The number of teams for this year’s cup wasincreased by one compared to the previous tournament where five teams competed. Cambodia and Hong Kong, who competed previously, not joined this year’s edition and be replaced by Malaysia, North Korea, and China.
  
  Kazakhstan defeated Malaysia in the final to win the cup and secured a place in 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup.
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  Six countries participated in this year's tournament:
  
  | Team | FIH Indoor World Ranking | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | China | Not ranked | 1st | None | Debut |
  | Kazakhstan | 12 | 6th | 2015 | 1st (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015) |
  | Malaysia | 26 | 5th | 2014 | 1st (2009) |
  | North Korea | Not ranked | 1st | None | Debut |
  | Thailand | 32 | 6th | 2015 | 2nd (2010, 2012, 2015) |
  | Uzbekistan | 35 | 5th | 2015 | 3rd (2009, 2015) |
  
  ## Umpires
  
  * Frances Block (ENG)
  * Emily Carroll (AUS)
  * Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
  * Thanittha Chuangmanichot (THA)
  * Zarina Ilyassova (KAZ)
  * Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
  * Weizhen Leong (SIN)
  
  ## Results
  
  All times are in Qatar Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
  
  ### Pool
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 13 | Final |
  | 2 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 10 | Final |
  | 3 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 9 | Third place game |
  | 4 | North Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 6 | Third place game |
  | 5 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 5 | Fifth place game |
  | 6 | China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74 | −74 | 0 | Fifth place game |
  
  * 24 April 2017 11:15
  
  | Thailand | 3–1 | Uzbekistan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Emily Carroll (AUS)
  * 24 April 2017 12:30
  
  | Malaysia | 15–0 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA) Zarina Ilyassova (KAZ)
  * 24 April 2017 13:45
  
  | Kazakhstan | 5–2 | North Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Thanittha Chuangmanichot (THA) Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
  * 24 April 2017 17:30
  
  | Malaysia | 3–3 | Uzbekistan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Weizhen Leong (SIN)
  * 25 April 2017 11:15
  
  | Kazakhstan | 11–0 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA) Weizhen Leong (SIN)
  * 25 April 2017 12:30
  
  | North Korea | 1–4 | Thailand |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
  * 25 April 2017 16:15
  
  | Uzbekistan | 17–0 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Thanittha Chuangmanichot (THA) Zarina Ilyassova (KAZ)
  * 25 April 2017 17:30
  
  | Thailand | 0–3 | Kazakhstan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Emily Carroll (AUS)
  * 26 April 2017 11:15
  
  | North Korea | 3–5 | Malaysia |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
  * 26 April 2017 16:15
  
  | China | 0–18 | Thailand |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS) Weizhen Leong (SIN)
  * 26 April 2017 17:30
  
  | Uzbekistan | 2–9 | North Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Thanittha Chuangmanichot (THA)
  * 27 April 2017 10:00
  
  | Malaysia | 2–4 | Kazakhstan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA) Weizhen Leong (SIN)
  * 27 April 2017 11:15
  
  | China | 0–13 | North Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Zarina Ilyassova (KAZ)
  * 27 April 2017 15:30
  
  | Kazakhstan | 2–2 | Uzbekistan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS) Thanittha Chuangmanichot (THA)
  * 27 April 2017 16:45
  
  | Thailand | 1–2 | Malaysia |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Emily Carroll (AUS)
  
  ### Classification round
  
  **Fifth place game**
  
  * 28 April 2017 11:00
  
  | Uzbekistan | 14–0 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Thanittha Chuangmanichot (THA) Weizhen Leong (SIN)
  
  **Third place game**
  
  * 28 April 2017 14:00
  
  | Thailand | 5–5 |
  | - | - |
  | | Report |
  | Penalties |||
  | | 3–1 |
  
  * Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
  
  **Final**
  
  * 28 April 2017 17:00
  
  | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | Malaysia |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Qualification |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kazakhstan | 2018 Indoor Hockey World Cup |
  | 2 | Malaysia | |
  | 3 | Thailand | |
  | 4 | North Korea | |
  | 5 | Uzbekistan | |
  | 6 | China | |
  