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Samurai Japan (Japan Men’s National Hockey Team) “12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir)” 5th-8th Place Playoff Result [Japan 2-0 Chinese Taipei] ~Advances to 5th Place Match
The Japan Men’s National Hockey Team “Samurai Japan” (World Ranking = WR18th) defeated Chinese Taipei (WR38th, 4th in Pool B) 2-0 in the 5th-8th place playoff preliminary match at the “12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir)” held in Rajgir, India.
Japan advances to the 5th place playoff scheduled for September 7 at 18:00 (Japan Time). (The competition schedule and match start times are subject to change depending on tournament circumstances.)
Player of the Match was awarded to #35 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (Yamanashi Gakuin University).
* This tournament is scheduled to be live-streamed on the Watch.Hockey website.
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* Match Updates [International Hockey Federation (FIH) Official Website]
* FIH World Rankings as of August 29 (pre-tournament)
| Japan | vs | Chinese Taipei | ||
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2 – 0 |  |
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5th-8th Place Playoff Preliminary Match Official Game Record [Updated 2025.9.4]
Score
- 5th min FG – #35 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (Yamanashi Gakuin University)
- 11th min FG – #35 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (Yamanashi Gakuin University)
Related Information
- Samurai Japan (Men’s National Hockey Team) “12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir)”
- AHF Asian Hockey Federation [Official Website]
- AHF Asian Hockey Federation [Official Facebook]
- FIH Official Social Media [Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube]
- Watch.Hockey [Hockey Video Streaming Site]
- FIH – TMS [Official Website]
- Samurai Japan (Men’s National Hockey Team)
