Our premier inter-state hockey tournament, the Tun Abdul Razak Cup was held at the National Hockey Stadium from 20th to 28th September 2020. The tournament was combined together with both Men’s and Women’s categories. To cater for the huge number of teams participating in this tournament, a total number of 26 umpires were selected to officiate in this year’s edition.
Bal Rao was the Tournament Director, and he was assisted by Mohd Yazid Yunus. The Umpires Manager was Jaswant Singh with Ahmad Fahlawi and Rosdi Pilus as his assistants.
The tournament saw a total of 15 men’s teams divided into four groups with 3 to 4 teams each, whereas the women’s tournament saw 12 teams divided into three groups of four teams each.
The umpiring selection for this year’s tournament was a combination mixture of our top and upcoming umpires. With this setup, the UC’s intentions were for the top ranked umpires to share their knowledge with the juniors, at the same time to assist them and to enhance their leadership skills. The UC hoped the upcoming umpires gained a lot from this experience in order to enhance their umpiring skills.
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Umpires who officiated in the Finals were:
Men’s – Amirul Rashid (SEL) & SJN Norazhar (ATM)
Women’s – Ayu Malina (JHR) & Nor Hafiza (KL)