It was originally scheduled to be held in from 17 to 27 November 2020 at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

[1][2] In August 2020 the Asian Hockey Federation announced that the tournament would be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia to 2021 to be held from 11 to 19 March 2021.

[3] In January 2021 the tournament was postponed again and it was planned to be held from 1 to 9 October 2021.

[5] South Korea won their first Asian Champions Trophy title by defeating Japan 4–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3.

Malaysia had to withdraw from the tournament citing restrictive Covid quarantine.