Sultan of Azlan Shah Cup Men's Hockey tournament begins in Ipoh, Malaysia today. Six nations – India, Malaysia, Australia, Great Britain, Japan and New Zealand – are taking part in the 8-day tournament which will be held in a round-robin format. Pakistan is not playing in the competition this year.In the opener, India will take on Great Britain today. The match will kick off at 1:35 in the afternoon. In other matches, New Zealand will play Australia, while Malaysia will meet Japan. Australia are the defending champions, while India had finished runners up last year.