In the latest FIH Rankings released on March 15, Malaysia moved up a rung from 15th to 14th, ahead of China and Japan.
Malaysia benefitted from making the final of the World Cup Qualifiers at Invercargill to move up the ladder but this is still a long way off from the top 8 as targetted by MHF President Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
As expected the Australians now occupy top spot in the World Rankings.
