Both nations had already qualified for the HWL semi-finals by virtue of finishing in the top two, but it was the Japanese who won the trophy following their success.

Kenta Tanaka scored his ninth goal in six matches with a 35th minute strike to level the game, after Scott Tupper's penalty stroke had given Canada the lead four minutes earlier. 

Takuro Sasaki then converted from a penalty corner after 40 minutes, which proved to be the winner for Japan.

As well as taking the tournament's top scorer award with nine goals, Tanaka was also named as the player of the tournament.

Trinidad and Tobago's Tariq Marcano was named as the best young player, while Brandon Karess of the United States took the best goalkeeper award.

Japan and Canada join Malaysia and China, who took the top two places at the round two event in Dhaka in Bangladesh, and Ireland and France, who finished first and second respectively in Belfast, at the semi-finals.

The highest-ranked third-placed teams from the second-round competitions have also qualified.

The US finished third in Tacarigua and join Egypt and Scotland in reaching the semi-finals from third place.

Nikolay Yankun put the Russians ahead before goals either side of the third quarter break from Pat Harris and Tyler Sundeen put the Americans in front.

Andrey Kuraev scored nine minutes from time to level the match at 2-2 and force a shoot-out, with Paul Singh and Will Holt scoring the crucial goals as the US triumphed 2-1.

Hosts Trinidad and Tobago defeated Switzerland 4-3 to finish fifth while Chile came seventh after claiming a shoot-out success over Barbados.

There was also action in the ongoing women's HWL round two event in West Vancouver.

Chile defeated hosts Canada 1-0 after captain Camila Caram scored in the 26th minute from the game's first penalty corner.

With less than 10 minutes to go, Canada had three-straight penalty corners but failed to take advantage.

Canada went to 11 outfield players in the final two minutes of play but could not find an equaliser.

India's Vandana Katariya scored her second goal of the tournament to hand her team a 1-0 win over Belarus.

Mexico were in emphatic form as they thrashed Trinidad and Tobago 6-0.

Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Petal Derry was named captain in her 100th international match, but she was immediately beaten as Michel Navarro fired in from close range to put Mexico 1-0 up less than five minutes into the contest.

Navarro doubled her tally in the ninth minute to put Mexico 2-0 ahead, before Eliana Cota scored.

Mexican captain Marlet Correa added two penalty corner goals to give her side a 5-0 advantage at half time.

Arlette Estrada’s deflection in the 51st minute brought the scoring to a close as Mexico ran out comfortable 6-0 winners.