2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 26 November to 4 December 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityJohannesburg
Teams8
Venue(s)1
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up India
Third place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored133 (5.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Tom Boon
South Africa Justin Reid-Ross (8 goals)
Best playerIndia Sandeep Singh
2009 (previous) (next) 2012

Belgium won the tournament for the first time after defeating India 4–3 in the final.[1]

Teams edit

The FIH announced the eight participating teams on 16 December 2010.[2]

Results edit

First round edit

All times are South African Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   India 3 2 1 0 17 7 +10 7
2   Belgium 3 2 1 0 12 7 +5 7
3   South Africa (H) 3 1 0 2 8 10 −2 3
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 4 17 −13 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[3]
(H) Hosts
26 November 2011
15:00
India   3–3   Belgium
Rupinder Pal   45'
Chinglensana   48'
Raghunath   57'
Report de Paeuw   31'
Boon   55'
Reckinger   69'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
26 November 2011
17:00
South Africa   3–1   Poland
Reid-Ross   3'60'
Norris-Jones   31'
Report Juszczak   43'
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Francisco Vasquez (ESP)

27 November 2011
15:00
Belgium   7–3   Poland
Boon   2'22'39'56'
Gougnard   18'
Briels   23'
Truyens   68'
Report Poltaszewski   32'
Rataj   40'61'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
27 November 2011
17:00
South Africa   4–7   India
Reid-Ross   7'
Harper   38'
da Graca   45'
Drummond   49'
Report Sandeep   13'35'
Saravanjit   29'
Khandker   41'
Sunil   55'57'
Rupinder Pal   56'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

29 November 2011
15:00
India   7–0   Poland
Walmiki   18'
Shivendra   24'33'
Sunil   43'
Lakra   53'
Khandker   55'70'
Report
Umpires:
Fernando Gomez (ARG)
Francisco Vasquez (ESP)
29 November 2011
17:00
Belgium   2–1   South Africa
Boon   4'
Dekeyser   30'
Report Reid-Ross   39'
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCP)
Roel van Eert (NED)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Argentina 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7
2   Japan 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3   Canada 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4   Malaysia 3 0 1 2 5 10 −5 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[3]
26 November 2011
11:00
Canada   3–1   Malaysia
Tupper   8'
Singh   49'
Smythe   63'
Report Amin   33'
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
26 November 2011
13:00
Argentina   2–2   Japan
Cammareri   13'
Argento   65'
Report Nagasawa   54'
Tachibana   63'
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

27 November 2011
11:00
Argentina   3–2   Canada
Cammareri   26'
Vila   39'
Ibarra   54'
Report Pereira   20'
Wright   31'
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
27 November 2011
13:00
Malaysia   2–2   Japan
Tengku   53'
Amin   68'
Report Sakamoto   6'
Nagasawa   9'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Fernando Gomez (ARG)

29 November 2011
11:00
Canada   1–2   Japan
Smythe   3' Report Kayukawa   30'
Sakamoto   41'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
29 November 2011
13:00
Malaysia   2–5   Argentina
Azian   19'
Amin   64'
Report Ibarra   44'64'70'
Mazzilli   51'58'
Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Second round edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December
 
 
  India (a.e.t.)5
 
3 December
 
  Malaysia4
 
  India4
 
1 December
 
  South Africa2
 
  Japan2
 
4 December
 
  South Africa3
 
  India3
 
1 December
 
  Belgium4
 
  Belgium4
 
3 December
 
  Canada0
 
  Belgium (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 
1 December
 
  Argentina2 (2) Third place
 
  Argentina5
 
4 December
 
  Poland1
 
  South Africa3
 
 
  Argentina1
 

Quarterfinals edit

1 December 2011
10:00
Belgium   4–0   Canada
van Aubel   23'
Briels   49'
Dekeyser   52'
Boon   59'
Report
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

1 December 2011
12:30
Argentina   5–1   Poland
Argento   13'
Ibarra   22'
R. Vila   23'
Rossi   56'
L. Vila   68'
Report Zywiczka   4'
Umpires:
Francisco Vasquez (ESP)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

1 December 2011
15:00
India   5–4 (a.e.t.)   Malaysia
Sandeep   7'24'
Walmiki   64'
Sunil   67'
Raghunath   85'
Report Izwan   33'
Azlan   42'58'
Tengku   46'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Chen Dekang (CHN)

1 December 2011
17:30
Japan   2–3   South Africa
Nagasawa   54'
Shiokawa   57'
Report Reid-Ross   9'26'45'
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Ged Curran (SCO)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
2 December
 
 
  Malaysia2
 
4 December
 
  Japan1
 
  Malaysia3
 
2 December
 
  Poland0
 
  Canada2
 
 
  Poland (a.e.t.)3
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 December
 
 
  Japan7
 
 
  Canada2
Cross-overs edit
2 December 2011
14:30
Malaysia   2–1   Japan
Faizal   53'58' Report Ozawa   24'
Umpires:
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)

2 December 2011
17:00
Canada   2–3 (a.e.t.)   Poland
Smythe   13'
Gill   30'
Report Mikula   26'
Rataj   33'
Dutkiewicz   73'
Umpires:
Fernando Gomez (ARG)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Seventh and eighth place edit
4 December 2011
09:00
Japan   7–2   Canada
Kayukawa   7'
Tachibana   23'49'
Tanaka   26'
Nagasawa   53'
Mitani   59'60'
Report Tupper   35'
Wright   67'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Fifth and sixth place edit
4 December 2011
11:30
Malaysia   3–0   Poland
Tengku   17'47'
Faizal   29'
Report
Umpires:
Fernando Gomez (ARG)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

First to fourth place classification edit

Semifinals edit
3 December 2011
13:30
Belgium   2–2 (a.e.t.)   Argentina
Thys   33'
van Aubel   49'
Report Ibarra   24'
Mazzilli   32'
Penalties
Gougnard  
van Aubel  
Dohmen  
Briels  
Dekeyser  
3–2   Ibarra
  Cammareri
  Rey
  Brunet
  L. Vila
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Roel van Eert (NED)

3 December 2011
16:00
India   4–2   South Africa
Raghunath   14'
Saravanjit   40'
Sandeep   45'50'
Report Drummond   8'
McDade   22'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Third and fourth place edit
4 December 2011
14:00
South Africa   3–1   Argentina
Reid-Ross   18'
Paton   25'
Norris-Jones   68'
Report Cammareri   22'
Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Final edit
4 December 2011
16:30
India   3–4   Belgium
Raghunath   23'
Sandeep   41'
Shivendra   54'
Report Dekeyser   44'57'
Boccard   55'
Boon   70'
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Awards edit

Top Goalscorer Best Player Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Trophy
  Tom Boon
  Justin Reid-Ross
  Sandeep Singh   David van Rysselberghe   South Africa

Statistics edit

Final ranking edit

  1.   Belgium
  2.   India
  3.   South Africa
  4.   Argentina
  5.   Malaysia
  6.   Poland
  7.   Japan
  8.   Canada

References edit

  1. ^ "CC1: Belgium claim gold in thrilling final against India". FIH.com. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ^ "FIH confirms participating teams for 2011 tournaments". FIH.com. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations February 2019

External links edit