2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from December 6 to December 13, 2009 in Salta, Argentina. New Zealand defeated Pakistan to take the title, and promoted to the Champions Trophy tournament in 2010.

2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CitySalta
Dates6–13 December
Teams8
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored104 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Pedro Ibarra (8 goals)
Best playerIndia Sardar Singh
2007 (previous) (next) 2011

Results edit

All times are Argentina Time (UTC−04:00)

Pools edit

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  India 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7
  New Zealand 3 1 2 0 8 5 +3 5
  Belgium 3 1 0 2 7 11 –4 3
  China 3 0 1 2 6 10 –4 1
6 December 2009
14:05
Belgium   4–3   China
Pangrazio   10'65'
Thys   42'
Gougnard   53'
Report Na   14'
Hu   38'
Song   43'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Deon Nel (RSA)
6 December 2009
16:05
New Zealand   2–2   India
Couzins   47'
Hayward   58'
Report Khandker   30'
Shivendra   51'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

8 December 2009
12:05
India   4–1   China
Prabhjot   7'
Rajpal   35'
Sarwanjit   56'
Shivendra   70'
Report Song   41'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)
8 December 2009
14:05
Belgium   1–4   New Zealand
Charlier   30' Report Couzins   25'
Archibald   49'
Child   64'
Inglis   65'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

10 December 2009
14:05
New Zealand   2–2   China
Wilson   42'
Inglis   44'
Report Liu X.   4'
Liu Y.   57'
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
10 December 2009
16:05
India   4–2   Belgium
Mahadik   19'
Shivendra   30'
Khandker   48'
Prabhjot   70'
Report Dekeyser   24'
Pangrazio   25'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
  Pakistan 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
  Canada 3 1 0 2 5 8 –3 3
  South Africa 3 1 0 2 7 11 –4 3
6 December 2009
12:05
Pakistan   2 – 1   Canada
Abbas   14'31' Report Fernandes   47'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)

6 December 2009
18:05
Argentina   6 – 2   South Africa
Ibarra   9'12'31'
Mazzilli   24'
L. Vila   53'55'
Report Harper   15'
Norris-Jones   69'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

8 December 2009
16:05
Canada   1 – 4   South Africa
Tupper   59' Report Paton   30'
Haley   41'
Reid-Ross   46'
Carr   65'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

8 December 2009
18:05
Argentina   3 – 1   Pakistan
Callioni   1'
Ibarra   31'52'
Report Abbas   66'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

10 December 2009
12:05
Pakistan   4 – 1   South Africa
Abbas   20'
Abbasi   49'
Khan   53'
Ali   63'
Report Norris-Jones   33'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)

10 December 2009
18:05
Canada   3 – 2   Argentina
Tupper   50'
Wright   62'
Fernandes   70+'
Report Ibarra   54'69'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
12 December 2009
 
 
  Belgium3
 
13 December 2009
 
  South Africa4
 
  South Africa5
 
12 December 2009
 
  China0
 
  Canada1
 
 
  China3
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 December 2009
 
 
  Belgium2
 
 
  Canada0

Crossover edit

12 December 2009
09:05
Belgium   3 – 4   South Africa
Dekeyser   8'14'
Charlier   51'
Report Paton   17'
Robinson   25'
Reid-Ross   65'
Madsen   70'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

12 December 2009
11:35
Canada   1 – 3   China
Pearson   7' Report Song Yi   11'28'
Lu Fenghui   39'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

Seventh and eighth place edit

13 December 2009
09:05
Belgium   2 – 0   Canada
Depaeuw   24'
Pangrazio   50'
Report
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

Fifth and sixth place edit

13 December 2009
11:35
South Africa   5 – 0   China
McDade   8'
Hykes   26'
Reid-Ross   38'
Carr   42'
Smith   68'
Report
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 December 2009
 
 
  Argentina2
 
13 December 2009
 
  New Zealand3
 
  New Zealand4
 
12 December 2009
 
  Pakistan2
 
  India3
 
 
  Pakistan6
 
Third place
 
 
13 December 2009
 
 
  Argentina2
 
 
  India3

Semifinals edit

12 December 2009
14:05
Argentina   2 – 3   New Zealand
Ibarra   18'
L. Vila   66'
Report Hayward   2'
Burrows   32'
McAleese   45'
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Deon Nel (RSA)

12 December 2009
16:35
India   3 – 6   Pakistan
Mahadik   8'62'
Ram   67'
Report Butt   2'29'64'
Abbas   32'70'
Khan   58'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Roel van Eert (NED)

Third and fourth place edit

13 December 2009
14:05
Argentina   2 – 3   India
Callioni   22'29' Report Raghunath   35+'
Gurbaj   54'
Mahadik   69'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Deon Nel (RSA)

Final edit

13 December 2009
16:35
New Zealand   4 – 2   Pakistan
Archibald   15'
Burrows   20'66'
Edwards   65'
Report Abbas   7'
Butt   35'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Awards edit

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
  Pedro Ibarra   Sardar Singh   Kyle Pontifex   Argentina

Statistics edit

Final ranking edit

  1.   New Zealand
  2.   Pakistan
  3.   India
  4.   Argentina
  5.   South Africa
  6.   China
  7.   Belgium
  8.   Canada

External links edit