2013 Men's International Super Series Hockey 9's

The 2013 Men's International Super Series Hockey 9's was the third and final edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held at the Perth Hockey Stadium between 17–20 October 2013 in Perth, Western Australia. A total of four teams competed for the title.[1]

2013 Men's International
Super Series Hockey 9's
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CityPerth, Western Australia
Dates17–20 October 2013
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored55 (6.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Russell Ford (6 goals)
Best playerAustralia Russell Ford
2012 (previous)

The tournament was held alongside the women's competition.

Australia won the tournament by defeating Argentina 9–4 in the final. Malaysia won the bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 2–1 in the third and fourth playoff.[2]

Participating nations

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A total of four teams competed for the title:

Officials

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The following umpires were appointed by the FIH and Hockey Australia to officiate the tournament:[3]

  • Murray Grime (AUS)
  • Devendra Patel (NZL)
  • Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
  • Maximiliano Scala (ARG)
  • Kamran Sharif (PAK)

Competition format and rules

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The International Super Series Hockey 9's has a unique set of rules varying from standard FIH regulations.

The main variations are as follows:

  • Matches are played with a maximum of 9 players on the field at any time for each team
  • Matches are played in 2 halves of 20 minutes
  • Goals are widened by 1 metre than regulation size

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia (H) 3 2 1 0 14 4 +10 7 Advanced to Final
2   Argentina 3 1 2 0 12 9 +3 5
3   Pakistan 3 1 1 1 10 10 0 4
4   Malaysia 3 0 0 3 3 16 −13 0
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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17 October 2013
19:20
Australia   4–4   Argentina
Ockenden   2'
Orchard   5'
Beale   6'
Ford   7'
Report Mazzilli   12'
Schickendantz   14'
Paredes   20'
  21'
Umpires:
Devendra Patel (NZL)
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
17 October 2013
20:15
Pakistan   5–3   Malaysia
Qadir   6'
Bhutta   16'
Hussain   23'
Dilber   35'39'
Report Nabil   1'
Shahrun   25'
Azlan   36'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Maximiliano Scala (ARG)

18 October 2013
18:25
Malaysia   0–8   Australia
Report Dwyer   6'19'34'
De Young   14'
Zalewski   18'
Ford   20'40'
Orchard   30'
Umpires:
Kamran Sharif (PAK)
Devendra Patel (NZL)
18 October 2013
20:15
Argentina   5–5   Pakistan
Rossi   23'
Rey   28'
Mazzilli   33'
Paredes   38'
Barreiros   39'
Report Dilber   2'20'40'
Rizwan   19'
Rasool   21'
Umpires:
Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
Murray Grime (AUS)

19 October 2013
14:05
Australia   2–0   Pakistan
Ford   4'
Turner   5'
Report
Umpires:
Maximiliano Scala (ARG)
Devendra Patel (NZL)
19 October 2013
15:00
Argentina   3–0   Malaysia
Rey   8'
Ibarra   13'
Schickendantz   30'
Report
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Kamran Sharif (PAK)

Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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20 October 2013
10:30
Pakistan   1–2   Malaysia
Qadir   29' Report Azlan   17'
Izwan   26'
Umpires:
Devendra Patel (NZL)
Kamran Sharif (PAK)

Final

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20 October 2013
14:00
Australia   9–4   Argentina
Dwyer   5'
De Young   9'40'
Turner   11'32'
Ford   15'20'
Simpson   37'
Beale   39'
Report Callioni   13'
Mazzilli   20'
Paredes   33'
Schickendantz   40'
Umpires:
Maximiliano Scala (ARG)
Murray Grime (AUS)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final standings
    Australia (H) 4 3 1 0 23 8 +15 10 Gold Medal
    Argentina 4 1 2 1 16 18 −2 5 Silver Medal
    Malaysia 4 1 0 3 5 17 −12 3 Bronze Medal
4   Pakistan 4 1 1 2 11 12 −1 4
Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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There were 55 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 6.88 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ "International Super Series Hockey 9's". hockey9s.hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Aussie double at Super 9s hockey". thewest.com.au. The West Australian. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "FIH APPOINTMENTS – 2013" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ^ Regulations
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