2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	7–15 December
Teams	6 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	Malaysia National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runner-up	South Africa
Third place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	64 (3.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jorge Lombi (7 goals)
Best player	Mike Cullen
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The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 7 to December 15, 2001.

Participating nations were Argentina, Belgium, host Malaysia, India, Japan, and South Africa. The winner earned a spot at the 2002 Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany.

India defeated South Africa 2–1 in the final to win the competition.

Squads

Malaysia

Head Coach: Paul Lissek

Results

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	5	3	1	1	9	5	+4	10	Final
2	South Africa	5	3	1	1	9	7	+2	10	Final
3	Argentina	5	3	0	2	10	8	+2	9	Third place game
4	Malaysia (H)	5	3	0	2	6	4	+2	9	Third place game
5	Japan	5	2	0	3	10	10	0	6	Fifth place game
6	Belgium	5	0	0	5	3	13	−10	0	Fifth place game

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

7 December 2001
16:05

South Africa	3 – 2	Argentina
King 16' Cullen 69', 70'	Report	Lombi 11' Almada 59'

Umpires:
Antonio Bustos (ESP)
Jason McCracken (NZL)

7 December 2001
18:05

India	1 – 0	Belgium
Pillay 47'	Report

Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

7 December 2001
20:05

Malaysia	1 – 0	Japan
Raj 40'	Report

Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

8 December 2001
18:05

South Africa	2 – 2	India
King 11' Fulton 60'	Report	J. Singh 9' Thakur 17'

Umpires:
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Singh Paramjit (MAS)

8 December 2001
20:05

Belgium	0 – 2	Malaysia

9 December 2001
18:05

Japan	1 – 2	Argentina

10 December 2001
16:05

Japan	3 – 2	South Africa
Furasato 25' Yamabori 51' Tobita 58'	Report	Cullen 8' King 43'

Umpires:
Antonio Bustos (ESP)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

10 December 2001
18:05

Argentina	3 – 1	Belgium
Almada 5', 51' Capurro 11'	Report	Bueger 18'

Umpires:
Singh Paramjit (MAS)
Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN)

10 December 2001
20:05

Malaysia	2 – 1	India
Chua Boon Huat 47' Raj 55'	Report	P. Singh 23'

Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Steve Graham (WAL)

11 December 2001
18:05

Belgium	0 – 1	South Africa
	Report	Jacobs 51'

Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

12 December 2001
18:05

India	3 – 0	Japan
Thakur 35', 62' P. Singh 41'	Report

Umpires:
Singh Paramjit (MAS)
Antonio Bustos (ESP)

12 December 2001
20:05

Malaysia	1 – 2	Argentina
L. Raj 19'	Report	Lombi 46', 69'

Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

13 December 2001
16:05

Japan	6 – 2	Belgium
Katayama 6' Matsui 41' Tobita 44', 60' Furasato 49' Iwadate 62'	Report	Brulé 8', 40'

Umpires:
Blalse Monteiro (IND)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

13 December 2001
18:05

India	2 – 1	Argentina
J. Singh 27' G. Singh 32'	Report	MacCormik 15'

Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

13 December 2001
20:05

South Africa	1 – 0	Malaysia
Cullen 41'	Report

Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

Classification

Fifth place game

15 December 2001
08:05

Japan	5 – 3	Belgium
Katayama 1' Matsui 8', 37' Yamabori 53' Furasato 61'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Reckinger 28' Beunen 39' Geens 42'

Umpires:
Blalse Monteiro (IND)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

Third place game

15 December 2001
08:05

Argentina	4 – 2	Malaysia
Lombi 7', 24', 31', 59'	Report	Chairil 45' Mohd Madzli Ikmar 50'

Umpires:
Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Jason McCracken (NZL)

Final

15 December 2001
20:05

India	2 – 1	South Africa
Thakur 9' Dillon 55'	Report	Dolley 58'