2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

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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

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

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

Teams

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

Results

First round

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

Pool A

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 field hockey ball 45'
Chinglensana field hockey ball 48'
Raghunath field hockey ball 57'
Report de Paeuw field hockey ball 31'
Boon field hockey ball 55'
Reckinger field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
26 November 2011
17:00
South Africa  3–1  Poland
Reid-Ross field hockey ball 3'60'
Norris-Jones field hockey ball 31'
Report Juszczak field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Francisco Vasquez (ESP)

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

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

Pool B

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 field hockey ball 8'
Singh field hockey ball 49'
Smythe field hockey ball 63'
Report Amin field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
26 November 2011
13:00
Argentina  2–2  Japan
Cammareri field hockey ball 13'
Argento field hockey ball 65'
Report Nagasawa field hockey ball 54'
Tachibana field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

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

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

Second round

 
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

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

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

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

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

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
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
2 December 2011
14:30
Malaysia  2–1  Japan
Faizal field hockey ball 53'58' Report Ozawa field hockey ball 24'
Umpires:
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)

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

First to fourth place classification

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

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

Awards

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

Statistics

Final ranking

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

References

  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

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