2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
| Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018 | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | Breda | ||
| Dates | 23 June – 1 July | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | BH & BC Breda | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (15th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 69 (3.83 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Gonzalo Peillat (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | Aran Zalewski | ||
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The 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 37th and the last edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men.[1] It was held from 23 June to 1 July 2018 in Breda, Netherlands.[2] The tournament will be replaced by the Hockey Pro League (HPL) in 2019.
Australia won their 15th title by defeating India in the final after penalties.[3]
Qualification
Alongside the host nation, the defending champions, the last Olympic, World Cup and World League champions qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 6 competing teams. If teams qualified under more than one criterion, the additional teams were invited by the FIH Executive Board as well.[4][5]
Netherlands (Host nation)
Australia (Defending champions and champions of the 2014 World Cup and 2016–17 World League)
Argentina (Champions of 2016 Summer Olympics)
Belgium (Invited by the FIH Executive Board)
India (Invited by the FIH Executive Board)
Pakistan (Invited by the FIH Executive Board)
Squads
Head coach: Germán Orozco
Head coach: Shane McLeod
- Loic van Doren (GK)
- Arthur van Doren
- Dorian Thiery
- John-John Dohmen
- Florent van Aubel
- Sébastien Dockier
- Cédric Charlier
- Amaury Keusters
- Gauthier Boccard
- Nicolas de Kerpel
- Augustin Meurmans
- Alexander Hendrickx
- Thomas Briels (C)
- Felix Denayer
- Vincent Vanasch (GK)
- Simon Gougnard
- Arthur de Sloover
- Antoine Kina
- Loïck Luypaert
- Victor Wegnez
- Tom Boon
- Tanguy Cosyns
Head coach: Roelant Oltmans
- Imran Butt (GK) (C)
- Muhammad Aleem Bilal
- Mubashar Ali
- Muhammad Rizwan Sr.
- Toseeq Arshad
- Rashid Mehmood
- Muhammad Qadir
- Muhammad Irfan
- Muhammad Dilber
- Ali Shan
- Muhammad Rizwan Jr.
- Mazhar Abbas (GK)
- Muhammad Irfan Jr.
- Muhammad Umar Bhutta
- Ammad Butt
- Shafqat Rasool
- Suhail Riaz
- Ajaz Ahmad
- Tasawar Abbas
- Amjad Ali (GK)
- Abu Bakar Mahmood
- Muhammad Yaqoob
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).[12]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | India
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Netherlands (H)
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | Third place game |
| 4 | Argentina
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Belgium
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 6 |  Pakistan
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[13]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[13]
(H) Hosts
Results
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Classification
Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
Awards
The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]
| Best Coach | Best Rising Player | Best Goalkeeper | Top Scorer | Best Player |
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| Colin Batch
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Jake Harvie
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P. R. Sreejesh
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Gonzalo Peillat
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Aran Zalewski
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Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Tom Craig
- Jake Harvie
- Jake Whetton
- Thomas Briels
- Arthur De Sloover
- John-John Dohmen
- Loïck Luypaert
- Varun Kumar
- Vivek Prasad
- Dilpreet Singh
- Ramandeep Singh
- Lalit Upadhyay
- Thierry Brinkman
- Robbert Kemperman
- Seve van Ass
- Thijs van Dam
- Valentin Verga
- Mubashar Ali
- Muhammad Irfan Jr.
- Ali Shan
- Toseeq Arshad
References
- ^ "FIH reveals new structure of international hockey events from 2019 onwards". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Laatste Champions Trophy wordt gespeeld in Breda". KNHB.nl (in Dutch). 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Australia defeat India to win Men's Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy 2018". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria for the Hockey Champions Trophy 2018" (PDF). FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Qualification for the Men's Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy 2018". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: ARG". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: AUS". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: BEL". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: IND". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: NED". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: PAK". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "FIH reveals host, line-up and schedule for Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy 2018". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2018.