2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

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

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) Tom Boon
Justin Reid-Ross (8 goals)
Best player Sandeep Singh
2009 (previous) (next) 2012

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 December 16, 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) Host.
26 November 2011
15:00
India  3–3  Belgium
Rupinder Pal  45'
Chinglensana  48'
Raghunath  57'
Report de Paeuw  31'
Boon  55'
Reckinger  69'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
26 November 2011
17:00
South Africa  3–1  Poland
Reid-Ross  3', 60'
Norris-Jones  31'
Report Juszczak  43'
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Francisco Vasquez (ESP)

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

29 November 2011
15:00
India  7–0  Poland
Walmiki  18'
Shivendra  24', 33'
Sunil  43'
Lakra  53'
Khandker  55', 70'
Report
Umpires:
Fernando Gomez (ARG)
Francisco Vasquez (ESP)
29 November 2011
17:00
Belgium  2–1  South Africa
Boon  4'
Dekeyser  30'
Report Reid-Ross  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  8'
Singh  49'
Smythe  63'
Report Amin  33'
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
26 November 2011
13:00
Argentina  2–2  Japan
Cammareri  13'
Argento  65'
Report Nagasawa  54'
Tachibana  63'
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

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

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

Second round

 
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December 2011
 
 
 India (a.e.t.)5
 
3 December 2011
 
 Malaysia4
 
 India4
 
1 December 2011
 
 South Africa2
 
 Japan2
 
4 December 2011
 
 South Africa3
 
 India3
 
1 December 2011
 
 Belgium4
 
 Belgium4
 
3 December 2011
 
 Canada0
 
 Belgium (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 
1 December 2011
 
 Argentina2 (2) Third place match
 
 Argentina5
 
4 December 2011
 
 Poland1
 
 South Africa3
 
 
 Argentina1
 

Quarterfinals

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

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

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

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

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth place match
 
      
 
2 December 2011
 
 
 Malaysia2
 
4 December 2011
 
 Japan1
 
 Malaysia3
 
2 December 2011
 
 Poland0
 
 Canada2
 
 
 Poland (a.e.t.)3
 
Seventh place match
 
 
4 December 2011
 
 
 Japan7
 
 
 Canada2
Crossover
2 December 2011
14:30
Malaysia  2–1  Japan
Faizal  53', 58' Report Ozawa  24'
Umpires:
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)

2 December 2011
17:00
Canada  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Poland
Smythe  13'
Gill  30'
Report Mikula  26'
Rataj  33'
Dutkiewicz  73'
Umpires:
Fernando Gomez (ARG)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Seventh and eighth place
4 December 2011
09:00
Japan  7–2  Canada
Kayukawa  7'
Tachibana  23', 49'
Tanaka  26'
Nagasawa  53'
Mitani  59', 60'
Report Tupper  35'
Wright  67'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Fifth and sixth place
4 December 2011
11:30
Malaysia  3–0  Poland
Tengku  17', 47'
Faizal  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  33'
van Aubel  49'
Report Ibarra  24'
Mazzilli  32'
Penalties
Gougnard
van Aubel
Dohmen
Briels
Dekeyser
3–2 Ibarra
Cammareri
Rey
Brunet
L. Vila
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Roel van Eert (NED)

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

Awards

Top Goalscorer Best Player Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Trophy
Tom Boon
Justin Reid-Ross
Sandeep Singh 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
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