2012 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2012 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 24 November to 2 December 2012 in Quilmes, Argentina. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy to be held in India as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.

2012 Men's Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityQuilmes
Teams8
Venue(s)Estadio Nacional de Hockey
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored128 (5.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jang Jong-Hyun (8 goals)
Best player Lucas Vila
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Argentina won the tournament for the third time after defeating Korea 5–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous four editions.[1]

Qualification

The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.[2][3]

Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

  • Geoff Conn
  • Michael Eilmer
  • Fernando Gómez
  • Adam Kearns
  • Satoshi Kondo
  • Eduardo Lizana
  • Javed Shaikh
  • Aiden Shrives
  • Gregory Uyttenhove
  • You Suolong

Results

All times are Argentine Time (UTC−03:00)

First round

Pool A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 3300124+89
 Poland 3111811−34
 South Korea 310289–13
 Canada 301259−41
24 November 2012
10:00
South Korea  2 – 0  Canada
Jang Jong-Hyun  31', 51' Report
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Fernando Gómez (ARG)
24 November 2012
12:30
Malaysia  4 – 0  Poland
Razie  4', 63'
Nabil  30'
 42'		 Report
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
25 November 2012
10:00
Canada  3 – 3  Poland
Singh  30'
Stewart  37'
Ho-Garcia  54'		 Report Juszczak  3'
Lewartowski  56', 59'
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
You Suolong (CHN)
25 November 2012
12:30
Malaysia  4 – 2  South Korea
Razie  18'
Tengku  30', 31'
Chua  48'		 Report Jang Jong-Hyun  8', 61'
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
27 November 2012
08:30
South Korea  4 – 5  Poland
You Hyo-Sik  2'
Jang Jong-Hyun  33', 63'
Hyun Hye-Sung  64'		 Report Hutek  26'
 40'
Rachwalski  42'
Juszczak  45'
Górny  58'
Umpires:
Fernando Gómez (ARG)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
27 November 2012
11:00
Canada  2 – 4  Malaysia
Pereira  17'
Guest  39'		 Report Razie  7'
Tengku  11'
Faizal  24'
Fitri  56'
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

Pool B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3300105+59
 Japan 31118804
 Ireland 310268−23
 South Africa 301269−21
24 November 2012
15:00
South Africa  4 – 4  Japan
Glutz  22'
Norris-Jones  32'
Gonsalves  39'
Malgraff  42'		 Report Tachibana  2', 51'
Tsubouchi  47'
Nagasawa  65'
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
24 November 2012
17:30
Argentina  4 – 3  Ireland
Peillat  30', 41'
L. Vila  34', 67'		 Report Jermyn  23'
Cockram  27'
Watt  70'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
25 November 2012
15:00
Ireland  0 – 3  Japan
Report Tsubouchi  18'
Ono  53'
Kawauchi  64'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
25 November 2012
17:30
South Africa  1 – 2  Argentina
Guise-Brown  48' Report Peillat  10'
Schickendantz  56'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
27 November 2012
13:30
Ireland  3 – 1  South Africa
McConnell  8'
Jermyn  42'
Harte  62'		 Report da Graca  13'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
27 November 2012
16:00
Argentina  4 – 1  Japan
Schickendantz  14'
Peillat  32', 49'
M. Vila  67'		 Report Nagasawa  38'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
You Suolong (CHN)

Second round
  5th place match 5th–8th place playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                               
        Malaysia  4  
        South Africa  1  
      South Africa  1           Malaysia  3  
      Japan  2           South Korea  6  
      Japan  2
        South Korea  3  
      Japan  4           South Korea  0
      Canada  2           Argentina  5
        Poland  0  
          Ireland  4  
    Poland  2           Ireland  1
  7th place match         Canada  4           Argentina  2     3rd place match
      South Africa  4       Argentina  5       Malaysia  3
      Poland  2         Canada  1         Ireland (a.e.t.)  4

Quarterfinals
29 November 2012
08:30
Malaysia  4 – 1  South Africa
Izwan  3'
Faizal  38', 57'
Tengku  56'		 Report Smith  63'
Umpires:
You Suolong (CHN)
Fernando Gómez (ARG)
29 November 2012
11:30
Japan  2 – 3  South Korea
Ono  32'
Kawakami  38'		 Report  23'
Kang Moon-Kweon  50'
You Hyo-Sik  53'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
29 November 2012
14:30
Poland  0 – 4  Ireland
Report Watt  45'
Harte  50', 54'
O'Donoghue  63'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
29 November 2012
17:30
Argentina  5 – 1  Canada
L. Vila  2', 56'
Callioni  10'
Agulleiro  14'
Schickendantz  31'		 Report Tupper  42'
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
1 December 2012
08:30
South Africa  1 – 2  Japan
Smith  2' Report Nagasawa  18'
Tachibana  43'
Umpires:
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
You Suolong (CHN)
1 December 2012
11:30
Poland  2 – 4  Canada
Hulbój  10', 12' Report Singh  22'
Guest  28'
Tupper  58'
Pereira  62'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Seventh and eighth place
2 December 2012
08:30
South Africa  4 – 2  Poland
Norris-Jones  7'
Guise-Brown  12'
Drummond  14'
Paton  65'		 Report Lewartowski  59'
Krokosz  67'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
2 December 2012
11:00
Japan  4 – 2  Canada
Fukushiro  3'
Kawakami  15'
Tsubouchi  39'
Tachibana  41'		 Report Bissett  12'
Pearson  50'
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Fernando Gómez (ARG)

First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
1 December 2012
14:00
Malaysia  3 – 6  South Korea
Chua  48'
Razie  52'
Marham  65'		 Report Hyun Hye-sung  8', 27'
 32'
Lee Seung-il  33'
Jang Jong-hyun  50', 60'
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
1 December 2012
17:00
Ireland  1 – 2  Argentina
Jermyn  66' Report Ibarra  38'
Schickendantz  45'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Third and fourth place
2 December 2012
14:00
Malaysia  3 – 4 (a.e.t.)  Ireland
Ismail  18'
Faizal  50'
Nabil  66'		 Report McCabe  3'
Harte  28', 68'
Caruth  80'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Final
2 December 2012
17:00
South Korea  0 – 5  Argentina
Report Mazzilli  1'
Peillat  34'
Ibarra  37'
Schickendantz  52'
Brunet  57'
Umpires:
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

Awards
Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
Jang Jong-Hyun Lucas Vila David Harte  Japan

Statistics

Final ranking
  1.  Argentina
  2.  South Korea
  3.  Ireland
  4.  Malaysia
  5.  Japan
  6.  Canada
  7.  South Africa
  8.  Poland
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References
  1. "Five star Argentina win Champions Challenge 1". FIH. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  3. "Schedule announced for Men's Champions Challenge 1". FIH. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
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