2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
Field hockey tournament
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The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 7 to 15 December 2001.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Dates | 7–15 December | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue | 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 | Jorge Lombi (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | Mike Cullen | ||
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This was the inaugural tournament under introduced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to broaden hockey's competitive base globally.
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
- Vincent Deneumostier (GK)
- Maxime Luycx
- Jean-Philippe Brulé
- Thierry Renaer
- Xavier-Charles Letier
- Xavier de Scheemaeker
- Joeri Beunen
- Thomas van den Balck
- Xavier Brooke
- Robin Geens
- Christophe Moraux (GK)
- Marc Coudron (C)
- Fabian Bueger
- Xavier Reckinger
- Charles Vandeweghe
- Phillippe Goldberg
Head Coach: Cedric d'Souza
Head Coach: Paul Lissek
- Roslan Jamaluddin (GK)
- Singh Maninderijt
- Chua Boon Huat
- Gobinathan Krishnamurthy
- Kuhan Shanmuganathan
- Nor Azlan Bakar
- Chairil Anwar Abdul Aziz
- Mohammed Madzli Ikmar
- Tajol Rosli Mohamed
- Mohamed Rodhanizam Radzi
- Keevan Raj Kalikavandan
- Mirnawan Nawawi
- Logan Kali Kavandan
- Ibrahim Mohd Nasihin Nubli
- Shankar Shanmugam
Head Coach: Rob Pullen
- Chris Hibbert (GK)
- Warren Bond
- Craig Jackson (C)
- Craig Fulton
- Bruce Jacobs
- Gareth Murray
- Mike Cullen
- Clyde Abrahams
- Justin King
- Ken Forbes
- Kevin Chree
- Brenton Key
- Darryn Gallagher
- David Staniforth (GK)
- Denzil Dolley
- Marvin Bam
Results
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | South Africa |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Argentina |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | Third place game |
| 4 |  Malaysia (H) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 |  Japan |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 6 |  Belgium |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
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Classification
Fifth place game
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Third place game
Final
Statistics
Final ranking
Awards
| Topscorer | Best Player | Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Lombi |
Mike Cullen |
Japan |
See also
External links
- 1st Men's Challenge Hockey from Rediff.com
- Official FIH Reports[link removed]