2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

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The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from December 6 to December 13, 2009, in Salta, Argentina. The competitors were 8 teams ranked from 7th to 15th in the world.[1]

Host countryArgentina
CitySalta
Dates6–13 December
Teams8
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2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CitySalta
Dates6–13 December
Teams8
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored104 (5.2 per match)
Top scorerArgentina Pedro Ibarra (8 goals)
Best playerIndia Sardar Singh
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This was the fifth edition of the tournament created by the International Hockey Federation in 2001 to broaden hockey's competitive base globally and featured the 8 teams just behind the top six teams in the world.[1]

New Zealand defeated Pakistan to take the title, and qualify for the Champions Trophy tournament in 2010 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[2]

Preliminary round

All times are Argentina Time (UTC−04:00)

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 3 1 2 0 8 5 +3 5
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 7 11 4 3
4  China 3 0 1 2 6 10 4 1
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
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Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (H) 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  Pakistan 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 5 8 3 3
4  South Africa 3 1 0 2 7 11 4 3
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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
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Classification round

Bracket

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
12 December
 
 
 Belgium3
 
13 December
 
 South Africa4
 
 South Africa5
 
12 December
 
 China0
 
 Canada1
 
 
 China3
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 December
 
 
 Belgium2
 
 
 Canada0

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Seventh and eighth place

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Fifth and sixth place

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Medal round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 December
 
 
 Argentina2
 
13 December
 
 New Zealand3
 
 New Zealand4
 
12 December
 
 Pakistan2
 
 India3
 
 
 Pakistan6
 
Third place
 
 
13 December
 
 
 Argentina2
 
 
 India3

Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

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Final

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Awards

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Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
Argentina Pedro Ibarra India Sardar Singh New Zealand Kyle Pontifex  Argentina
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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 5 3 2 0 15 9 +6 11 Qualified for 2011 FIH Champions Trophy
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Pakistan 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  India 5 3 1 1 16 13 +3 10
4  Argentina (H) 5 2 0 3 15 12 +3 6
5  South Africa 5 3 0 2 16 14 +2 9
6  China 5 1 1 3 9 16 7 4
7  Belgium 5 2 0 3 12 15 3 6
8  Canada 5 1 0 4 6 13 7 3
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Source: FIH
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Goalscorers

There were 104 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.2 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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