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]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina | ||
| City | Salta | ||
| Dates | 6–13 December | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Pakistan | ||
| Third place |  India | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 104 (5.2 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Pedro Ibarra (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | 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
| 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 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Pool B
| 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 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
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Classification round
Bracket
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||
| 13 December | ||||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 13 December | ||||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
Crossovers
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| 13 December | ||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| Pakistan | 6 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 December | ||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ibarra |
Sardar Singh |
Kyle Pontifex |
Argentina |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 11 | Qualified for 2011 FIH Champions Trophy |
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Pakistan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 | |
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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 |
Goalscorers
There were 104 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.2 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
4 goals
Renaud Pangrazio
Song Yi
Dhananjay Mahadik
Rehan Butt
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Agustín Mazzilli- Simon Gougnard
- Alexandre de Paeuw
- Jeffrey Thys
Mark Pearson- Phillip Wright
- Hu Huiren
- Liu Xiantang
- Liu Yixian
- Lu Fenghui
- Na Yubo
- Vokkaliga Raghunath
- Diwakar Ram
- Gurbaj Singh
- Rajpal Singh
- Sarwanjit Singh
Simon Child- Steven Edwards
- Shea McAleese
- Nicholas Wilson
- Shakeel Abbasi
- Akhtar Ali
Ian Haley- Marvin Harper
- Julian Hykes
- Lloyd Madsen
- Thornton McDade
- Jonathan Robinson
- Austin Smith
Source: FIH