2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Johannesburg | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 1 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Belgium (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  South Africa | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 133 (5.54 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Tom Boon Justin Reid-Ross (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | Sandeep Singh | ||
| |||
The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 26 November to 4 December 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This was the sixth edition of the competition initiated 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][2]
Belgium won the tournament for the first time after defeating India 4–3 in the final.[3]
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.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
(H) Hosts
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| India (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 4 | |||||||||
| India | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Belgium (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 (2) | Third place | ||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
|
|
|
|
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
| 2 December | ||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
| 2 December | ||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Poland (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
Cross-overs
|
|
Seventh and eighth place
|
Fifth and sixth place
|
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
| ||||||||||||||
|
Third and fourth place
|
Final
|
Awards
| Top Goalscorer | Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Boon Justin Reid-Ross |
Sandeep Singh |
David van Rysselberghe |
South Africa |