2012 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Argentina | ||
| City | Quilmes | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | Estadio Nacional de Hockey | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Argentina (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  South Korea | ||
| Third place |  Ireland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 128 (5.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jang Jong-Hyun (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | Lucas Vila | ||
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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.
This was the seventh 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]
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.[3][4]
The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.[5][6]
Argentina (Host nation)
South Korea (Eighth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
Ireland (Winners of 2011 Champions Challenge II)
South Africa (Third in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
Malaysia (Fifth in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
Poland (Sixth in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
Japan (Seventh in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
Canada (Eighth in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
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 |
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 Malaysia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 |
 Poland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
| South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 3 |
 Canada |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
 South Africa |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −2 | 1 |
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Second round
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Poland | 2 | Ireland | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 4 | Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 4 | Argentina | 5 | Malaysia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | Canada | 1 | Ireland (a.e.t.) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
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| Jang Jong-Hyun |
Lucas Vila |
David Harte |
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