2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Field hockey tournament
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The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the eighth and last edition of the Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I. It was held from 26 April to 4 May 2014 in Kuantan, Malaysia. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.[1]
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Kuantan | ||
| Dates | 26 April – 4 May | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Stadium Hoki Wisma Belia | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Canada | ||
| Third place |  Malaysia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 128 (5.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Jang Jong-hyun (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | Jang Jong-hyun | ||
| Best young player | Gabriel Ho-Garcia | ||
| Best goalkeeper |  David Harte | ||
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The tournament was 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.[2][3]
South Korea won the tournament for the first time after defeating Canada 4–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous two editions.[4] Malaysia won the third place match by defeating Ireland 4–2 to claim their first ever Champions Challenge I medal.[5] This was the last edition of the tournament that was held. The tournament was replaced by the FIH Hockey World League in the hockey calendar.[6]
Qualification
Even though Spain was automatically qualified as the highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I (this due to the withdrawal from participating at the 2012 Champions Trophy), they withdrew from participating. In addition, South Africa qualified as the seventh placed team in the previous edition, but also withdrew due to financial issues. Both teams were replaced by Poland and France, respectively. The following eight teams competed in this tournament.[7][8][9]
Malaysia (Host nation)
New Zealand (Seventh in 2012 Champions Trophy)
South Korea (Second in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
Ireland (Third in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
Japan (Fifth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
Canada (Sixth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
Poland (Eighth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
France (Highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I)
Preliminary round
All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | Malaysia (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
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Second round
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 May | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 4 (2) | |||||||||
| 3 May | ||||||||||
| Malaysia (s.o.) | 4 (3) | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 1 May | ||||||||||
| Canada (s.o.) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 May | ||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 May | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 4 | |||||||||
| Ireland (s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 3 May | ||||||||||
| France | 2 (0) | |||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 May | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Korea | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 May | ||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 4 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
| 3 May | ||||||
| New Zealand | 6 | |||||
| 4 May | ||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
| New Zealand | 6 | |||||
| 3 May | ||||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 4 May | ||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
Final
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Statistics
Final ranking
Awards
Post tournament awards.[10]
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Junior Player of the Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jang Jong-hyun |
Jang Jong-hyun |
David Harte |
Gabriel Ho-Garcia |