2001 Men's Hockey Champions ChallengeTournament details |
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Host country | Malaysia |
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City | Kuala Lumpur |
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Dates | 7–15 December |
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Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) |
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Venue(s) | Malaysia National Hockey Stadium |
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Final positions |
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Champions | India (1st title) |
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Runner-up | South Africa |
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Third place | Argentina |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 18 |
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Goals scored | 64 (3.56 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Jorge Lombi (7 goals) |
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Best player | Mike Cullen |
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The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 7 to December 15, 2001.
Participating nations were Argentina, Belgium, host Malaysia, India, Japan, and South Africa. The winner earned a spot at the 2002 Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany.
India defeated South Africa 2–1 in the final to win the competition.
Squads
Head Coach: Cedric d'Souza
- Takahiko Yamabori (C)
- Naoya Iwadate
- Ryuji Furasato
- Akira Takahashi
- Kenichi Katayama
- Naohiko Tobita
- Kazuyuki Ozawa
- Atsushi Takehara
- Daisuke Hokaze
- Akihiko Hirata
- Mitsuru Ito
- Jun Takahashi (GK)
- Yasuhiro Nobui (GK)
- Ryuhie Harada
- Fumihiro Matsui
- Toshiai Fukuda
Results
Pool
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
Umpires: Antonio Bustos (ESP) Jason McCracken (NZL) | |
Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS) | |
Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Sumesh Putra (CAN) | |
Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Singh Paramjit (MAS) | |
Umpires: Antonio Bustos (ESP) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS) | |
Umpires: Singh Paramjit (MAS) Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN) | |
Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Steve Graham (WAL) | |
Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Satinder Kumar (IND) | |
Umpires: Singh Paramjit (MAS) Antonio Bustos (ESP) | |
Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Sumesh Putra (CAN) | |
Japan | 6 – 2 | Belgium | Katayama 6' Matsui 41' Tobita 44', 60' Furasato 49' Iwadate 62' | Report | Brulé 8', 40' | Umpires: Blalse Monteiro (IND) Satinder Kumar (IND) | |
Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS) | |
Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Sumesh Putra (CAN) | |
Classification
Fifth place game
Japan | 5 – 3 | Belgium | Katayama 1' Matsui 8', 37' Yamabori 53' Furasato 61' | Report[permanent dead link] | Reckinger 28' Beunen 39' Geens 42' | Umpires: Blalse Monteiro (IND) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS) | |
Third place game
Umpires: Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN) Jason McCracken (NZL) | |
Final
Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Sumesh Putra (CAN) | |
Statistics
Final ranking
- India
- South Africa
- Argentina
- Malaysia
- Japan
- Belgium
Awards
See also
External links
- 1st Men's Challenge Hockey from Rediff.com
- Official FIH Reports