2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
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| Tournament details | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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]
Teams
[edit]The FIH announced the eight participating teams on 16 December 2010.[4]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]All times are South African Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 7 |
| 2 | Belgium
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | South Africa (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Poland
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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
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Pool B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Argentina
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |  Japan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Canada
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Malaysia
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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]
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Second round
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| India (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 4 | |||||||||
| India | 4 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||
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| Belgium | 4 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Belgium (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 2 (2) | Third place | ||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
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| Poland | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Poland (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
Cross-overs
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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
[edit]Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
[edit]| Top Goalscorer | Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Fair Play Trophy |
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| Tom Boon Justin Reid-Ross
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Sandeep Singh
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David van Rysselberghe
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South Africa
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Statistics
[edit]Final ranking
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Stage is set in Salta for BDO Champions Challenge I". International Hockey Federation. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "India lose hockey Champions Challenge to Belgium". BBC News. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "CC1: Belgium claim gold in thrilling final against India". FIH.com. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "FIH confirms participating teams for 2011 tournaments". FIH.com. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ a b FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations February 2019