2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 7 to December 15, 2001.

2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Dates7–15 December
Teams6 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Malaysia National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runner-up South Africa
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored64 (3.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Jorge Lombi (7 goals)
Best playerSouth Africa Mike Cullen
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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
 Argentina

Head Coach: Jorge Ruiz

 Belgium
  1. Vincent Deneumostier (GK)
  2. Maxime Luycx
  3. Jean-Philippe Brulé
  4. Thierry Renaer
  5. Xavier-Charles Letier
  6. Xavier de Scheemaeker
  7. Joeri Beunen
  8. Thomas van den Balck
  9. Xavier Brooke
  10. Robin Geens
  11. Christophe Moraux (GK)
  12. Marc Coudron (C)
  13. Fabian Bueger
  14. Xavier Reckinger
  15. Charles Vandeweghe
  16. Phillippe Goldberg
 India

Head Coach: Cedric d'Souza

 Japan
  1. Takahiko Yamabori (C)
  2. Naoya Iwadate
  3. Ryuji Furasato
  4. Akira Takahashi
  5. Kenichi Katayama
  6. Naohiko Tobita
  7. Kazuyuki Ozawa
  8. Atsushi Takehara
  9. Daisuke Hokaze
  10. Akihiko Hirata
  11. Mitsuru Ito
  12. Jun Takahashi (GK)
  13. Yasuhiro Nobui (GK)
  14. Ryuhie Harada
  15. Fumihiro Matsui
  16. Toshiai Fukuda
 Malaysia

Head Coach: Paul Lissek

  1. Roslan Jamaluddin (GK)
  2. Singh Maninderijt
  3. Chua Boon Huat
  4. Gobinathan Krishnamurthy
  5. Kuhan Shanmuganathan
  6. Nor Azlan Bakar
  7. Chairil Anwar Abdul Aziz
  8. Mohammed Madzli Ikmar
  9. Tajol Rosli Mohamed
  10. Mohamed Rodhanizam Radzi
  11. Keevan Raj Kalikavandan
  12. Mirnawan Nawawi
  13. Logan Kali Kavandan
  14. Ibrahim Mohd Nasihin Nubli
  15. Shankar Shanmugam
 South Africa

Head Coach: Rob Pullen

Results

Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10 Final
2  South Africa 5 3 1 1 9 7 +2 10
3  Argentina 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2 9 Third place game
4  Malaysia (H) 5 3 0 2 6 4 +2 9
5  Japan 5 2 0 3 10 10 0 6 Fifth place game
6  Belgium 5 0 0 5 3 13 −10 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
7 December 2001
16:05
South Africa  3 – 2  Argentina
King field hockey ball 16'
Cullen field hockey ball 69', 70'		 Report Lombi field hockey ball 11'
Almada field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Antonio Bustos (ESP)
Jason McCracken (NZL)
7 December 2001
18:05
India  1 – 0  Belgium
Pillay field hockey ball 47' Report
Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)
7 December 2001
20:05
Malaysia  1 – 0  Japan
Raj field hockey ball 40' Report
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
8 December 2001
18:05
South Africa  2 – 2  India
King field hockey ball 11'
Fulton field hockey ball 60'		 Report J. Singh field hockey ball 9'
Thakur field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Singh Paramjit (MAS)
8 December 2001
20:05
Belgium  0 – 2  Malaysia
9 December 2001
18:05
Japan  1 – 2  Argentina
10 December 2001
16:05
Japan  3 – 2  South Africa
Furasato field hockey ball 25'
Yamabori field hockey ball 51'
Tobita field hockey ball 58'		 Report Cullen field hockey ball 8'
King field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Antonio Bustos (ESP)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)
10 December 2001
18:05
Argentina  3 – 1  Belgium
Almada field hockey ball 5', 51'
Capurro field hockey ball 11'		 Report Bueger field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Singh Paramjit (MAS)
Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN)
10 December 2001
20:05
Malaysia  2 – 1  India
Chua Boon Huat field hockey ball 47'
Raj field hockey ball 55'		 Report P. Singh field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Steve Graham (WAL)
11 December 2001
18:05
Belgium  0 – 1  South Africa
Report Jacobs field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
12 December 2001
18:05
India  3 – 0  Japan
Thakur field hockey ball 35', 62'
P. Singh field hockey ball 41'		 Report
Umpires:
Singh Paramjit (MAS)
Antonio Bustos (ESP)
12 December 2001
20:05
Malaysia  1 – 2  Argentina
L. Raj field hockey ball 19' Report Lombi field hockey ball 46', 69'
Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
13 December 2001
16:05
Japan  6 – 2  Belgium
Katayama field hockey ball 6'
Matsui field hockey ball 41'
Tobita field hockey ball 44', 60'
Furasato field hockey ball 49'
Iwadate field hockey ball 62'		 Report Brulé field hockey ball 8', 40'
Umpires:
Blalse Monteiro (IND)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
13 December 2001
18:05
India  2 – 1  Argentina
J. Singh field hockey ball 27'
G. Singh field hockey ball 32'		 Report MacCormik field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)
13 December 2001
20:05
South Africa  1 – 0  Malaysia
Cullen field hockey ball 41' Report
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

Fifth place game
15 December 2001
08:05
Japan  5 – 3  Belgium
Katayama field hockey ball 1'
Matsui field hockey ball 8', 37'
Yamabori field hockey ball 53'
Furasato field hockey ball 61'		 Report Reckinger field hockey ball 28'
Beunen field hockey ball 39'
Geens field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Blalse Monteiro (IND)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

Third place game
15 December 2001
08:05
Argentina  4 – 2  Malaysia
Lombi field hockey ball 7', 24', 31', 59' Report Chairil field hockey ball 45'
Mohd Madzli Ikmar field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Jason McCracken (NZL)

Final
15 December 2001
20:05
India  2 – 1  South Africa
Thakur field hockey ball 9'
Dillon field hockey ball 55'		 Report Dolley field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

Statistics

Final ranking
  1.  India
  2.  South Africa
  3.  Argentina
  4.  Malaysia
  5.  Japan
  6.  Belgium

Awards
Topscorer Best Player Fair Play Trophy
Argentina Jorge Lombi South Africa Mike Cullen  Japan

See also
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