2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from December 6 to December 13, 2009 in Salta, Argentina. New Zealand defeated Pakistan to take the title, and promoted to the Champions Trophy tournament in 2010.

2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CitySalta
Dates6–13 December
Teams8
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored104 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Pedro Ibarra (8 goals)
Best playerIndia Sardar Singh
2007 (previous) (next) 2011

Results

All times are Argentina Time (UTC−04:00)

Pool A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 3210105+57
 New Zealand 312085+35
 Belgium 3102711–43
 China 3012610–41
6 December 2009
14:05
Belgium  4–3  China
Pangrazio field hockey ball 10', 65'
Thys field hockey ball 42'
Gougnard field hockey ball 53'
Report Na field hockey ball 14'
Hu field hockey ball 38'
Song field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Deon Nel (RSA)
6 December 2009
16:05
New Zealand  2–2  India
Couzins field hockey ball 47'
Hayward field hockey ball 58'
Report Khandker field hockey ball 30'
Shivendra field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

8 December 2009
12:05
India  4–1  China
Prabhjot field hockey ball 7'
Rajpal field hockey ball 35'
Sarwanjit field hockey ball 56'
Shivendra field hockey ball 70'
Report Song field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)
8 December 2009
14:05
Belgium  1–4  New Zealand
Charlier field hockey ball 30' Report Couzins field hockey ball 25'
Archibald field hockey ball 49'
Child field hockey ball 64'
Inglis field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

10 December 2009
14:05
New Zealand  2–2  China
Wilson field hockey ball 42'
Inglis field hockey ball 44'
Report Liu X. field hockey ball 4'
Liu Y. field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
10 December 2009
16:05
India  4–2  Belgium
Mahadik field hockey ball 19'
Shivendra field hockey ball 30'
Khandker field hockey ball 48'
Prabhjot field hockey ball 70'
Report Dekeyser field hockey ball 24'
Pangrazio field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3201116+56
 Pakistan 320175+26
 Canada 310258–33
 South Africa 3102711–43
6 December 2009
12:05
Pakistan  2 – 1  Canada
Abbas field hockey ball 14', 31' Report Fernandes field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)

6 December 2009
18:05
Argentina  6 – 2  South Africa
Ibarra field hockey ball 9', 12', 31'
Mazzilli field hockey ball 24'
L. Vila field hockey ball 53', 55'
Report Harper field hockey ball 15'
Norris-Jones field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

8 December 2009
16:05
Canada  1 – 4  South Africa
Tupper field hockey ball 59' Report Paton field hockey ball 30'
Haley field hockey ball 41'
Reid-Ross field hockey ball 46'
Carr field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

8 December 2009
18:05
Argentina  3 – 1  Pakistan
Callioni field hockey ball 1'
Ibarra field hockey ball 31', 52'
Report Abbas field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

10 December 2009
12:05
Pakistan  4 – 1  South Africa
Abbas field hockey ball 20'
Abbasi field hockey ball 49'
Khan field hockey ball 53'
Ali field hockey ball 63'
Report Norris-Jones field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)

10 December 2009
18:05
Canada  3 – 2  Argentina
Tupper field hockey ball 50'
Wright field hockey ball 62'
Fernandes field hockey ball 70+'
Report Ibarra field hockey ball 54', 69'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
12 December 2009
 
 
 Belgium3
 
13 December 2009
 
 South Africa4
 
 South Africa5
 
12 December 2009
 
 China0
 
 Canada1
 
 
 China3
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 December 2009
 
 
 Belgium2
 
 
 Canada0

Crossover

12 December 2009
09:05
Belgium  3 – 4  South Africa
Dekeyser field hockey ball 8', 14'
Charlier field hockey ball 51'
Report Paton field hockey ball 17'
Robinson field hockey ball 25'
Reid-Ross field hockey ball 65'
Madsen field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

12 December 2009
11:35
Canada  1 – 3  China
Pearson field hockey ball 7' Report Song Yi field hockey ball 11', 28'
Lu Fenghui field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

Seventh and eighth place

13 December 2009
09:05
Belgium  2 – 0  Canada
Depaeuw field hockey ball 24'
Pangrazio field hockey ball 50'
Report
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

Fifth and sixth place

13 December 2009
11:35
South Africa  5 – 0  China
McDade field hockey ball 8'
Hykes field hockey ball 26'
Reid-Ross field hockey ball 38'
Carr field hockey ball 42'
Smith field hockey ball 68'
Report
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 December 2009
 
 
 Argentina2
 
13 December 2009
 
 New Zealand3
 
 New Zealand4
 
12 December 2009
 
 Pakistan2
 
 India3
 
 
 Pakistan6
 
Third place
 
 
13 December 2009
 
 
 Argentina2
 
 
 India3

Semifinals

12 December 2009
14:05
Argentina  2 – 3  New Zealand
Ibarra field hockey ball 18'
L. Vila field hockey ball 66'
Report Hayward field hockey ball 2'
Burrows field hockey ball 32'
McAleese field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Deon Nel (RSA)

12 December 2009
16:35
India  3 – 6  Pakistan
Mahadik field hockey ball 8', 62'
Ram field hockey ball 67'
Report Butt field hockey ball 2', 29', 64'
Abbas field hockey ball 32', 70'
Khan field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Roel van Eert (NED)

Third and fourth place

13 December 2009
14:05
Argentina  2 – 3  India
Callioni field hockey ball 22', 29' Report Raghunath field hockey ball 35+'
Gurbaj field hockey ball 54'
Mahadik field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Deon Nel (RSA)

Final

13 December 2009
16:35
New Zealand  4 – 2  Pakistan
Archibald field hockey ball 15'
Burrows field hockey ball 20', 66'
Edwards field hockey ball 65'
Report Abbas field hockey ball 7'
Butt field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Awards

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
Argentina Pedro Ibarra India Sardar Singh New Zealand Kyle Pontifex  Argentina

Statistics

Final ranking

  1.  New Zealand
  2.  Pakistan
  3.  India
  4.  Argentina
  5.  South Africa
  6.  China
  7.  Belgium
  8.  Canada
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