2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge 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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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Kuantan | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | Stadium Hoki Wisma Belia | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | ||
| Third place |  Malaysia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 128 (5.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jang Jong-hyun (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | Jang Jong-hyun | ||
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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.[2] Malaysia won the third place match by defeating Ireland 4–2 to claim their first ever Champions Challenge I medal.[3]
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.[4][5][6]
- 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)
Results
All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9 |
| Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | –5 | 3 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 3 |
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 3 |
| Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 3 |
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Second round
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| New Zealand | 4 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia (p.s.o.) | 4 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 6 | Malaysia | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | Canada (p.s.o.) | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 6 | Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 3 | South Korea | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 2 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | France | 3 | Ireland | 1 | Lower round 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | South Korea | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | South Korea | 5 | Malaysia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 1 | Ireland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
Post tournament awards.[7]
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Junior Player of the Tournament |
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| Jang Jong-hyun |
Jang Jong-hyun |
David Harte |
Gabriel Ho-Garcia |
Final ranking
References
- "Did you know... a brief history of Champions Challenge 1". FIH. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- "Korea win the Pahang Hockey Champions Challenge 1 in Kuantan". FIH. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- "Malaysia win their first Champions Challenge medal". FIH. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- "Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- "Hockey Champions Challenge 1 in Malaysia and Scotland". FIH. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- "Hockey: France in, SA out of Champions Challenge". The Star Online. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- "Korean men ace Canada to book ticket to 2016 Champions Trophy". FIH.ch. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
External links
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