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

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

Pools

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  India 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7
  New Zealand 3 1 2 0 8 5 +3 5
  Belgium 3 1 0 2 7 11 –4 3
  China 3 0 1 2 6 10 –4 1
6 December 2009
14:05
Belgium   4–3   China
Pangrazio   10'65'
Thys   42'
Gougnard   53'
Report Na   14'
Hu   38'
Song   43'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Deon Nel (RSA)
6 December 2009
16:05
New Zealand   2–2   India
Couzins   47'
Hayward   58'
Report Khandker   30'
Shivendra   51'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

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

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

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
  Pakistan 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
  Canada 3 1 0 2 5 8 –3 3
  South Africa 3 1 0 2 7 11 –4 3
6 December 2009
12:05
Pakistan   2 – 1   Canada
Abbas   14'31' Report Fernandes   47'
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)

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

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

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

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

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

Fifth to eighth place classification

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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

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

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

Seventh and eighth place

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

Fifth and sixth place

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

First to fourth place classification

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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

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

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

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

Awards

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

Statistics

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Final ranking

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