2012 World Series Hockey

2012 World Series Hockey better known as Bridgestone World Series Hockey, abbreviated as Bridgestone WSH, was the first season of the hockey tournament World Series Hockey, a professional league for field hockey in India. The tournament was to take place from 17 December 2011 to 22 January 2012 but later was postponed to 29 February 2012 owing to Olympic qualifiers.[1] Eight teams took part in this competition. The opening ceremony and the first match was held at Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh, where Bhopal Badshahs beat Chandigarh Comets 4–3.[2]

Bridgestone World Series Hockey 2012
Tournament Details
Dates29 February – 2 April
Administrator(s)Indian Hockey Federation
Tournament Format(s)Double Round-robin and Knock-out
Host(s) India
Venue(s)8
Teams8
Final Positions
ChampionsSher-e-Punjab (1st title)
Runner-upPune Strykers
Third PlaceChandigarh Comets
Karnataka Lions
Tournament Summary
Matches played59
Goals scored327 (5.54 per match)
Player of the tournamentGurjinder Singh (CCO)
Most GoalsGurjinder Singh (CCO) (19)
Syed Imran Warsi (CCH) (19)

The inaugural season of the WSH was won by Sher-e-Punjab by defeating Pune Strykers 5–2 in the final at Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai and thus became the first champions of WSH. Chandigarh Comets' drag-flicker Gurjinder Singh was named WSH Rockstar (Player of the tournament) (19 goals in 15 matches) who also shared the golden stick with Pakistan's Syed Imran Warsi for 19 goals apiece.[3]

Venues

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Following eight venues will host the matches of eight franchises on a home and away basis: Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bhopal, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Bangalore and Chennai will host the matches of eight franchises on a home and away basis.

Originally, nine venues were selected and upgraded with floodlights, replay screens, and scoreboards but organisers decided not to have any matches in Hyderabad's Gachibowli Hockey Stadium.[4]

Players

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The players for the eight teams were finalized on 28 November based on the draft system.[5]

Team Captain Coach
Bhopal Badshahs Sameer Dad Vasudevan Baskaran
Chandigarh Comets Rehan Butt Harendra Singh
Chennai Cheetahs Brent Livermore José Brasa
Delhi Wizards Shakeel Abbasi Roelant Oltmans
Karnataka Lions Arjun Halappa Jude Felix
Mumbai Marines Adrian D'Souza Andrew Meredith
Pune Strykers Ken Pereira Gundeep Singh
Sher-e-Punjab Prabhjot Singh Rajinder Singh

Umpires

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  •   Amar Singh Negi (IND)
  •   A.D. Cariappa (IND)
  •   A.N. Somaiah (IND)
  •   Bhupinder Singh (IND)
  •   Dominic Savio (IND)
  •   Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)
  •   Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
  •   Lokraju (IND)
  •   Marc Knülle (GER)
  •   Parnam Singh (IND)
  •   Paul Ludwig (AUS)
  •   Pradeep Kalia (IND)
  •   R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)
  •   Satinder Kumar Sharma (IND)
  •   Scott O'Brian (AUS)
  •   Shridharan Thamba (IND)
  •   Stewart Dearing (AUS)

Exhibition match

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Match between WSH World XI and WSH India XI in progress.

An exhibition match was organised on 20 December at Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh. Match was played between WSH World XI and WSH India XI. A one-sided match from the start was won by World XI. The World XI was captained by Brent Livermore and coached by José Brasa and Andrew Meredith. Prabhjot Singh led the India XI and coached by Jude Felix and Harendra Singh.[6]

Match timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +05:30)
20 December 2011
19:30
WSH India XI 2–7 WSH World XI
Thakur   17'
Pillay   32'
Reardon   10'
Huber   32'
Grimes  38'
Maguire   40'
Kelly   55'59'
Seddon   67'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh

Opening ceremony

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Opening ceremony of Bridgestone World Series Hockey was held at Sector 42 Stadium of Chandigarh followed by the inaugural match between Chandigarh Comets and Bhopal Badshahs.[citation needed]

League progression

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League Phase Knockout
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SF F
Bhopal Badshahs 3 3 6 7 10 10 13 13 13 13 14 17 17 17
Chandigarh Comets 0 0 3 3 6 9 12 12 15 18 19 22 25 28 L
Chennai Cheetahs 0 3 6 6 7 7 7 10 13 16 16 16 19 19
Delhi Wizards 3 3 3 6 6 7 7 10 13 13 13 16 16 19
Karnataka Lions 0 0 0 3 3 6 6 9 9 12 15 18 21 21 L
Mumbai Marines 0 3 3 6 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 13
Pune Strykers 3 6 7 8 9 9 12 12 12 12 15 15 18 21 W L
Sher-e-Punjab 3 6 7 7 7 10 13 16 19 22 22 25 25 25 W W
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Win Loss Draw
Note: Click on the points (league phase) or W/L (knockout) to see the summary for the match.
Team was eliminated in the league phase.

Results

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All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

League Phase

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chandigarh Comets 14 9 1 4 46 34 +12 28
Sher-e-Punjab 14 8 1 5 45 35 +10 25
Karnataka Lions 14 7 0 7 34 40 –6 21
Pune Strykers 14 6 3 5 41 42 –1 21
Delhi Wizards 14 6 1 7 36 37 –1 19
Chennai Cheetahs 14 6 1 7 41 43 –2 19
Bhopal Badshahs 14 5 2 7 32 37 –5 17
Mumbai Marines 14 4 1 9 32 39 –7 13
Qualified for Semi-Finals
Eliminated

29 February 2012
20:30
Chandigarh Comets 3–4 Bhopal Badshahs
Gurjinder   22'57'
Jasjit   29'
Report Baskaran   6'63'
Geowynne   56'
Yousuf   61'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

1 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 5–2 Chennai Cheetahs
Antil   7'
Harpeet   34'
Prabhjot   49'70'
Gagan Ajit   59'
Report Warsi   24'63'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Parnam Singh (IND)

1 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 5–7 Pune Strykers
Sutherland   19'
Sing   27'29'43'
Ekka   31'
Report Almada   4'
Gurpreet   9'48'61'64'
Tsolekile   22'
Damandeep   67'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Marc Knülle (GER)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

2 March 2012
19:00
Delhi Wizards 3–2 Karnataka Lions
Vikramjeet   2'
Abbasi   19'
Rajpal   51'
Report Jernail   36'
Ravipal   48'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

2 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 1–0 Bhopal Badshahs
Sutherland   25' Report
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Shridharan Thamba (IND)
Marc Knülle (GER)

3 March 2012
17:00
Sher-e-Punjab 6–1 Karnataka Lions
Antil   25'
Aziz   29'
Gagan Ajit   31'
Harpal   43'
Harpeet   61'
Prabhjot   66'
Report Bijwad   19'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Amar Singh Negi (IND)

3 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 3–5 Chennai Cheetahs
Ramandeep   26'
Butt   36'
Sukhvinder   64'
Report Warsi   7'22'40'
Sinclair   9'
Harris   65'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

3 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 1–3 Pune Strykers
Sunkel   26' Report Almada   5'
Gurpreet   53'59'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Pradeep Kalia (IND)

4 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 3–3 Pune Strykers
Thakur   3'33'
Prabhjot   55'
Report Gurpreet   45'
Toppo   60'65'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Parnam Singh (IND)
A.D. Cariappa (IND)

4 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 2–5 Chandigarh Comets
Sutherland   3'
Joga   7'
Report Sukhvinder   17'70'
Gurjinder   24'46'
Ranjodh   53'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Bhupinder Singh (IND)
Dominic Savio (IND)

5 March 2012
19:00
Karnataka Lions 1–3 Bhopal Badshahs
Pillai   41' Report Baskaran   43'45'
Dad   48'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

5 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 2–5 Chennai Cheetahs
Sunkel   32'34' Report Reardon   35'
Warsi   47'53'
Sinclair   55'
Antil   60'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Lokraju (IND)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

6 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 2–4 Mumbai Marines
Warsi   2'
Yadav   50'
Report Walkimi   10'
Anthony   23'
Ajmer   41'
Lakra   50'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Marc Knülle (GER)

6 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 3–2 Chandigarh Comets
Aiyappa   10'19'28' Report Chhikara   37'63'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
A.N. Somaiah (IND)

7 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 1–2 Delhi Wizards
Hotchkis   22' Report Antil   40'
Gurvinder   63'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Amar Singh Negi (IND)

7 March 2012
21:00
Pune Strykers 1–1 Bhopal Badshahs
Gurpreet   25' Report Yousuf   66'
PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune
Umpires:
Pradeep Kalia (IND)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

8 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 3–1 Sher-e-Punjab
Gurjinder   2'65'
Sukhvinder   9'
Report Hotchkis   59'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Pranam Singh (IND)

8 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 1–2 Mumbai Marines
Aiyappa   16' Report Walkimi   45'
Joga   57'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

9 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 3–3 Pune Strykers
Sinclair   2'
Warsi   30'44'
Report Minz   6'
Toppo   35'
Randhawa   64'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Marc Knüllei (GER)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

9 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 2–1 Delhi Wizards
Baskaran   14'
Cheeyanna   47'
Report Vikramjeet   32'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Lokaraju (IND)

10 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 3–5 Karnataka Lions
Warsi   37'67'
Harris   70'
Report Ravipal   26'56'63'
Bijwad   33'
Deepak   68'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Marc Knüllei (GER)
Shridharan Thamba (IND)

10 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 2–3 Sher-e-Punjab
Dad   22'
Upadhyay   58'
Report Thakur   17'46'
Harpeet   53'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

11 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 1–3 Chandigarh Comets
Almada   11' Report Sukhvinder   12'
Gurjinder   38'
Stephenson   50'
PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
A.N. Somaiah (IND)

11 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 2–2 Delhi Wizards
Balwanth   11'66' Report Sankai   25'
Abbasi   45'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
A.D. Cariappa (IND)

12 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 3–2 Karnataka Lions
Minz   7'
Tsolekile   46'
Damandeep   54'
Report Aiyappa   23'
Naveen   47'
PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

12 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 3–1 Chennai Cheetahs
Dad   20'
Upadhyay   48'
Henwood   52'
Report Pillay   22'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Pradeep Kalia (IND)

14 March 2012
19:00
Mumbai Marines 2–3 Sher-e-Punjab
Joga   12'
Walkimi   68'
Report Aziz   1'
Thakur   56'63'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Parnam Singh (IND)
Amar Singh Negi (IND)

14 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 0–1 Chandigarh Comets
Report Gurjinder   63'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Scott O'Brian (AUS)
Dominic Savio (IND)

15 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 1–3 Chennai Cheetahs
Minz   35' Report Sinclair   9'
Shyam   29'
Warsi   69'
PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

15 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 3–1 Bhopal Badshahs
K Victo   5'
Abbasi   11'
Kanth   70'
Report Henwood   22'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

16 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 5–2 Chandigarh Comets
Thakur   25'57'60'
Vinaya   31'
Harpeet   35'
Report Sher   56'
Green   70'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Scott O'Brian (AUS)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

16 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 2–4 Karnataka Lions
Joga   7'
Lakra   63'
Report Halappa   20'25'
Naveen   32'
Aiyappa   43'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Parnam Singh (IND)

17 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 4–3 Bhopal Badshahs
Inderjit   35'
Antil   41'
Gagan Ajit   42'
Hotchkis   58'
Report Henwood   46'
Upadhyay   67'
Bundela   69'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Dominic Savio (IND)

17 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 1–4 Chennai Cheetahs
Bijwad   35' Report Pillay   13'
Warsi   33'
Sinclair   42'
Shivamani   57'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

19 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 4–3 Pune Strykers
Butt   13'
Gurjinder   34'
Sukhvinder   37'70'
Report T. Pereira   2'
K. Pereira   6'
Gurpreet   7'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Scott O'Brian (AUS)

19 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 2–1 Mumbai Marines
Vikramjeet   13'
Abbasi   35'
Report Ajmer   15'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Marc Knüllei (GER)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

20 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 3–2 Delhi Wizards
Gurjinder   8'14'
Khan   44'
Report Vikramjeet   8'
Abbasi   28'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Dominic Savio (IND)

20 March 2012
21:00
Chennai Cheetahs 4–1 Bhopal Badshahs
Warsi   7'
Pillay   53'67'
Sinclair   62'
Report Ahmad   3'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

21 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 2–1 Mumbai Marines
Bikramjit   11'
Thakur   56'
Report Hariprasad   40'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Scott O'Brian (AUS)

21 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 3–2 Pune Strykers
Ravipal   7'
Aiyappa   11'
Radzi   67'
Report Thimmaiah   15'
Toppo   29'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Parnam Singh (IND)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

23 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 4–2 Mumbai Marines
Gurpreet   27'
Almada   33'
Thimmaiah   43'44'
Report Xess   15'
Ekka   25'
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Umpires:
Scott O'Brian (AUS)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

23 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 2–1 Sher-e-Punjab
Aiyappa   6'58' Report Harpeet   39'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

24 March 2012
19:00
Bhopal Badshahs 4–4 Chandigarh Comets
Yousef   40'
Dad   48'
Bundela   60'65'
Report Sukhvinder   8'20'
Gurjinder   10'
M. Amir   30'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

24 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 3–1 Delhi Wizards
Ravipal   10'
Jernail   17'
Aiyappa   65'
Report Rajpal   51'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

25 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 2–4 Sher-e-Punjab
Sinclair   7'
Warsi   30'
Report Bikramjit   12'
Harpeet   21'
Thakur   42'
Gagan Ajit   67'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
A.D. Cariappa (IND)

25 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 2–1 Mumbai Marines
Yousef   13'
Mudassar   61'
Report Michael   44'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Amar Singh Negi (IND)
Parnam Singh (IND)

26 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 0–3 Chandigarh Comets
Report Khan   2'
Gurjinder   9'
Sukhvinder  40'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)

26 March 2012
21:00
Pune Strykers 2–6 Delhi Wizards
Almada   2'
Pillay   43'
Report Pillay   14'
Abbasi   20'
Vikramjeet   25'39'
K Victo   31'62'
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

27 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 3–2 Sher-e-Punjab
Pillay   11'
Gurpreet   28'30'
Report Bikramjit   5'
Gagan Ajit   62'
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

27 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 2–5 Karnataka Lions
Ahmad   43'
Baskaran   49'
Report Halappa   26'
Aiyappa   31'45'50'
Naveen   66'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Amar Singh Negi (IND)

28 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 4–3 Mumbai Marines
Ramandeep   4'
Gurjinder   17'
M. A. Khan   32'
Green   68'
Report Xess   34'
Sutherland   50'
Ajmer   55'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

28 March 2012
21:00
Chennai Cheetahs 6–4 Delhi Wizards
Raja   14'
Warsi   47'51'
Sinclair   63'66'
Pillay   65'
Report Vikramjeet   11'27'38'68'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai

29 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 6–1 Karnataka Lions
Gurjinder   33'56'62'67'
Ramandeep   34'
Horo   64'
Report Sandeep   25'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Bhupinder Singh (IND)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

29 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 4–5 Pune Strykers
Ahmad   5'50'
Baskaran   9'
Yousef   21'
Report Thimmaiah   10'
Randhawa   52'55'60'
Lakra   68'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Parnam Singh (IND)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

30 March 2012
19:00
Delhi Wizards 7–5 Sher-e-Punjab
K Victo   13'
Gupta   28'
Abbasi   37'42'60'
Pillay   53'
Rajpal   57'
Report Gagandeep   8'
Prabhjot   30'67'69'
Karamjit   52'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

30 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 4–1 Chennai Cheetahs
Xess   3'
Ajmer   32'
Sutherland   62'
Ekka   70'
Report Warsi   65'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

Play-offs

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 1–Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
 
 
Sher-e-Punjab4
 
April 2–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
 
Karnataka Lions1
 
Sher-e-Punjab5
 
April 1–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
 
Pune Strykers2
 
Chandigarh Comets4 (2)
 
 
Pune Strykers (PS)4 (3)
 

Semifinals

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1 April 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 4–1 Karnataka Lions
Hotchkis   17'
Karamjit   39'
Harpeet   60'
Prabhjot   68'
Report Naveen   11'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Amar Singh Negi (IND)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

1 April 2012
21:00
Chandigarh Comets 4–4 Pune Strykers
Gurjinder   4'
Ramandeep   9'
Roy   39'
Butt   41'
Report Minz   8'
Pereira   46'
Toppo   59'
Randhawa   70'
Penalties
Gurjinder  
Chhikara  
Ramandeep  
Sukhwinder  
Butt  
2–3   Minz
  Almada
  Toppo
  Thimmaiah
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

Final

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2 April 2012
21:00
Sher-e-Punjab 5–2 Pune Strykers
Vinaya   6'
Thakur   32'
Prabhjot   47'67'
Harpeet   57'
Report Pereira   4'
Randhawa   70'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

The final of World Series Hockey was held in front of the capacity crowd at the Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai. Pune Strykers got into early lead when Tyron Pereira's cross creeped in during the 4th minute of the game. Pune's joy was short-lived as V.S. Vinaya neutralized off their first penalty corner a minute later. Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur led Punjab's attacks and were awarded with couple of penalty corners but could not be converted. Few close shots were saved by the goal-keeper Gurpreet Guri Singh. Attacks on the other end were made by Argentine recruit Mario Almada, Roshan Minz, Nikkin Thimmiah and Bikash Topo. Second quarter seemed like taking a goalless path before Deepak Thakur broke the deadlock between the sides by slotting in off a reverse stick just before the half time and Punjab saw themselves riding on a slender lead (2–1).[7]

The first half saw an evenly contested match but the second half was completely dominated by Punjab. Skipper Prabhjot Singh in the 47th minute gave Punjab a two-goal cushion with a reverse-stick over Pune before the end off the third quarter. Sher-e-Punjab continued the tempo in the 4th quarter with Punjab's penalty-corner specialist Harpeet Singh converted off a penalty corner with a drag-flick. Known as the comeback kings, Strykers' all efforts were prevented by some robust defending by Punjab. A solo effort by the Prabhjot put Punjab into an unassailable 5–1 lead with four minutes left, who added 10th goal to his season's tally, and confirmed that his team as the champions. Simrandeep Randhawa added a consolation goal to Pune's tally by converting a penalty corner in the last minute and the match ended with Sher-e-Jalandhar 5, Pune Strykers 2 making Sher-e-Punjab the winners of the first WSH.[8]

Awards

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Rockstar Superstar Game Changer Rookie of the Year Balkrishan Award
Gurjinder Singh
(Chandigarh Comets)
Roshan Minz
(Pune Strykers)
Shakeel Abbasi
(Delhi Wizards)
Lalit Upadhayay
(Bhopal Badshahs)
Rajinder Singh Sr.
(Sher-e-Punjab)

Statistics

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Leading goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals[9]
1 Gurjinder Singh   Chandigarh Comets 19
Imran Warsi   Chennai Cheetahs 19
3 Len Aiyappa   Karnataka Lions 13
4 Deepak Thakur   Sher-e-Punjab 12
Gurpreet Singh   Pune Strykers 12
Vikramjeet Singh   Delhi Wizards 12

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Report
Joga Singh Mumbai Marines Pune Strykers 5–7 Match 3
Gurpreet Singh4 Pune Strykers Mumbai Marines 7–5 Match 3
Imran Warsi Chennai Cheetahs Chandigarh Comets 5–3 Match 7
Len Aiyappa Karnataka Lions Chandigarh Comets 3–2 Match 14
Ravipal Singh Karnataka Lions Chennai Cheetahs 5–3 Match 21
Deepak Thakur Sher-e-Punjab Chandigarh Comets 5–2 Match 31
Len Aiyappa Karnataka Lions Bhopal Badshahs 5–2 Match 50
Vikramjeet Singh4 Delhi Wizards Chennai Cheetahs 4–6 Match 52
Gurjinder Singh4 Chandigarh Comets Karnataka Lions 6–1 Match 53
Simrandeep Singh Pune Strykers Bhopal Badshahs 5–4 Match 54
Shakeel Abbasi Delhi Wizards Sher-e-Punjab 7–5 Match 55
Prabhjot Singh Sher-e-Punjab Delhi Wizards 5–7 Match 55
4 Player scored 4 goals

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Series Hockey postponed to February 29". NDTV. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  2. ^ "WSH: Bhopal Badshahs down Chandigarh Comets in opener". The Times of India. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ^ "After 59 matches & 327 goals, it's raining prizes now". World Series Hockey. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (13 December 2011). "No WSH matches in city". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  5. ^ "Dhanraj to represent Karnataka in WSH: Final Teams". The Fans of Hockey. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. ^ "India XI vs World XI to promote WSH". NDTV Sports. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Shers roar in the final to emerge champions". DNA India.
  8. ^ Siddharth Rath, Satya (3 April 2012). "Sher-e-Punjab beat Pune Strykers to win inaugural World Series Hockey tournament". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ^ "World Series Hockey Top Scorers". World Series Hockey.