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
(next) 2003

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

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Head Coach: Jorge Ruiz

Results

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Pool

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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   16'
Cullen   69'70'
Report Lombi   11'
Almada   59'
Umpires:
Antonio Bustos (ESP)
Jason McCracken (NZL)
7 December 2001
18:05
India   1 – 0   Belgium
Pillay   47' Report
Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)
7 December 2001
20:05
Malaysia   1 – 0   Japan
Raj   40' Report
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

8 December 2001
18:05
South Africa   2 – 2   India
King   11'
Fulton   60'
Report J. Singh   9'
Thakur   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   25'
Yamabori   51'
Tobita   58'
Report Cullen   8'
King   43'
Umpires:
Antonio Bustos (ESP)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)
10 December 2001
18:05
Argentina   3 – 1   Belgium
Almada   5'51'
Capurro   11'
Report Bueger   18'
Umpires:
Singh Paramjit (MAS)
Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN)
10 December 2001
20:05
Malaysia   2 – 1   India
Chua Boon Huat   47'
Raj   55'
Report P. Singh   23'
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Steve Graham (WAL)

11 December 2001
18:05
Belgium   0 – 1   South Africa
Report Jacobs   51'
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

12 December 2001
18:05
India   3 – 0   Japan
Thakur   35'62'
P. Singh   41'
Report
Umpires:
Singh Paramjit (MAS)
Antonio Bustos (ESP)
12 December 2001
20:05
Malaysia   1 – 2   Argentina
L. Raj   19' Report Lombi   46'69'
Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

13 December 2001
16:05
Japan   6 – 2   Belgium
Katayama   6'
Matsui   41'
Tobita   44'60'
Furasato   49'
Iwadate   62'
Report Brulé   8'40'
Umpires:
Blalse Monteiro (IND)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
13 December 2001
18:05
India   2 – 1   Argentina
J. Singh   27'
G. Singh   32'
Report MacCormik   15'
Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)
13 December 2001
20:05
South Africa   1 – 0   Malaysia
Cullen   41' Report
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

Classification

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Fifth place game

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15 December 2001
08:05
Japan   5 – 3   Belgium
Katayama   1'
Matsui   8'37'
Yamabori   53'
Furasato   61'
Report[permanent dead link] Reckinger   28'
Beunen   39'
Geens   42'
Umpires:
Blalse Monteiro (IND)
Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

Third place game

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

Final

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

Statistics

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Final ranking

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

Awards

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Topscorer Best Player Fair Play Trophy
  Jorge Lombi   Mike Cullen   Japan

See also

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