2003 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

The 2003 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the ninth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 27 to 29 June 2003, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2003 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored31 (5.17 per match)
2002 (previous) (next) 2004

Competition format

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The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, India, Spain, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country 2003 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
  Argentina 7 Sixth Place (1986, 2002) Fifth Place (1948)
  Germany 1 Champions (2002) Champions (1992)
  India 6 Champions (1975) Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
  Spain 9 Runners-Up (1971, 1998) Runners-Up (1980, 1996)

Officials

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The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

  • Björn Bachmann (GER)
  • Henrik Ehlers (AUT)
  • Daniel Santí (ARG)
  • Guillermo Sánchez (ESP)
  • Javeed Sheikh (IND)

Results

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All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   India 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6 Tournament Champion
2   Germany (H) 3 1 2 0 9 8 +1 5
3   Spain 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4   Argentina 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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27 June 2003
16:30
Argentina   1–4   India
Retegui   52' Report D. Tirkey   6'
Jugraj   26'
Baljit   42'
Gagan Ajit   60'
Umpires:
Björn Bachmann (GER)
Guillermo Sánchez (ESP)
27 June 2003
18:45
Germany   2–2   Spain
Reinelt   43'
Weißenborn   44'
Report Ribas   14'
Escarré   30'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (AUT)
Daniel Santí (ARG)

28 June 2003
14:30
Argentina   1–2   Spain
Retegui   64' Report Escarré   41'44'
Umpires:
Björn Bachmann (GER)
Javeed Sheikh (IND)
28 June 2003
17:00
India   2–3   Germany
D. Tirkey   33'
Gagan Ajit   47'
Report Kunz   36'
Wein   41'
Emmerling   63'
Umpires:
Guillermo Sánchez (ESP)
Henrik Ehlers (AUT)

29 June 2003
12:00
India   4–2   Spain
Kanwalpreet   3'
Gagan Ajit   18'
Deepak   24'
D. Tirkey   59'
Report Aguilar   34'
Escarré   56'
Umpires:
Daniel Santí (ARG)
Björn Bachmann (GER)
29 June 2003
14:30
Germany   4–4   Argentina
Eimer   4'
Witthaus   15'
Emmerling   27'
Michel   63'
Report M. Vila   12'39'
Almada   29'
Retegui   64'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (AUT)
Javeed Sheikh (IND)

Statistics

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Final standings

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  1.   India
  2.   Germany
  3.   Spain
  4.   Argentina

Goalscorers

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There were 31 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.17 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Hamburg Masters 2003". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ "FIH Men's Appointments December 2003" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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