The Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was an international field hockey competition introduced by the International Hockey Federation in 2009. The tournament was held in an uneven year, and contested by eight teams based on the qualification criteria set by the federation that usually not competing in Champions Trophy and Champions Challenge. The winner of the competition will be promoted to subsequent tournament of Champions Challenge.[1]
Summaries edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2009 Details |
Dublin, Ireland |  Poland |
3–3 (5–4) Penalty strokes |
 Ireland |
 France |
4–3 after extra time |
 Malaysia | ||
| 2011 Details |
Lille, France | Ireland |
4–2 | France |
 Russia |
3–1 |  Scotland | ||
Successful national teams edit
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third places | Fourth places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland
|
1 (2011) | 1 (2009*) | ||
 Poland
|
1 (2009) | |||
 France
|
1 (2011*) | 1 (2009) | ||
 Russia
|
1 (2011) | |||
 Malaysia
|
1 (2009) | |||
 Scotland
|
1 (2011) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances edit
| Team | 2009 | 2011 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria
|
7th | 8th | 2 |
 Chile
|
8th | - | 1 |
 China
|
- | 6th | 1 |
 Czech Republic
|
- | 5th | 1 |
| France
|
3rd | 2nd | 2 |
| Ireland
|
2nd | 1st | 2 |
 Japan
|
5th | - | 1 |
| Malaysia
|
4th | - | 1 |
| Poland
|
1st | - | 1 |
| Russia
|
6th | 3rd | 2 |
| Scotland
|
- | 4th | 1 |
 United States
|
- | 7th | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 16 |
References edit
- ^ "Qualification Criteria, Champions Trophy, Champions Challenge I, Champions Challenge II" (PDF). FIH. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2009.