Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre between 29 July and 8 August 2022.[1][2]

Men's hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityBirmingham
Dates29 July – 8 August 2022
Teams10 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre
Final positions
Champions Australia (7th title)
Runner-up India
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored188 (6.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Nick Bandurak (11 goals)
2018 (previous) (next) 2026

Qualification edit

England qualified as host nation, Australia qualified as defending champions, and the other teams qualified by FIH Men's World Ranking.[3][4]

Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1   England
2018 Commonwealth Games 5–14 April 2018   Gold Coast 1   Australia
FIH World Rankings 1 February 2022 8   India
  New Zealand
  Malaysia[a]
  Canada
  South Africa
  Wales
  Pakistan
  Scotland
  Ghana
TOTAL 10
Scheduling issues
  1. ^ The Malaysian Hockey Confederation withdrew from the Commonwealth Games in order to optimise preparation for the 2022 Asian Games, where the winning team will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][5] At the time, the Asian Games were scheduled to take place in September 2022.[6]

Competition format edit

In March 2022, ten teams were drawn into two groups;[7] the top two performing teams in each group advance to the semi-finals, whilst the remaining teams are sent to lower classification matches to determine their final ranking.

Umpires edit

  • Steve Rogers (AUS)
  • Tyler Klenk (CAN)
  • Bruce Bale (ENG)
  • Dan Barstow (ENG)
  • Nick Bennett (ENG)
  • Deepak Joshi (IND)
  • Peter Kabaso (KEN)
  • Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
  • Tim Bond (NZL)
  • David Tomlinson (NZL)
  • Sean Rapaport (RSA)
  • Fraser Bell (SCO)

Group stage edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 4 0 0 29 2 +27 12 Semi-finals
2   South Africa 4 2 1 1 11 12 −1 7
3   New Zealand 4 1 1 2 14 17 −3 4 Fifth place match
4   Pakistan 4 1 1 2 6 15 −9 4 Seventh place match
5   Scotland 4 0 1 3 11 25 −14 1 Ninth place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
29 July 2022
21:00
New Zealand   5–5   Scotland
Russell   26'
Lane   43'
Smith   47'
Inglis   49'
Hiha   51'
Report Harwood   6'
Mackenzie   17'
J. Golden   20'28'
C. Golden   24'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

30 July 2022
09:00
South Africa   2–2   Pakistan
Beauchamp   14'
Guise-Brown   54'
Report R. Ali   25'
Hakeem   60'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Bruce Bale (ENG)

31 July 2022
09:00
New Zealand   4–1   Pakistan
Inglis   17'18'
Thomas   43'
Lane   60'
Report G. Ali   26'
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
31 July 2022
11:00
Australia   12–0   Scotland
Govers   9'
Brand   13'32'
Hayward   13'25'37'53'
Wickham   16'18'
Simmonds   33'
Ephraums   35'50'
Report
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Bruce Bale (ENG)

1 August 2022
14:00
Scotland   4–5   South Africa
McConnell   33'
Forsyth   35'
C. Golden   38'
Walker   43'
Report D. Cassiem   2'
Spooner   24'
Ntuli   43'
Guise-Brown   56'
Paton   60'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Steve Rogers (AUS)
1 August 2022
19:00
New Zealand   2–7   Australia
Inglis   17'
Smith   44'
Report Anderson   8'
Govers   22'24'
Whetton   27'
Ephraums   37'
Zalewski   44'48'
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

3 August 2022
19:00
Pakistan   3–2   Scotland
Hakeem   22'
Shahid   23'
Khan   55'
Report C. Golden   9'
Walker   38'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
3 August 2022
21:00
South Africa   0–3   Australia
Report Whetton   4'
Zalewski   8'
Govers   55'
Umpires:
Fraser Bell (SCO)
Bruce Bale (ENG)

4 August 2022
19:00
South Africa   4–3   New Zealand
Guise-Brown   3'18'
Horne   7'
Beauchamp   53'
Report Lane   9'
Smith   39'
Inglis   47'
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Bruce Bale (ENG)
4 August 2022
21:00
Australia   7–0   Pakistan
Govers   12'
Hayward   19'40'
Wickham   42'48'
Anderson   53'
Ephramus   59'
Report
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 4 3 1 0 27 5 +22 10 Semi-finals
2   England (H) 4 3 1 0 25 8 +17 10
3   Wales 4 2 0 2 14 10 +4 6 Fifth place match
4   Canada 4 0 1 3 4 25 −21 1 Seventh place match
5   Ghana 4 0 1 3 2 24 −22 1 Ninth place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
29 July 2022
19:00
England   6–0   Ghana
Bandurak   8'30'45'
Roper   27'
Calnan   39'
Condon   51'
Report
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

30 July 2022
11:00
Canada   1–5   Wales
Sarmento   59' Report Furlong   8'12'14'49'
Griffiths   45'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Fraser Bell (SCO)

31 July 2022
14:00
England   4–2   Wales
Ward   2'
Bandurak   41'57'
Roper   53'
Report Prosser   19'
Carson   52'
Umpires:
Steve Rogers (AUS)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
31 July 2022
16:00
India   11–0   Ghana
Abhishek   2'
Harmanpreet   10'36'54'
Shamsher   14'
Akashdeep   20'
Jugraj   22'45'
Nilakanta   39'
Varun   40'
Mandeep   48'
Report
Umpires:
Fraser Bell (SCO)
Tim Bond (NZL)

1 August 2022
16:00
England   4–4   India
Ansell   42'
Bandurak   47'53'
Roper   51'
Report Lalit   3'
Mandeep   13'22'
Harmanpreet   46'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
1 August 2022
19:00
Ghana   1–1   Canada
Kwofie   19' Report Pereira   60'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

3 August 2022
14:00
Canada   0–8   India
Report Harmanpreet   7'56'
Amit   10'
Lalit   20'
Gurjant   27'
Akashdeep   37'60'
Mandeep   58'
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
3 August 2022
16:00
Wales   6–1   Ghana
Furlong   26'38'44'
Francis   48'
Kyriakides   58'
Dolan-Gray   58'
Report Kwofie   21'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

4 August 2022
14:00
India   4–1   Wales
Harmanpreet   18'19'41'
Gurjant   49'
Report Furlong   55'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
4 August 2022
16:00
Canada   2–11   England
Guraliuk   11'56' Report Roper   2'45'
Bandurak   16'38'50'59'
Ansell   19'
Wallace   24'44'
Rushmere   54'
Ward   55'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Steve Rogers (AUS)

Classification matches edit

Ninth place match edit

6 August 2022
09:00
Scotland   7–2   Ghana
Walker   7'
C. Golden   19'
J. Golden   36'51'
Harwood   46'
Duke   47'
Morton   53'
Report Ankomah   33'
Tettey   54'
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

Seventh place match edit

6 August 2022
11:15
Pakistan   4–3   Canada
Rana   24'
Ali   25'
Umar Bhutta   52'
Shahid   60'
Report Sarmento   26'58'
Pereira   30'
Umpires:
Fraser Bell (SCO)
Tim Bond (NZL)

Fifth place match edit

7 August 2022
18:00
New Zealand   2–1   Wales
Woods   7'
Findlay   41'
Report Furlong   24'
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

Medal round edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
  Australia3
 
8 August
 
  England2
 
  Australia7
 
6 August
 
  India0
 
  India3
 
 
  South Africa2
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
8 August
 
 
  England6
 
 
  South Africa3

Semi-finals edit

6 August 2022
18:00
India   3–2   South Africa
Abhishek   20'
Mandeep   28'
Jugraj   58'
Report Julius   33'
M. Cassiem   59'
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Steve Rogers (AUS)

6 August 2022
20:15
Australia   3–2   England
Govers   27'
Anderson   44'
Beale   50'
Report Roper   12'
Wallace   19'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Bronze medal match edit

8 August 2022
09:00
England   6–3   South Africa
Smith   19'
Ansell   24'
Ward   25'
Roper   40'50'
Wallace   59'
Report Guise-Brown   18'
M. Cassiem   22'
Ntuli   30'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Steve Rogers (AUS)

Gold medal match edit

8 August 2022
12:30
Australia   7–0   India
Govers   9'
Ephraums   14'42'
Anderson   22'27'
Wickham   26'
Ogilvie   46'
Report
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Final position edit

Pos. Team
    Australia
    India
    England
4   South Africa
5   New Zealand
6   Wales
7   Pakistan
8   Canada
9   Scotland
10   Ghana

Goalscorers edit

There were 188 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 6.96 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References edit

  1. ^ "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ Competition Schedule | Hockey (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 22, 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gilmour, Rod (2 March 2022). "Hockey nations confirmed for 2022 Commonwealth Games". The Hockey Paper. 1touch Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ Athlete Allocation System | Hockey (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / FIH. 29 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ Qualification System - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024 | Hockey (PDF). IOC / FIH. 7 April 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. ^ "OCA Press Release on Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 and Shantou Asian Youth Games 2021". OCA. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Birmingham 2022 unveils match schedules for hockey". University of Birmingham. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

External links edit