The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was the inaugural edition of the Champions Challenge II. It was held at the National Hockey Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, from 6 to 12 July 2009.[1]
Poland won the tournament, defeating hosts Ireland 5–4 on penalties after the final finished a 3–3 draw.[2][3] With the win, Poland gained promotion to the 2011 Champions Challenge I in Johannesburg.
Teams
Qualification for the tournament was based on rankings at the 2008 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[4]
Results
All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)[5]
First round
Pool A
Source:
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Iskandar Rashdan Rusli (MAS)
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Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Andrew Isaev (RUS)
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Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Benoit Chopin (FRA)
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Umpires: Ged Curran (ECO) Iskandar Rashdan Rusli (MAS)
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Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Andrey Isaev (RUS)
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Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Benoit Chopin (FRA)
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Pool B
Source:
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Umpires: Ged Curran (ECO) Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN)
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| France
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5–3
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Russia
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Jean-Jean 14' Martin-Brisac 17' Soyez 40' Becuwe 56', 70'
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Sergeev 19', 68' Mayorov 37'
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Umpires: David Stewart (IRL) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
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| Austria
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4–4
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Russia
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Körper 31', 64' Stanzl 39' Monghy 53'
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Sergeev 7', 48' Mokrousov 13' Azarov 20'
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Umpires: Krzysztof Cholewa (POL) Martin Vatter (CHI)
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Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN)
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Umpires: Martin Vatter (CHI) Krzystof Cholewa (POL)
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Umpires: Ged Curran (ECO) David Stewart (IRL)
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Umpires: Martin Vatter (CHI) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
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Umpires: Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN) Benoit Chopin (FRA)
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Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: Iskandar Rashdan Rusli (MAS) David Stewart (IRL)
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Fifth and sixth place
| Japan
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9–2
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Russia
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Anai 6', 64', 69' Nagawasa 41', 49' Watanabe 45' Tsubouchi 55' Furusato 59' Ono 62'
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Report
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Platonov 19' Azarov 22'
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Umpires: Benoit Chopin (FRA) Martin Vatter (CHI)
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First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
Umpires: Iskandar Rashdan Rusli (MAS) David Stewart (IRL)
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Umpires: Andrey Isaev (RUS) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
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Third and fourth place
Umpires: Andrey Isaev (RUS) Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN)
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Final
Umpires: Ged Curran (ECO) Peter Wright (RSA)
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Awards
| Top scorer
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Player of the Tournament
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| John Jermyn
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Tomasz Dutkiewicz
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Final rankings
Goalscorers
There were 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Benjamin Stanzl
- Esteban Krainz
- Ryuji Furusato
- Kenji Kitazato
- Genki Mitani
- Katsuyoshi Nagasawa
- Amin Rahim
- Tomasz Dutkiewicz
- Tomasz Górny
2 goals
1 goal
- Manuel Grandits
- Tobias Hübner
- Wolfgang Laminger
- Dominik Monghy
- Alexis Berczely
- Felipe Eggers
- Thomas Kannegiesser
- Felipe Montegu
- Jan Richter
- Martin Genestet
- Nicolas Martin-Brisac
- Lucas Sevestre
- David Hobbs
- Alan Sothern
- Tomonori Ono
- Kazuhiro Tsubouchi
- Hiroki Watanabe
- Azlan Misron
- Faizal Saari
- Selvaraju Sandrakasi
- Kevinder Makbul Singh
- Tomasz Choczaj
- Maciej Janiszewski
- Miroslaw Juszczak
- Szymon Oszyjczyk
- Dariusz Rachwalski
- Alexander Likov
- Alexey Mamoshkin
- Alexey Mayorov
- Evgeny Mokrousov
References