2008_Men's_Hockey_Hamburg_Masters
The 2008 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the fourteenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 3–5 October 2008, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Germany | ||
| City | Hamburg | ||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Venue(s) | Uhlenhorster HC | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (10th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Malaysia | ||
| Third place |  Pakistan | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Goals scored | 34 (5.67 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Tobias Lietz Amin Rahim (3 goals) | ||
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The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, Malaysia, the Pakistan, 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 | 2008 FIH Ranking[2] | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium |
10 | Eighth place (1973) | Third place (1920) |
| Germany |
1 | Champions (2002, 2006) | Champions (1992, 2008) |
| Malaysia |
15 | Fourth place (1975) | Eighth place (1972, 1976) |
| Pakistan |
8 | Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) | Champions (1960, 1968, 1984) |
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]
All times are local (Central European Summer Time).
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Tournament Champion |
| 2 | Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Belgium |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 |
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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Final standings
Goalscorers
There were 34 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.67 goals per match.
3 goals
Tobias Lietz
Amin Rahim
2 goals
1 goal
Tom Boon- Alexandre de Paeuw
- Sebastian Biederlack
- Oskar Deecke
- Moritz Fürste
- Martin Häner
- Christoph Menke
- Jan-Philipp Rabente
- Florian Wösch
- Ismail Abu
- Sallehin Ghani
- Selvaraju Sandrakasi
- Kelvinder Singh
Muhammad Imran- Shafqat Rasool
- Muhammad Zubair
- "BDO Hamburg Masters". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "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.
- "Appointments 2008". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- Deutscher Hockey-Bund Archived 2020-12-04 at the Wayback Machine