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2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

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The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 26 April to 4 May 2014 in Kuantan, Malaysia. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.[1]

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...

South Korea won the tournament for the first time after defeating Canada 4–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous two editions.[2] Malaysia won the third place match by defeating Ireland 4–2 to claim their first ever Champions Challenge I medal.[3]

Qualification

Even though Spain was automatically qualified as the highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I (this due to the withdrawal from participating at the 2012 Champions Trophy), they withdrew from participating. In addition, South Africa qualified as the seventh placed team in the previous edition, but also withdrew due to financial issues. Both teams were replaced by Poland and France, respectively. The following eight teams competed in this tournament.[4][5][6]

Results

All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

First round

Pool A

More information Team, Pld ...
More information New Zealand, 2 – 1 ...
More information Japan, 3 – 2 ...
More information Japan, 1 – 6 ...
More information Ireland, 1 – 2 ...
More information Ireland, 1 – 0 ...
More information New Zealand, 8 – 3 ...

Pool B

More information Team, Pld ...
More information South Korea, 3–3 ...
More information Malaysia, 2–3 ...
More information Canada, 3–2 ...
More information Malaysia, 1–3 ...
More information South Korea, 3–2 ...
More information Canada, 3–4 ...

Second round

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 New Zealand4 (2)
 Malaysia (p.s.o.)4 (3)
 New Zealand6 Malaysia2 (4)
 Poland1 Canada (p.s.o.)2 (5)
 Canada3
 Poland2
 New Zealand6 Canada0
 France3 South Korea4
 Ireland (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 France2 (0)
Lower round 1 France3 Ireland1Lower round 5
 Japan2 South Korea2
 Poland2 South Korea5 Malaysia4
 Japan3 Japan1 Ireland2

Quarterfinals

More information New Zealand, 4 – 4 ...
More information Canada, 3 – 2 ...
More information Ireland, 2 – 2 ...
More information South Korea, 5 – 1 ...

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover
More information New Zealand, 6 – 1 ...
More information France, 3 – 2 ...
Seventh and eighth place
More information Poland, 2 – 3 ...
Fifth and sixth place
More information New Zealand, 6 – 3 ...

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals
More information Malaysia, 2 – 2 ...
More information Ireland, 1 – 2 ...
Third and fourth place
More information Malaysia, 4 – 2 ...
Final
More information Canada, 0 – 4 ...

Awards

Post tournament awards.[7]

More information Top Goalscorer, Player of the Tournament ...

Final ranking

  1.  South Korea
  2.  Canada
  3.  Malaysia
  4.  Ireland
  5.  New Zealand
  6.  France
  7.  Japan
  8.  Poland

References

  1. [1]
    "Did you know... a brief history of Champions Challenge 1". FIH. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. [2]
    "Korea win the Pahang Hockey Champions Challenge 1 in Kuantan". FIH. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  3. [3]
    "Malaysia win their first Champions Challenge medal". FIH. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  4. [4]
    "Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  5. [5]
    "Hockey Champions Challenge 1 in Malaysia and Scotland". FIH. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
  6. [6]
    "Hockey: France in, SA out of Champions Challenge". The Star Online. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  7. [7]
    "Korean men ace Canada to book ticket to 2016 Champions Trophy". FIH.ch. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
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