2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	7–15 December
Teams	6 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	Malaysia National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runner-up	South Africa
Third place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	64 (3.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jorge Lombi (7 goals)
Best player	Mike Cullen
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The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 7 to 15 December 2001.

This was the inaugural tournament under introduced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to broaden hockey's competitive base globally.

Participating nations were Argentina, Belgium, host Malaysia, India, Japan, and South Africa. The winner earned a spot at the 2002 Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany.

India defeated South Africa 2–1 in the final to win the competition.

Squads

Argentina

Head Coach: Jorge Ruiz

1. Pablo Moreira (GK / C)
2. Juan Pablo Hourquebie
3. Maximiliano Caldas
4. Matias Vila
5. Ezequiel Paulón
7. Mario Almada
10. Tomás MacCormik
11. Santiago Capurro
12. Marcos Riccardi
13. Jorge Lombi
14. Fernando Zylberberg
15. Germán Orozco
16. Fernando Oscaris
17. Matias Paredes
19. Juan Manuel Vivaldi (GK)
23. Leonardo Deambarsi

Belgium

1. Vincent Deneumostier (GK)
2. Maxime Luycx
3. Jean-Philippe Brulé
4. Thierry Renaer
5. Xavier-Charles Letier
6. Xavier de Scheemaeker
7. Joeri Beunen
8. Thomas van den Balck
9. Xavier Brooke
10. Robin Geens
12. Christophe Moraux (GK)
15. Marc Coudron (C)
17. Fabian Bueger
20. Xavier Reckinger
22. Charles Vandeweghe
23. Phillippe Goldberg

India

Head Coach: Cedric d'Souza

1. Devesh Chauhan (GK)
5. Lazarus Barla
6. Thirumal Valavan
8. Sukhbir Singh Gill
9. Dhanraj Pillay
10. Baljit Singh Dhillon (C)
11. Prabhjot Singh
12. Jude Menezes (GK)
14. Jugraj Singh
15. Daljit Singh Dhillon
20. Kanwalpreet Singh
21. Arjun Halappa
22. Deepak Thakur
24. Bipin Fernandez
27. Vikram Pillay
32. Gagan Ajit Singh

Japan

1. Takahiko Yamabori (C)
2. Naoya Iwadate
5. Ryuji Furasato
6. Akira Takahashi
7. Kenichi Katayama
8. Naohiko Tobita
9. Kazuyuki Ozawa
10. Atsushi Takehara
11. Daisuke Hokaze
12. Akihiko Hirata
14. Mitsuru Ito
15. Jun Takahashi (GK)
16. Yasuhiro Nobui (GK)
18. Ryuhie Harada
20. Fumihiro Matsui
22. Toshiai Fukuda

Malaysia

Head Coach: Paul Lissek

1. Roslan Jamaluddin (GK)
2. Singh Maninderijt
3. Chua Boon Huat
4. Gobinathan Krishnamurthy
5. Kuhan Shanmuganathan
6. Nor Azlan Bakar
7. Chairil Anwar Abdul Aziz
9. Mohammed Madzli Ikmar
10. Tajol Rosli Mohamed
11. Mohamed Rodhanizam Radzi
12. Keevan Raj Kalikavandan
13. Mirnawan Nawawi
14. Logan Kali Kavandan
16. Ibrahim Mohd Nasihin Nubli
18. Shankar Shanmugam

South Africa

Head Coach: Rob Pullen

1. Chris Hibbert (GK)
3. Warren Bond
4. Craig Jackson (C)
5. Craig Fulton
6. Bruce Jacobs
8. Gareth Murray
10. Mike Cullen
11. Clyde Abrahams
12. Justin King
14. Ken Forbes
15. Kevin Chree
16. Brenton Key
17. Darryn Gallagher
22. David Staniforth (GK)
26. Denzil Dolley
27. Marvin Bam

Results

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	5	3	1	1	9	5	+4	10	Final
2	South Africa	5	3	1	1	9	7	+2	10
3	Argentina	5	3	0	2	10	8	+2	9	Third place game
4	Malaysia (H)	5	3	0	2	6	4	+2	9
5	Japan	5	2	0	3	10	10	0	6	Fifth place game
6	Belgium	5	0	0	5	3	13	−10	0

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

7 December 2001 16:05 South Africa 3 – 2 Argentina King  16' Cullen  69', 70' Report Lombi  11' Almada  59' Umpires: Antonio Bustos (ESP) Jason McCracken (NZL)

7 December 2001 18:05 India 1 – 0 Belgium Pillay  47' Report Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

7 December 2001 20:05 Malaysia 1 – 0 Japan Raj  40' Report Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

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8 December 2001 18:05 South Africa 2 – 2 India King  11' Fulton  60' Report J. Singh  9' Thakur  17' Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Singh Paramjit (MAS)

8 December 2001 20:05 Belgium 0 – 2 Malaysia

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9 December 2001 18:05 Japan 1 – 2 Argentina

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10 December 2001 16:05 Japan 3 – 2 South Africa Furasato  25' Yamabori  51' Tobita  58' Report Cullen  8' King  43' Umpires: Antonio Bustos (ESP) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

10 December 2001 18:05 Argentina 3 – 1 Belgium Almada  5', 51' Capurro  11' Report Bueger  18' Umpires: Singh Paramjit (MAS) Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN)

10 December 2001 20:05 Malaysia 2 – 1 India Chua Boon Huat  47' Raj  55' Report P. Singh  23' Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Steve Graham (WAL)

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11 December 2001 18:05 Belgium 0 – 1 South Africa Report Jacobs  51' Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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12 December 2001 18:05 India 3 – 0 Japan Thakur  35', 62' P. Singh  41' Report Umpires: Singh Paramjit (MAS) Antonio Bustos (ESP)

12 December 2001 20:05 Malaysia 1 – 2 Argentina L. Raj  19' Report Lombi  46', 69' Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

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13 December 2001 16:05 Japan 6 – 2 Belgium Katayama  6' Matsui  41' Tobita  44', 60' Furasato  49' Iwadate  62' Report Brulé  8', 40' Umpires: Blalse Monteiro (IND) Satinder Kumar (IND)

13 December 2001 18:05 India 2 – 1 Argentina J. Singh  27' G. Singh  32' Report MacCormik  15' Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

13 December 2001 20:05 South Africa 1 – 0 Malaysia Cullen  41' Report Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

Classification

Fifth place game

15 December 2001 08:05 Japan 5 – 3 Belgium Katayama  1' Matsui  8', 37' Yamabori  53' Furasato  61' Report Reckinger  28' Beunen  39' Geens  42' Umpires: Blalse Monteiro (IND) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

Third place game

15 December 2001 08:05 Argentina 4 – 2 Malaysia Lombi  7', 24', 31', 59' Report Chairil  45' Mohd Madzli Ikmar  50' Umpires: Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN) Jason McCracken (NZL)

Final

15 December 2001 20:05 India 2 – 1 South Africa Thakur  9' Dillon  55' Report Dolley  58' Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

Statistics

Final ranking

1. India
2. South Africa
3. Argentina
4. Malaysia
5. Japan
6. Belgium

Awards

Topscorer	Best Player	Fair Play Trophy
Jorge Lombi	Mike Cullen	Japan

See also

• 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

External links

• 1st Men's Challenge Hockey from Rediff.com
• Official FIH Reports