2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
City Kuala Lumpur
Dates 7 December 2001 (2001-12-07) – 15 December 2001 (2001-12-15)
Teams 6
Venue(s) Malaysia National Hockey Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Top three teams
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) Argentina Jorge Lombi (7 goals)
Best player South Africa Mike Cullen
(next) 2003 →

The 2001 Champions Challenge for men was the inaugural tournament of the Champions Challenge field hockey championship. It took place in the in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 7 to December 15, 2001.

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

Results

Pool

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 531195+410
 South Africa 531197+210
 Argentina 5302108+29
 Malaysia 530265+19
 Japan 5203101006
 Belgium 5005313–100
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)
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
9 December 2001
18:05
Japan  1 – 2  Argentina
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)
11 December 2001
18:05
Belgium  0 – 1  South Africa
Report Jacobs  51'
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
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)
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 and sixth place

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 and fourth place

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)

Awards

Topscorer Best Player Fair Play Trophy
Argentina Jorge Lombi South Africa Mike Cullen  Japan

Statistics

Final ranking

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

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