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2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge


FieldValue
tournament2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
countryMalaysia
cityKuala Lumpur
dates7–15 December
venuesMalaysia National Hockey Stadium
teams6
confederations4
champions
second
third
count1
matches18
goals64
top_scorerJorge Lombi
top_scorer_goals7
best_playerMike Cullen
next_year2003
next_tournament2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

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. TOC

Squads

Head Coach: Jorge Ruiz | Pablo Moreira (GK / C) | Juan Pablo Hourquebie | Maximiliano Caldas | Matias Vila | Ezequiel Paulón | Santiago Capurro | Marcos Riccardi | Jorge Lombi | Fernando Zylberberg | Germán Orozco | Fernando Oscaris | Matias Paredes

| Vincent Deneumostier (GK) | Maxime Luycx | Jean-Philippe Brulé | Thierry Renaer | Xavier-Charles Letier | Xavier de Scheemaeker | Joeri Beunen | Thomas van den Balck | Xavier Brooke | Robin Geens | Phillippe Goldberg

Head Coach: Cedric d'Souza | Devesh Chauhan (GK) | Thirumal Valavan | Dhanraj Pillay | Baljit Singh Dhillon (C) | Prabhjot Singh | Jude Menezes (GK) | Daljit Singh Dhillon | Arjun Halappa | Deepak Thakur

| Takahiko Yamabori (C) | Naoya Iwadate | Akira Takahashi | Kenichi Katayama | Naohiko Tobita | Kazuyuki Ozawa | Atsushi Takehara | Daisuke Hokaze | Akihiko Hirata | Jun Takahashi (GK) | Yasuhiro Nobui (GK)

Head Coach: Paul Lissek | Roslan Jamaluddin (GK) | Singh Maninderijt | Chua Boon Huat | Gobinathan Krishnamurthy | Kuhan Shanmuganathan | Nor Azlan Bakar | Chairil Anwar Abdul Aziz | Tajol Rosli Mohamed | Mohamed Rodhanizam Radzi | Keevan Raj Kalikavandan | Mirnawan Nawawi | Logan Kali Kavandan

Head Coach: Rob Pullen | Chris Hibbert (GK) | Craig Jackson (C) | Craig Fulton | Bruce Jacobs | Clyde Abrahams | Kevin Chree | Brenton Key | Darryn Gallagher | Marvin Bam

Results

Pool







Classification

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Statistics

Final ranking

Awards

TopscorerBest PlayerFair Play Trophy
Jorge LombiMike Cullen
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