2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II explained

The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was an event held from 612 July 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. The inaugural tournament saw eight teams compete, with Poland winning the title.

Teams

Eight teams competed in this tournament, based on ranking in the qualifying tournaments for 2008 Summer Olympics, they were:^[1]

• (Second)
• (Third)
• (Third)
• (Third)
• (Fourth)
• (Fourth)
• (Fourth)
• (Fifth)

Results

All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)^[2]

First round

Pool A

width=175	Team	width=20	Pts	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD
	9	3	3	0	0	9	6	+3
	6	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5
	3	3	1	0	2	5	6	-1
	0	3	0	0	3	2	9	-7

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Pool B

width=175	Team	width=20	Pts	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD
	9	3	3	0	0	11	7	+4
	6	3	2	0	1	12	8	+4
	1	3	0	1	2	10	13	-3
	1	3	0	1	2	7	12	-5

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Final ranking

Notes and References

1. News: FIH releases Qualified Teams for 2009 Events. 2008-11-12. FIH. 2009-05-05.
2. News: FIH releases Men's Champions Challenge II schedule. 2009-05-05. FIH. 2009-05-05.