2012 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I Explained

Tournament:	2012 Men's Champions Challenge I
Size:	200px
Country:	Argentina
City:	Quilmes
Venues:	Estadio Nacional de Hockey
Teams:	8
Count:	3
Matches:	24
Goals:	128
Top Scorer:	Jang Jong-Hyun
Top Scorer Goals:	8
Best Player:	Lucas Vila
Previous Year:	2011
Previous Tournament:	2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Next Year:	2014
Next Tournament:	2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2012 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 24 November to 2 December 2012 in Quilmes, Argentina. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy to be held in India as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.

Argentina won the tournament for the third time after defeating Korea 5–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous four editions.^[1]

Qualification

The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.^{[2] [3]}

• (Host nation)
• (Eighth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
• (Winners of 2011 Champions Challenge II)
• (Third in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
• (Fifth in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
• (Sixth in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
• (Seventh in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
• (Eighth in 2011 Champions Challenge I)

Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

• Geoff Conn
• Michael Eilmer
• Fernando Gómez
• Adam Kearns
• Satoshi Kondo
• Eduardo Lizana
• Javed Shaikh
• Aiden Shrives
• Gregory Uyttenhove
• You Suolong

Results

All times are Argentine Time ()

First round

Pool A

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	3	3	0	0	12	4	+8	9
	3	1	1	1	8	11	−3	4
	3	1	0	2	8	9	–1	3
	3	0	1	2	5	9	−4	1

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Pool B

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	3	3	0	0	10	5	+5	9
	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	4
	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
	3	0	1	2	6	9	−2	1

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Second round

Quarterfinals

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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

External links

• Official FIH website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Five star Argentina win Champions Challenge 1. 2012-12-02. 2012-12-02. FIH.
2. Web site: Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards. International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. 2014-05-03.
3. News: Schedule announced for Men's Champions Challenge 1. 2012-09-19. FIH. 2012-09-19.