2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy Explained

Tournament:2014 Men's Hockey
Champions Trophy
Size:200px
Dates:6–14 December
Country:India
City:Bhubaneswar
Venues:Kalinga Hockey Stadium
Teams:8
Count:10
Matches:24
Goals:107
Top Scorer: Chris Ciriello
Florian Fuchs
Jeroen Hertzberger
Mink van der Weerden
Muhammad Irfan
Top Scorer Goals:4
Best Player: Moritz Fürste
Previous Year:2012
Previous Tournament:2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Next Year:2016
Next Tournament:2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 35th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held between in Bhubaneswar, India.[1] From this year on the tournament began to be held biennially due to the introduction of the Hockey World League, returning to its original format changed in 1980.

Germany won the tournament for the tenth time after defeating Pakistan 2–0 in the final.[2] Australia won the third place match by defeating India 2–1.[3]

Qualification

Alongside the host nation, the top five finishers from the previous edition and the winner of the 2012 Champions Challenge I qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 8 competing teams.[4]

Umpires

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

Results

All times are Indian Standard Time [6]

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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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

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bhubaneswar, not Delhi to host 2014 Men's Champions Trophy. 2013-12-16. 2013-03-03. The Times Of India.
  2. Web site: Wesley & Fuchs give Germany 10th Champions Trophy Gold medal. 2014-12-14. FIH. 2014-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20141214172001/http://events.fih.ch/new/news/5511. 2014-12-14. dead.
  3. Web site: Kookaburras grab Bronze in Bhubaneswar. 2014-12-14. FIH. 2014-12-17.
  4. Web site: Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards. International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. 2013-03-17.
  5. News: Executive Board makes key decisions at latest meeting. 23 March 2013. FIH.ch. 21 March 2013.
  6. News: Schedule released for the men's Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2014, Bhubaneswar, India. FIH. 2014-09-16. 2014-09-15.