2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy Explained

Tournament:2018 Men's Hockey
Champions Trophy
Other Titles:Rabobank Hockey Champions
Trophy Breda 2018
Size:200px
Dates:23 June – 1 July
Country:Netherlands
City:Breda
Venues:BH & BC Breda
Teams:6
Confederations:4
Count:15
Matches:18
Goals:69
Top Scorer: Gonzalo Peillat
Top Scorer Goals:6
Best Player: Aran Zalewski
Best Goalkeeper: P. R. Sreejesh
Previous Year:2016
Previous Tournament:2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 37th and the last edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men.[1] It was held from 23 June to 1 July 2018 in Breda, Netherlands.[2] The tournament will be replaced by the Hockey Pro League (HPL) in 2019.

Australia won their 15th title by defeating India in the final after penalties.[3]

Qualification

Alongside the host nation, the defending champions, the last Olympic, World Cup and World League champions qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 6 competing teams. If teams qualified under more than one criterion, the additional teams were invited by the FIH Executive Board as well.[4] [5]

Squads

Head coach: Germán Orozco

Head coach: Colin Batch

Head coach: Shane McLeod

Head coach: Harendra Singh

Head coach: Max Caldas

Head coach: Roelant Oltmans

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).[6]

Results

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Classification

Final

Statistics

Awards

The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIH reveals new structure of international hockey events from 2019 onwards . FIH.ch . International Hockey Federation . 11 November 2016 . 18 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Laatste Champions Trophy wordt gespeeld in Breda . KNHB.nl . nl . 9 September 2017 . 6 July 2017 . 20 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180620074126/https://www.knhb.nl/nieuws/laatste-champions-trophy-wordt-gespeeld-in-breda . dead .
  3. Web site: Australia defeat India to win Men's Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 . FIH.ch . International Hockey Federation . 1 July 2018 . 1 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Qualification Criteria for the Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 . FIH.ch . International Hockey Federation . 9 September 2017 . 3 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Qualification for the Men’s Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 . FIH.ch . International Hockey Federation . 11 June 2018 . 11 June 2018.
  6. Web site: FIH reveals host, line-up and schedule for Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 . FIH.ch . International Hockey Federation . 15 March 2018.