Chandigarh Comets Explained

Fullname:Chandigarh Comets
Nickname:The Comets
Founded:2012
Color: Blue
Captain:Rehan Butt
Coach:Harendra Singh
Ground:Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Capacity:30,000
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Chandigarh Comets (CCO) was an Indian professional field hockey team based in Chandigarh that played in World Series Hockey. Pakistani striker Rehan Butt was the captain of the team and Harendra Singh was the coach. Sector 42 Stadium was the home ground of Chandigarh Comets.[1]

Chandigarh Comets were at the top of the table in the league phase but ended up as the semi-finalists of the inaugural edition of WSH. They lost to Pune Strykers in the semi-final 3 - 4 in the penalty shoot-out.[2] Gurjinder Singh was leading goal scorer for the team who also top-scored in the tournament along with Syed Imran Warsi with 19 goals apiece.[3]

History

2012 season

See main article: 2012 World Series Hockey. Comets played the inaugural match of the season against Bhopal Badshahs at their home ground where they faced a 4 - 3 defeat.[4] They continued with a 3 - 5 loss from Chennai Cheetahs. A 5 - 2 win over Mumbai Marines fetched them their first victory and first points for the season.[5] With an average start to the season they made a remarkable performance in the later stage. Chandigarh won almost all of their next 10 league matches, though they were held by Bhopal Badshahs 4 - 4, despite leading by 4 goals to none at one stage.[6] Their only defeat came against Sher-e-Punjab where they lost 5 - 2. A 4 - 3 win against Mumbai Marines in their penultimate league stage match got them through to the semi-finals.[7] They ended up as the table toppers after a 6 - 1 win over Karnataka Lions in their final match.[8]

They faced Pune Strykers in the semi-final at Mahindra Hockey Stadium in Mumbai.[9] Leading the match 4 - 1 at one stage, they seemed through to the finals before Strykers fought back. A last minute goal by Pune leveled the score 4 - 4. Misses by the skipper Rehan Butt and Canadian Sukhwinder Singh ended the penalty shoot-out with 3 - 2 in favour of Pune.[10]

Team composition

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Goalkeepers
Harjot Singh11-
P. R. Shreejesh-
Swinder Singh6-
Strikers
Bharat Chikara141
Jasjit Singh Kular151
Mohammed Amir Khan144
Pramod Kumar7
Ranjodh Singh91
Ramandeep Singh135
Rehan Butt (captain)133
Sanawar Ali3
Sarvanjit Singh
Sher Singh15
Sukhwinder Singh Gabbar1510
Midfielders
Ajitesh Roy131
Barkat Singh141
Belsajar Horo111
Birender Lakra
Gurmeet Singh3
Jiwa Mohan14
Lloyd Stephenson151
Preetinder Singh Sidhu15
Robert Green152
Sandeep Singh
Defenders
Gurjinder Singh1519
Imran Khan6
Manpreet Singh
Mathew Phillips14

Fixtures and results

2012

Goals for50 (3.33 per match)
Goals against38 (2.53 per match)
Most goals Gurjinder Singh (19)
Position: 1st
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129 February3 - 4Bhopal BadshahsChandigarhMatch 1
23 March3 - 5Chennai CheetahsChandigarhMatch 7
34 March5 - 2Mumbai MarinesMumbaiMatch 10
46 March2 - 3Karnataka LionsBangaloreMatch 14
58 March3 - 1Sher-e-PunjabChandigarhMatch 17
611 March3 - 1Pune StrykersPuneMatch 23
714 March1 - 0Delhi WizardsDelhiMatch 28
816 March2 - 5Sher-e-PunjabJalandharMatch 31
919 March4 - 3Pune StrykersChandigarhMatch 35
1020 March3 - 2Delhi WizardsChandigarhMatch 37
1124 March4 - 4Bhopal BadshahsBhopalMatch 43
1226 March3 - 0Chennai CheetahsChennaiMatch 47
1328 March4 - 3Mumbai MarinesChandigarhMatch 51
1429 March6 - 1Karnataka LionsChandigarhMatch 53
151 April2 - 3 (PS)
4 - 4 (FT)
Pune StrykersMumbaiSemi-final 2
Position in league phase: 1st
Semi-finalists

Statistics

Performance summary
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201215 9 1 5 60.00%
Home7 5 0 2 71.43%
Away8 4 1 3 50.00%
Overall15 9 1 5 60.00%
+Performance details
Goals for50 (3.33 per match)
Goals against38 (2.53 per match)
Most goals Gurjinder Singh (19)
Position: 1st
+Performance by Oppositions
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Bhopal Badshahs2 0 1 1 7 8 0.00%
Chennai Cheetahs2 1 0 1 6 5 50.00%
Delhi Wizards2 2 0 0 4 2 100.00%
Karnataka Lions2 1 0 1 8 4 50.00%
Mumbai Marines2 2 0 0 9 5 100.00%
Pune Strykers3 2 0 1 11 8 66.67%
Sher-e-Punjab2 1 0 1 5 6 50.00%

Hat-tricks

4 Player scored 4 goals

Notes and References

  1. News: Chandigarh Comets . . 23 May 2012 .
  2. News: Pune beat Chandigarh to enter WSH final . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403145450/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pune-beat-chandigarh-to-enter-wsh-final/244801-5-136.html. dead. 3 April 2012. Press Trust of India. . 1 April 2012 . 23 May 2012 .
  3. News: Gurjinder Singh of Chandigarh Comets: Bridgestone WSH 'Rockstar' and 'Golden Stick' . . 6 April 2012 . 23 May 2012 .
  4. Web site: WSH: Bhopal Badshahs down Chandigarh Comets in opener . . 2012-01-23 . 2012-01-03.
  5. Web site: WSH: Chandigarh Comets edge Mumbai Marines 5-2 . https://archive.today/20120711022810/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/wsh-chandigarh-comets-edge-mumbai-marines-52/236098-5.html. dead. 11 July 2012. . 5 March 2012 . 23 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Bhopal Badshahs hold Chandigarh Comets to 4-4 draw in WSH . . 25 March 2012 . 23 May 2012.
  7. News: Chandigarh beat Mumbai 4-3, assure semifinal berth in WSH . . 29 March 2012 . 23 May 2012 .
  8. News: Chandigarh Comets crush Karnataka Lions 6-1 in WSH . . 30 March 2012 . 23 May 2012 .
  9. News: Pune Strykers take on Chandigarh Comets in WSH semi . . 31 March 2012 . 23 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130104120113/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/187830-pune-strykers-take-on-chandigarh-comets-in-wsh-semi . 4 January 2013 . dead .
  10. News: Pune beat Chandigarh to enter WSH final . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403145450/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pune-beat-chandigarh-to-enter-wsh-final/244801-5-136.html. dead. 3 April 2012. Press Trust of India. . 1 April 2012 . 23 May 2012 .
  11. News: Chandigarh Comets . . 23 May 2012 .
  12. Web site: Chandigarh Comets. World Series Hockey. 28 February 2012. 2012.