Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II explained

The Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was an international field hockey competition introduced by the International Hockey Federation in 2009. The tournament was held in an uneven year, and contested by eight teams based on the qualification criteria set by the federation that usually not competing in Champions Trophy and Champions Challenge. The winner of the competition will be promoted to subsequent tournament of Champions Challenge.[1]

Summaries

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffffFinalwidth=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffffThird place match
width=15%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
2009
Details
Dublin, Ireland3–3
(5–4)
Penalty strokes
4–3
after extra time
2011
Details
Lille, France4–23–1

Successful national teams

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placesFourth places
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F1 (2011)1 (2009*)
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F1 (2009)
1 (2011*)1 (2009)
1 (2011)
1 (2009)
1 (2011)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team20092011Total
7th8th2
8th- 1
- 6th1
- 5th1
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bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1st2
5th- 1
4th- 1
bgcolor=gold1st- 1
6th3rd2
- 4th1
- 7th1
Total 8 8 16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualification Criteria, Champions Trophy, Champions Challenge I, Champions Challenge II. https://web.archive.org/web/20100617041018/http://www.fihockey.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,1181-193492-210715-144006-0-file,00.pdf. dead. 2010-06-17. FIH. 2009-05-05.