Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament explained

Tournament:Men's hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Country:England
City:Birmingham
Dates:29 July – 8 August 2022
Venues:University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre
Teams:10
Confederations:5
Count:7
Matches:27
Goals:188
Top Scorer: Nick Bandurak
Top Scorer Goals:11
Previous Year:2018
Previous Tournament:Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
Next Year:2026
Next Tournament:Hockey at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre between 29 July and 8 August 2022.[1] [2]

Qualification

England qualified as host nation, Australia qualified as defending champions, and the other teams qualified by FIH Men's World Ranking.[3] [4]

Competition format

In March 2022, ten teams were drawn into two groups;[5] the top two performing teams in each group advance to the semi-finals, whilst the remaining teams are sent to lower classification matches to determine their final ranking.

Umpires

Group stage

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification matches

Ninth place match

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Medal round

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Competition Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111234/https://www.birmingham2022.com/schedule/overview. BOCCG. 9 March 2022. 2 March 2022. live.
  2. Book: Competition Schedule Hockey. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111534/https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/02/25/994bcb57-b109-4c09-a1a0-a49914d1a11f/Birmingham-2022-Competition-Schedule.pdf. BOCCG. 22, 23. 9 March 2022. 2 March 2022. live.
  3. News: Gilmour . Rod . Hockey nations confirmed for 2022 Commonwealth Games . 9 March 2022 . The Hockey Paper . 1touch Media Ltd . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302131932/https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2022/03/02/hockey-nations-confirmed-for-2022-commonwealth-games . 2 March 2022. live.
  4. Book: Athlete Allocation System Hockey. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028154153/https://www.fih.ch/media/13350422/hockey_b2022-athlete-allocation-system_revised_v2.pdf. Commonwealth Sport / FIH. 29 April 2021. 9 March 2022. 28 October 2021. live.
  5. Web site: Birmingham 2022 unveils match schedules for hockey . University of Birmingham . 9 March 2022 . 8 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309175438/https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2022/03/birmingham-2022-unveils-match-schedules-for-hockey.aspx . 9 March 2022 . live.