Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I Explained

Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Last Season:2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Formerly:Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
Replaced:Hockey World League
Sport:Field hockey
Folded:2014
Inaugural:2001
Teams:8
Continent:International (FIH)
Champion: (1st title)
Champ Season:2014
Most Champs: (3 titles)

The Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I was an international men's field hockey tournament, played every two years.

It was introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level, the last tournament was held in 2014 in Malaysia and won by South Korea. The champions challenge was replaced by the FIH Hockey World League in 2014 after eight editions.[1]

Results

Summaries

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=10Finalwidth=1% rowspan=10Third place gamewidth=1% rowspan=10width=4% rowspan=2Number
of teams
width=14%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Runner-upwidth=14%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Fourth place
2001
Details
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–14–26
2003
Details
Johannesburg, South Africa7–32–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p.s.)
6
2005
Details
Alexandria, Egypt5–26–56
2007
Details
Boom, Belgium3–2 (a.e.t.)4–36
2009
Details
Salta, Argentina4–23–28
2011
Details
Johannesburg, South Africa4–33–18
2012
Details
Quilmes, Argentina5–04–3 (a.e.t.)8
2014
Details
Kuantan, Malaysia4–04–28

Successful national teams

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placesFourth places
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F3 (2005, 2007, 2012*)1 (2001)2 (2009*, 2011)
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F1 (2014)3 (2003, 2005, 2012)
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F1 (2001)1 (2011)2 (2007, 2009)
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F1 (2009)1 (2007)1 (2003)
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F1 (2011)1 (2005)
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F1 (2003)
1 (2001)2 (2003*, 2011)
1 (2014)
1 (2009)
1 (2014*)2 (2001*, 2012)
1 (2012)1 (2014)
2 (2005, 2007)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team
2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

2012

2014
Total
3rdbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1st4th4thbgcolor=gold1st6
6th3rd6th7thbgcolor=gold1st5
8th8th6thbgcolor=silver2nd4
6th1
6th1
5th4th4th3
6th1
bgcolor=gold1st3rd3rdbgcolor=silver2nd4
3rd4th2
5th5th7th5th7th5
4th6th5th4th3rd5
4thbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1st5th4
bgcolor=silver2nd1
6th8th8th3
bgcolor=silver2nd3rd5th5th3rd7th6
bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1st4
bgcolor=gold1st1
Total 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Did you know... a brief history of Champions Challenge 1. FIH. 2014-04-23. 2014-04-23.