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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Johannesburg | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 1 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Belgium (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  South Africa | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 133 (5.54 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Tom Boon Justin Reid-Ross (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | Sandeep Singh | ||
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The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 26 November to 4 December 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Belgium won the tournament for the first time after defeating India 4–3 in the final.
Teams
The FIH announced the eight participating teams on 16 December 2010.
Results
First round
All times are South African Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 7 |
| 2 | Belgium
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | South Africa (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Poland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Argentina
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |  Japan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Canada
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Malaysia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Second round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| India (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 4 | |||||||||
| India | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Belgium (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 2 (2) | Third place | ||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
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| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
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| Poland | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Poland (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Top Goalscorer | Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Fair Play Trophy |
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| Tom Boon Justin Reid-Ross
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Sandeep Singh
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David van Rysselberghe
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South Africa
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Statistics
Final ranking
References
- "CC1: Belgium claim gold in thrilling final against India". FIH.com. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- "FIH confirms participating teams for 2011 tournaments". FIH.com. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations February 2019
External links
| Men's Hockey Champions Challenge | |
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| Challenge I | |
| Challenge II | |