# 2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge

The 2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge was the second edition of the INSEP Challenge, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Paris, France, from July 26 to 31, 2011, and featured five of the top nations in men's field hockey.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, and the hosts, France, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| Country | December 2010 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Argentina | 10 | Sixth Place (1986, 2002) | Fifth Place (1948) |
| Australia | 1 | Champions (1986, 2010) | Champions (2004) |
| France | 17 | Seventh Place (1971, 1990) | Fourth Place (1920, 1936) |
| Ireland | 18 | Twelfth Place (1978, 1990) | Runners-Up (1908) |
| South Korea | 5 | Fourth Place (2002, 2006) | Runners-Up (2000) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Kim Jung-Yong (KOR)
* Adam Kearns (AUS)
* Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
* Benjamin Mauss (FRA)
* Warren McCully (IRE)
* Maximiliano Scala (ARG)

## Results

All times are local (Irish Standard Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ireland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | Tournament Champion |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | France (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 26 July 2011 14:30
| South Korea | 1–5 | Ireland |
| Nam 45' | Report | McCabe 4', 6' Watt 29', 58' McConnell 34' |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Benjamin Mauss (FRA)
* 26 July 2011 17:00
| France | 2–3 | Argentina |
| Magner 52' Lockwood 54' | Report | R. Vila 34' Paredes 41' Cammareri 46' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Warren McCully (IRE)
* 27 July 2011 15:00
| Australia | 4–2 | Ireland |
| Paterson 4' Whetton 21' Ciriello 37', 48' | Report | Watt 46' Jermyn 70+' |
* Umpires: Kim Jung-Yong (KOR) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
* 28 July 2011 14:30
| Argentina | 3–2 | Australia |
| Bergner 27', 29', 54' | Report | Ciriello 20' Butturini 56' |
* Umpires: Benjamin Mauss (FRA) Warren McCully (IRE)
* 28 July 2011 17:00
| South Korea | 4–1 | France |
| You 9', 32' Jang J. 25' Cho 26' | Report | Magner 6' |
* Umpires: Maximiliano Scala (ARG) Adam Kearns (AUS)
* 29 July 2011 15:00
| Ireland | 4–1 | Argentina |
| Watt 4', 70' Jermyn 8' Cockram 28' | Report | Ibarra 54' |
* Umpires: Kim Jung-Yong (KOR) Benjamin Mauss (FRA)
* 30 July 2011 14:00
| Australia | 4–4 | South Korea |
| Ford 4' Whetton 11' Orchard 52' Bates 63' | Report | Jang J. 8', 15' Jang K. 43' Nam 55' |
* Umpires: Maximiliano Scala (ARG) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
* 30 July 2011 16:30
| Ireland | 2–0 | France |
| Jermyn 35+' Jackson 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Kim Jung-Yong (KOR)
* 31 July 2011 12:00
| Argentina | 1–2 | South Korea |
| Rossi 47' | Report | Lee N. 3' Kim Ju. 34' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Adam Kearns (AUS)
* 31 July 2011 14:30
| France | 2–6 | Australia |
| Schambert 54' Magner 68' | Report | Wilson 17', 66' Ciriello 31' Whetton 38' Ford 44' Carroll 56' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Adam Kearns (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Ireland
* Australia
* South Korea
* Argentina
* France

### Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5.3 goals per match.
5 goals
* Michael Watt
4 goals
* Christopher Ciriello
3 goals
* Ignacio Bergner
* Jacob Whetton
* Fabien Magner
* Jonathan Jermyn
* Jang Jong-Hyun
2 goals
* Russell Ford
* Jason Wilson
* Geoffrey McCabe
* You Hyo-Sik
* Nam Hyun-Woo
1 goal
* Lucas Cammareri
* Pedro Ibarra
* Matías Paredes
* Lucas Rossi
* Rodrigo Vila
* Timothy Bates
* Matthew Butturini
* Joel Carroll
* Simon Orchard
* Mark Paterson
* Viktor Lockwood
* Yannick Schambert
* Timothy Cockram
* Jonathan Jackson
* Andrew McConnell
* Kim Ju-Hun
* Jang Kyu-Yeob
* Lee Nam-Yong
* Cho Suk-Hoon