# 2012 World Series Hockey

2012 World Series Hockey better known as Bridgestone World Series Hockey, abbreviated as Bridgestone WSH, was the first season of the hockey tournament World Series Hockey, a professional league for field hockey in India. The tournament was to take place from 17 December 2011 to 22 January 2012 but later was postponed to 29 February 2012 owing to Olympic qualifiers. Eight teams took part in this competition. The opening ceremony and the first match was held at Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh, where Bhopal Badshahs beat Chandigarh Comets 4–3.
The inaugural season of the WSH was won by Sher-e-Punjab by defeating Pune Strykers 5–2 in the final at Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai and thus became the first champions of WSH. Chandigarh Comets' drag-flicker Gurjinder Singh was named WSH Rockstar (Player of the tournament) (19 goals in 15 matches) who also shared the golden stick with Pakistan's Syed Imran Warsi for 19 goals apiece.

## Venues

Following eight venues will host the matches of eight franchises on a home and away basis: Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bhopal, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Bangalore and Chennai will host the matches of eight franchises on a home and away basis.
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
* Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
* Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
* PCMC Hockey Stadium, Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
* Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Originally, nine venues were selected and upgraded with floodlights, replay screens, and scoreboards but organisers decided not to have any matches in Hyderabad's Gachibowli Hockey Stadium.

## Players

The players for the eight teams were finalized on 28 November based on the draft system.
| Team | Captain | Coach |
| Bhopal Badshahs | Sameer Dad | Vasudevan Baskaran |
| Chandigarh Comets | Rehan Butt | Harendra Singh |
| Chennai Cheetahs | Brent Livermore | José Brasa |
| Delhi Wizards | Shakeel Abbasi | Roelant Oltmans |
| Karnataka Lions | Arjun Halappa | Jude Felix |
| Mumbai Marines | Adrian D'Souza | Andrew Meredith |
| Pune Strykers | Ken Pereira | Gundeep Singh |
| Sher-e-Punjab | Prabhjot Singh | Rajinder Singh |

## Umpires

* Amar Singh Negi (IND)
* A.D. Cariappa (IND)
* A.N. Somaiah (IND)
* Bhupinder Singh (IND)
* Dominic Savio (IND)
* Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)
* Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
* Lokraju (IND)
* Marc Knülle (GER)
* Parnam Singh (IND)
* Paul Ludwig (AUS)
* Pradeep Kalia (IND)
* R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)
* Satinder Kumar Sharma (IND)
* Scott O'Brian (AUS)
* Shridharan Thamba (IND)
* Stewart Dearing (AUS)

## Exhibition match

An exhibition match was organised on 20 December at Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh. Match was played between WSH World XI and WSH India XI. A one-sided match from the start was won by World XI. The World XI was captained by Brent Livermore and coached by José Brasa and Andrew Meredith. Prabhjot Singh led the India XI and coached by Jude Felix and Harendra Singh.
    Match timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +05:30)
* 20 December 2011 19:30
| WSH India XI | 2–7 | WSH World XI |
| Thakur 17' Pillay 32' | | Reardon 10' Huber 32' Grimes 38' Maguire 40' Kelly 55', 59' Seddon 67' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Team Composition :
WSH India XI :
| Player | Position |
| Bikash Toppo | Forward |
| Birendra Lakra | Forward |
| Deepak Thakur | Forward |
| Dhanraj Pillay | Forward |
| Inderjit Singh Chadha | Forward |
| Innocent Kullu | Forward |
| Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | Forward |
| Prabhjot Singh (c) | Forward |
| Sameer Dad | Forward |
| Ignace Tirkey | Midfielder |
| Prabodh Tirkey | Midfielder |
| Tyron Pereira | Midfielder |
| Vivek Gupta | Midfielder |
| Diwakar Ram | Defender |
| Harpal Singh | Defender |
| Jaswinder Singh | Defender |
| Samir Baxla | Defender |
| William Xalco | Defender |
| Adrian D'Souza | Goalkeeper |
| Baljeet Singh | Goalkeeper |
WSH World XI :
| Player | Position |
| Benedikt Sperling | Forward |
| Chris Seddon | Forward |
| Connor Grimes | Forward |
| Eli Matheson | Forward |
| Peter Kelly | Forward |
| Roderik Huber | Forward |
| Steven Faaij | Forward |
| Sukhwinder Singh Gabbar | Forward |
| Tariq Aziz | Forward |
| Adnan Maqsood | Midfielder |
| Brent Livermore (c) | Midfielder |
| Casey Henwood | Midfielder |
| David Seddon | Midfielder |
| Jiwa Mohan | Midfielder |
| Joseph Reardon | Midfielder |
| Lloyd Stephenson | Midfielder |
| Phelie Maguire | Midfielder |
| Robert Green | Midfielder |
| Andrew Eversden | Defender |
| Jesse Mahieu | Defender |
| Maik Gunther | Defender |
| Mathew Phillips | Defender |
| Melchior Looijen | Defender |
| Zeeshan Ashraf | Defender |
| Devesh Chauhan | Goalkeeper |

## Opening ceremony

Opening ceremony of Bridgestone World Series Hockey was held at Sector 42 Stadium of Chandigarh followed by the inaugural match between Chandigarh Comets and Bhopal Badshahs.

## League progression

| | | | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | | Knockout | Knockout |
| Team | Team | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | | SF | F |
| | Bhopal Badshahs | | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | | |
| | Chandigarh Comets | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | | L | |
| | Chennai Cheetahs | | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | | | |
| | Delhi Wizards | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | | | |
| | Karnataka Lions | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | | L | |
| | Mumbai Marines | | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | | | |
| | Pune Strykers | | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | | W | L |
| | Sher-e-Punjab | | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | | W | W |
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## Results

    All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

### League Phase

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Chandigarh Comets | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 28 |
| Sher-e-Punjab | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 25 |
| Karnataka Lions | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 40 | –6 | 21 |
| Pune Strykers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 42 | –1 | 21 |
| Delhi Wizards | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 37 | –1 | 19 |
| Chennai Cheetahs | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 43 | –2 | 19 |
| Bhopal Badshahs | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 37 | –5 | 17 |
| Mumbai Marines | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 39 | –7 | 13 |
| | | | | | | Qualified for Semi-Finals | Qualified for Semi-Finals | Qualified for Semi-Finals |
| | | | | | | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
* 29 February 2012 20:30
| Chandigarh Comets | 3–4 | Bhopal Badshahs |
| Gurjinder 22', 57' Jasjit 29' | Report | Baskaran 6', 63' Geowynne 56' Yousuf 61' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Paul Ludwig (AUS)
* 1 March 2012 19:00
| Sher-e-Punjab | 5–2 | Chennai Cheetahs |
| Antil 7' Harpeet 34' Prabhjot 49', 70' Gagan Ajit 59' | Report | Warsi 24', 63' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Parnam Singh (IND)
* 1 March 2012 21:00
| Mumbai Marines | 5–7 | Pune Strykers |
| Sutherland 19' Sing 27', 29', 43' Ekka 31' | Report | Almada 4' Gurpreet 9', 48', 61', 64' Tsolekile 22' Damandeep 67' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Marc Knülle (GER) Bhupinder Singh (IND)
* 2 March 2012 19:00
| Delhi Wizards | 3–2 | Karnataka Lions |
| Vikramjeet 2' Abbasi 19' Rajpal 51' | Report | Jernail 36' Ravipal 48' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)
* 2 March 2012 21:00
| Mumbai Marines | 1–0 | Bhopal Badshahs |
| Sutherland 25' | Report | |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Shridharan Thamba (IND) Marc Knülle (GER)
* 3 March 2012 17:00
| Sher-e-Punjab | 6–1 | Karnataka Lions |
| Antil 25' Aziz 29' Gagan Ajit 31' Harpal 43' Harpeet 61' Prabhjot 66' | Report | Bijwad 19' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Amar Singh Negi (IND)
* 3 March 2012 19:00
| Chandigarh Comets | 3–5 | Chennai Cheetahs |
| Ramandeep 26' Butt 36' Sukhvinder 64' | Report | Warsi 7', 22', 40' Sinclair 9' Harris 65' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
* 3 March 2012 21:00
| Delhi Wizards | 1–3 | Pune Strykers |
| Sunkel 26' | Report | Almada 5' Gurpreet 53', 59' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Pradeep Kalia (IND)
* 4 March 2012 19:00
| Sher-e-Punjab | 3–3 | Pune Strykers |
| Thakur 3', 33' Prabhjot 55' | Report | Gurpreet 45' Toppo 60', 65' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Parnam Singh (IND) A.D. Cariappa (IND)
* 4 March 2012 21:00
| Mumbai Marines | 2–5 | Chandigarh Comets |
| Sutherland 3' Joga 7' | Report | Sukhvinder 17', 70' Gurjinder 24', 46' Ranjodh 53' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Bhupinder Singh (IND) Dominic Savio (IND)
* 5 March 2012 19:00
| Karnataka Lions | 1–3 | Bhopal Badshahs |
| Pillai 41' | Report | Baskaran 43', 45' Dad 48' |
* Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Hardeep Singh Saini (IND) Paul Ludwig (AUS)
* 5 March 2012 21:00
| Delhi Wizards | 2–5 | Chennai Cheetahs |
| Sunkel 32', 34' | Report | Reardon 35' Warsi 47', 53' Sinclair 55' Antil 60' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Lokraju (IND) Satinder Kumar (IND)
* 6 March 2012 19:00
| Chennai Cheetahs | 2–4 | Mumbai Marines |
| Warsi 2' Yadav 50' | Report | Walkimi 10' Anthony 23' Ajmer 41' Lakra 50' |
* Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Dominic Savio (IND) Marc Knülle (GER)
* 6 March 2012 21:00
| Karnataka Lions | 3–2 | Chandigarh Comets |
| Aiyappa 10', 19', 28' | Report | Chhikara 37', 63' |
* Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Jaspreet Sidhu (IND) A.N. Somaiah (IND)
* 7 March 2012 19:00
| Sher-e-Punjab | 1–2 | Delhi Wizards |
| Hotchkis 22' | Report | Antil 40' Gurvinder 63' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Amar Singh Negi (IND)
* 7 March 2012 21:00
| Pune Strykers | 1–1 | Bhopal Badshahs |
| Gurpreet 25' | Report | Yousuf 66' |
* PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune Umpires: Pradeep Kalia (IND) R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)
* 8 March 2012 19:00
| Chandigarh Comets | 3–1 | Sher-e-Punjab |
| Gurjinder 2', 65' Sukhvinder 9' | Report | Hotchkis 59' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Pranam Singh (IND)
* 8 March 2012 21:00
| Karnataka Lions | 1–2 | Mumbai Marines |
| Aiyappa 16' | Report | Walkimi 45' Joga 57' |
* Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Hardeep Singh Saini (IND) Paul Ludwig (AUS)
* 9 March 2012 19:00
| Chennai Cheetahs | 3–3 | Pune Strykers |
| Sinclair 2' Warsi 30', 44' | Report | Minz 6' Toppo 35' Randhawa 64' |
* Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Marc Knüllei (GER) Bhupinder Singh (IND)
* 9 March 2012 21:00
| Bhopal Badshahs | 2–1 | Delhi Wizards |
| Baskaran 14' Cheeyanna 47' | Report | Vikramjeet 32' |
* Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Lokaraju (IND)
* 10 March 2012 19:00
| Chennai Cheetahs | 3–5 | Karnataka Lions |
| Warsi 37', 67' Harris 70' | Report | Ravipal 26', 56', 63' Bijwad 33' Deepak 68' |
* Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Marc Knüllei (GER) Shridharan Thamba (IND)
* 10 March 2012 21:00
| Bhopal Badshahs | 2–3 | Sher-e-Punjab |
| Dad 22' Upadhyay 58' | Report | Thakur 17', 46' Harpeet 53' |
* Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)
* 11 March 2012 19:00
| Pune Strykers | 1–3 | Chandigarh Comets |
| Almada 11' | Report | Sukhvinder 12' Gurjinder 38' Stephenson 50' |
* PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) A.N. Somaiah (IND)
* 11 March 2012 21:00
| Mumbai Marines | 2–2 | Delhi Wizards |
| Balwanth 11', 66' | Report | Sankai 25' Abbasi 45' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) A.D. Cariappa (IND)
* 12 March 2012 19:00
| Pune Strykers | 3–2 | Karnataka Lions |
| Minz 7' Tsolekile 46' Damandeep 54' | Report | Aiyappa 23' Naveen 47' |
* PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
* 12 March 2012 21:00
| Bhopal Badshahs | 3–1 | Chennai Cheetahs |
| Dad 20' Upadhyay 48' Henwood 52' | Report | Pillay 22' |
* Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Pradeep Kalia (IND)
* 14 March 2012 19:00
| Mumbai Marines | 2–3 | Sher-e-Punjab |
| Joga 12' Walkimi 68' | Report | Aziz 1' Thakur 56', 63' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Parnam Singh (IND) Amar Singh Negi (IND)
* 14 March 2012 21:00
| Delhi Wizards | 0–1 | Chandigarh Comets |
| | Report | Gurjinder 63' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Scott O'Brian (AUS) Dominic Savio (IND)
* 15 March 2012 19:00
| Pune Strykers | 1–3 | Chennai Cheetahs |
| Minz 35' | Report | Sinclair 9' Shyam 29' Warsi 69' |
* PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
* 15 March 2012 21:00
| Delhi Wizards | 3–1 | Bhopal Badshahs |
| K Victo 5' Abbasi 11' Kanth 70' | Report | Henwood 22' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)
* 16 March 2012 19:00
| Sher-e-Punjab | 5–2 | Chandigarh Comets |
| Thakur 25', 57', 60' Vinaya 31' Harpeet 35' | Report | Sher 56' Green 70' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Scott O'Brian (AUS) R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)
* 16 March 2012 21:00
| Mumbai Marines | 2–4 | Karnataka Lions |
| Joga 7' Lakra 63' | Report | Halappa 20', 25' Naveen 32' Aiyappa 43' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Parnam Singh (IND)
* 17 March 2012 19:00
| Sher-e-Punjab | 4–3 | Bhopal Badshahs |
| Inderjit 35' Antil 41' Gagan Ajit 42' Hotchkis 58' | Report | Henwood 46' Upadhyay 67' Bundela 69' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Dominic Savio (IND)
* 17 March 2012 21:00
| Karnataka Lions | 1–4 | Chennai Cheetahs |
| Bijwad 35' | Report | Pillay 13' Warsi 33' Sinclair 42' Shivamani 57' |
* Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Bhupinder Singh (IND)
* 19 March 2012 19:00
| Chandigarh Comets | 4–3 | Pune Strykers |
| Butt 13' Gurjinder 34' Sukhvinder 37', 70' | Report | T. Pereira 2' K. Pereira 6' Gurpreet 7' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Dominic Savio (IND) Scott O'Brian (AUS)
* 19 March 2012 21:00
| Delhi Wizards | 2–1 | Mumbai Marines |
| Vikramjeet 13' Abbasi 35' | Report | Ajmer 15' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Marc Knüllei (GER) Stewart Dearing (AUS)
* 20 March 2012 19:00
| Chandigarh Comets | 3–2 | Delhi Wizards |
| Gurjinder 8', 14' Khan 44' | Report | Vikramjeet 8' Abbasi 28' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Dominic Savio (IND)
* 20 March 2012 21:00
| Chennai Cheetahs | 4–1 | Bhopal Badshahs |
| Warsi 7' Pillay 53', 67' Sinclair 62' | Report | Ahmad 3' |
* Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Stewart Dearing (AUS)
* 21 March 2012 19:00
| Sher-e-Punjab | 2–1 | Mumbai Marines |
| Bikramjit 11' Thakur 56' | Report | Hariprasad 40' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Scott O'Brian (AUS)
* 21 March 2012 21:00
| Karnataka Lions | 3–2 | Pune Strykers |
| Ravipal 7' Aiyappa 11' Radzi 67' | Report | Thimmaiah 15' Toppo 29' |
* Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Parnam Singh (IND) Marc Knüllei (GER)
* 23 March 2012 19:00
| Pune Strykers | 4–2 | Mumbai Marines |
| Gurpreet 27' Almada 33' Thimmaiah 43', 44' | Report | Xess 15' Ekka 25' |
* Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune Umpires: Scott O'Brian (AUS) Bhupinder Singh (IND)
* 23 March 2012 21:00
| Karnataka Lions | 2–1 | Sher-e-Punjab |
| Aiyappa 6', 58' | Report | Harpeet 39' |
* Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Marc Knüllei (GER)
* 24 March 2012 19:00
| Bhopal Badshahs | 4–4 | Chandigarh Comets |
| Yousef 40' Dad 48' Bundela 60', 65' | Report | Sukhvinder 8', 20' Gurjinder 10' M. Amir 30' |
* Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
* 24 March 2012 21:00
| Karnataka Lions | 3–1 | Delhi Wizards |
| Ravipal 10' Jernail 17' Aiyappa 65' | Report | Rajpal 51' |
* Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Marc Knüllei (GER)
* 25 March 2012 19:00
| Chennai Cheetahs | 2–4 | Sher-e-Punjab |
| Sinclair 7' Warsi 30' | Report | Bikramjit 12' Harpeet 21' Thakur 42' Gagan Ajit 67' |
* Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) A.D. Cariappa (IND)
* 25 March 2012 21:00
| Bhopal Badshahs | 2–1 | Mumbai Marines |
| Yousef 13' Mudassar 61' | Report | Michael 44' |
* Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal Umpires: Amar Singh Negi (IND) Parnam Singh (IND)
* 26 March 2012 19:00
| Chennai Cheetahs | 0–3 | Chandigarh Comets |
| | Report | Khan 2' Gurjinder 9' Sukhvinder 40' |
* Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)
* 26 March 2012 21:00
| Pune Strykers | 2–6 | Delhi Wizards |
| Almada 2' Pillay 43' | Report | Pillay 14' Abbasi 20' Vikramjeet 25', 39' K Victo 31', 62' |
* Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune Umpires: Dominic Savio (IND) Bhupinder Singh (IND)
* 27 March 2012 19:00
| Pune Strykers | 3–2 | Sher-e-Punjab |
| Pillay 11' Gurpreet 28', 30' | Report | Bikramjit 5' Gagan Ajit 62' |
* Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune Umpires: Dominic Savio (IND) Marc Knüllei (GER)
* 27 March 2012 21:00
| Bhopal Badshahs | 2–5 | Karnataka Lions |
| Ahmad 43' Baskaran 49' | Report | Halappa 26' Aiyappa 31', 45', 50' Naveen 66' |
* Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Amar Singh Negi (IND)
* 28 March 2012 19:00
| Chandigarh Comets | 4–3 | Mumbai Marines |
| Ramandeep 4' Gurjinder 17' M. A. Khan 32' Green 68' | Report | Xess 34' Sutherland 50' Ajmer 55' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Dominic Savio (IND) Bhupinder Singh (IND)
* 28 March 2012 21:00
| Chennai Cheetahs | 6–4 | Delhi Wizards |
| Raja 14' Warsi 47', 51' Sinclair 63', 66' Pillay 65' | Report | Vikramjeet 11', 27', 38', 68' |
* Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
* 29 March 2012 19:00
| Chandigarh Comets | 6–1 | Karnataka Lions |
| Gurjinder 33', 56', 62', 67' Ramandeep 34' Horo 64' | Report | Sandeep 25' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Bhupinder Singh (IND) Marc Knüllei (GER)
* 29 March 2012 21:00
| Bhopal Badshahs | 4–5 | Pune Strykers |
| Ahmad 5', 50' Baskaran 9' Yousef 21' | Report | Thimmaiah 10' Randhawa 52', 55', 60' Lakra 68' |
* Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal Umpires: Parnam Singh (IND) Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
* 30 March 2012 19:00
| Delhi Wizards | 7–5 | Sher-e-Punjab |
| K Victo 13' Gupta 28' Abbasi 37', 42', 60' Pillay 53' Rajpal 57' | Report | Gagandeep 8' Prabhjot 30', 67', 69' Karamjit 52' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Marc Knüllei (GER)
* 30 March 2012 21:00
| Mumbai Marines | 4–1 | Chennai Cheetahs |
| Xess 3' Ajmer 32' Sutherland 62' Ekka 70' | Report | Warsi 65' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Stewart Dearing (AUS) Satinder Kumar (IND)

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| April 1–Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore | April 1–Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore |
| Sher-e-Punjab | 4 |
| Sher-e-Punjab | 4 | April 2–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai | April 2–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai |
| Karnataka Lions | 1 | April 2–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai | April 2–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai |
| Karnataka Lions | 1 | Sher-e-Punjab | 5 |
| April 1–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai | April 1–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai | | Sher-e-Punjab | 5 |
| April 1–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai | April 1–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai | Pune Strykers | 2 |
| Chandigarh Comets | 4 (2) | Pune Strykers | 2 |
| Pune Strykers (PS) | 4 (3) | | |

#### Semifinals

* 1 April 2012 19:00
| Sher-e-Punjab | 4–1 | Karnataka Lions |
| Hotchkis 17' Karamjit 39' Harpeet 60' Prabhjot 68' | Report | Naveen 11' |
* Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Amar Singh Negi (IND) Paul Ludwig (AUS)
* 1 April 2012 21:00
| Chandigarh Comets | 4–4 | Pune Strykers |
| Gurjinder 4' Ramandeep 9' Roy 39' Butt 41' | Report | Minz 8' Pereira 46' Toppo 59' Randhawa 70' |
| Penalties |||
| Gurjinder Chhikara Ramandeep Sukhwinder Butt | 2–3 | Minz Almada Toppo Thimmaiah |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Dominic Savio (IND) Stewart Dearing (AUS)

#### Final

* 2 April 2012 21:00
| Sher-e-Punjab | 5–2 | Pune Strykers |
| Vinaya 6' Thakur 32' Prabhjot 47', 67' Harpeet 57' | Report | Pereira 4' Randhawa 70' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Stewart Dearing (AUS)
The final of World Series Hockey was held in front of the capacity crowd at the Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai. Pune Strykers got into early lead when Tyron Pereira's cross creeped in during the 4th minute of the game. Pune's joy was short-lived as V.S. Vinaya neutralized off their first penalty corner a minute later. Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur led Punjab's attacks and were awarded with couple of penalty corners but could not be converted. Few close shots were saved by the goal-keeper Gurpreet Guri Singh. Attacks on the other end were made by Argentine recruit Mario Almada, Roshan Minz, Nikkin Thimmiah and Bikash Topo. Second quarter seemed like taking a goalless path before Deepak Thakur broke the deadlock between the sides by slotting in off a reverse stick just before the half time and Punjab saw themselves riding on a slender lead (2–1).
The first half saw an evenly contested match but the second half was completely dominated by Punjab. Skipper Prabhjot Singh in the 47th minute gave Punjab a two-goal cushion with a reverse-stick over Pune before the end off the third quarter. Sher-e-Punjab continued the tempo in the 4th quarter with Punjab's penalty-corner specialist Harpeet Singh converted off a penalty corner with a drag-flick. Known as the comeback kings, Strykers' all efforts were prevented by some robust defending by Punjab. A solo effort by the Prabhjot put Punjab into an unassailable 5–1 lead with four minutes left, who added 10th goal to his season's tally, and confirmed that his team as the champions. Simrandeep Randhawa added a consolation goal to Pune's tally by converting a penalty corner in the last minute and the match ended with Sher-e-Jalandhar 5, Pune Strykers 2 making Sher-e-Punjab the winners of the first WSH.

## Awards

| Rockstar | Superstar | Game Changer | Rookie of the Year | Balkrishan Award |
| Gurjinder Singh (Chandigarh Comets) | Roshan Minz (Pune Strykers) | Shakeel Abbasi (Delhi Wizards) | Lalit Upadhayay (Bhopal Badshahs) | Rajinder Singh Sr. (Sher-e-Punjab) |

## Statistics
### Leading goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Gurjinder Singh | Chandigarh Comets | 19 |
| 1 | Imran Warsi | Chennai Cheetahs | 19 |
| 3 | Len Aiyappa | Karnataka Lions | 13 |
| 4 | Deepak Thakur | Sher-e-Punjab | 12 |
| 4 | Gurpreet Singh | Pune Strykers | 12 |
| 4 | Vikramjeet Singh | Delhi Wizards | 12 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Report |
| Joga Singh | Mumbai Marines | Pune Strykers | 5–7 | Match 3 |
| Gurpreet Singh$^4$ | Pune Strykers | Mumbai Marines | 7–5 | Match 3 |
| Imran Warsi | Chennai Cheetahs | Chandigarh Comets | 5–3 | Match 7 |
| Len Aiyappa | Karnataka Lions | Chandigarh Comets | 3–2 | Match 14 |
| Ravipal Singh | Karnataka Lions | Chennai Cheetahs | 5–3 | Match 21 |
| Deepak Thakur | Sher-e-Punjab | Chandigarh Comets | 5–2 | Match 31 |
| Len Aiyappa | Karnataka Lions | Bhopal Badshahs | 5–2 | Match 50 |
| Vikramjeet Singh$^4$ | Delhi Wizards | Chennai Cheetahs | 4–6 | Match 52 |
| Gurjinder Singh$^4$ | Chandigarh Comets | Karnataka Lions | 6–1 | Match 53 |
| Simrandeep Singh | Pune Strykers | Bhopal Badshahs | 5–4 | Match 54 |
| Shakeel Abbasi | Delhi Wizards | Sher-e-Punjab | 7–5 | Match 55 |
| Prabhjot Singh | Sher-e-Punjab | Delhi Wizards | 5–7 | Match 55 |
    $^4$ Player scored 4 goals