# 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 7 to 15 December 2001.
This was the inaugural tournament under introduced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to broaden hockey's competitive base globally.
Participating nations were Argentina, Belgium, host Malaysia, India, Japan, and South Africa. The winner earned a spot at the 2002 Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany.
India defeated South Africa 2–1 in the final to win the competition.

## Squads

Head Coach: Jorge Ruiz
* Pablo Moreira (GK / C)
* Juan Pablo Hourquebie
* Maximiliano Caldas
* Matias Vila
* Ezequiel Paulón
* Mario Almada
* Tomás MacCormik
* Santiago Capurro
* Marcos Riccardi
* Jorge Lombi
* Fernando Zylberberg
* Germán Orozco
* Fernando Oscaris
* Matias Paredes
* Juan Manuel Vivaldi (GK)
* Leonardo Deambarsi
* Vincent Deneumostier (GK)
* Maxime Luycx
* Jean-Philippe Brulé
* Thierry Renaer
* Xavier-Charles Letier
* Xavier de Scheemaeker
* Joeri Beunen
* Thomas van den Balck
* Xavier Brooke
* Robin Geens
* Christophe Moraux (GK)
* Marc Coudron (C)
* Fabian Bueger
* Xavier Reckinger
* Charles Vandeweghe
* Phillippe Goldberg
Head Coach: Cedric d'Souza
* Devesh Chauhan (GK)
* Lazarus Barla
* Thirumal Valavan
* Sukhbir Singh Gill
* Dhanraj Pillay
* Baljit Singh Dhillon (C)
* Prabhjot Singh
* Jude Menezes (GK)
* Jugraj Singh
* Daljit Singh Dhillon
* Kanwalpreet Singh
* Arjun Halappa
* Deepak Thakur
* Bipin Fernandez
* Vikram Pillay
* Gagan Ajit Singh
* Takahiko Yamabori (C)
* Naoya Iwadate
* Ryuji Furasato
* Akira Takahashi
* Kenichi Katayama
* Naohiko Tobita
* Kazuyuki Ozawa
* Atsushi Takehara
* Daisuke Hokaze
* Akihiko Hirata
* Mitsuru Ito
* Jun Takahashi (GK)
* Yasuhiro Nobui (GK)
* Ryuhie Harada
* Fumihiro Matsui
* Toshiai Fukuda
Head Coach: Paul Lissek
* Roslan Jamaluddin (GK)
* Singh Maninderijt
* Chua Boon Huat
* Gobinathan Krishnamurthy
* Kuhan Shanmuganathan
* Nor Azlan Bakar
* Chairil Anwar Abdul Aziz
* Mohammed Madzli Ikmar
* Tajol Rosli Mohamed
* Mohamed Rodhanizam Radzi
* Keevan Raj Kalikavandan
* Mirnawan Nawawi
* Logan Kali Kavandan
* Ibrahim Mohd Nasihin Nubli
* Shankar Shanmugam
Head Coach: Rob Pullen
* Chris Hibbert (GK)
* Warren Bond
* Craig Jackson (C)
* Craig Fulton
* Bruce Jacobs
* Gareth Murray
* Mike Cullen
* Clyde Abrahams
* Justin King
* Ken Forbes
* Kevin Chree
* Brenton Key
* Darryn Gallagher
* David Staniforth (GK)
* Denzil Dolley
* Marvin Bam

## Results
### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Final |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | Third place game |
| 4 | Malaysia (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Third place game |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | Fifth place game |
* 7 December 2001 16:05
| South Africa | 3 – 2 | Argentina |
| King 16' Cullen 69', 70' | Report | Lombi 11' Almada 59' |
* Umpires: Antonio Bustos (ESP) Jason McCracken (NZL)
* 7 December 2001 18:05
| India | 1 – 0 | Belgium |
| Pillay 47' | Report | |
* Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)
* 7 December 2001 20:05
| Malaysia | 1 – 0 | Japan |
| Raj 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
* 8 December 2001 18:05
| South Africa | 2 – 2 | India |
| King 11' Fulton 60' | Report | J. Singh 9' Thakur 17' |
* Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Singh Paramjit (MAS)
* 8 December 2001 20:05
| Belgium | 0 – 2 | Malaysia |
* 9 December 2001 18:05
| Japan | 1 – 2 | Argentina |
* 10 December 2001 16:05
| Japan | 3 – 2 | South Africa |
| Furasato 25' Yamabori 51' Tobita 58' | Report | Cullen 8' King 43' |
* Umpires: Antonio Bustos (ESP) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)
* 10 December 2001 18:05
| Argentina | 3 – 1 | Belgium |
| Almada 5', 51' Capurro 11' | Report | Bueger 18' |
* Umpires: Singh Paramjit (MAS) Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN)
* 10 December 2001 20:05
| Malaysia | 2 – 1 | India |
| Chua Boon Huat 47' Raj 55' | Report | P. Singh 23' |
* Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Steve Graham (WAL)
* 11 December 2001 18:05
| Belgium | 0 – 1 | South Africa |
| | Report | Jacobs 51' |
* Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Satinder Kumar (IND)
* 12 December 2001 18:05
| India | 3 – 0 | Japan |
| Thakur 35', 62' P. Singh 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Singh Paramjit (MAS) Antonio Bustos (ESP)
* 12 December 2001 20:05
| Malaysia | 1 – 2 | Argentina |
| L. Raj 19' | Report | Lombi 46', 69' |
* Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
* 13 December 2001 16:05
| Japan | 6 – 2 | Belgium |
| Katayama 6' Matsui 41' Tobita 44', 60' Furasato 49' Iwadate 62' | Report | Brulé 8', 40' |
* Umpires: Blalse Monteiro (IND) Satinder Kumar (IND)
* 13 December 2001 18:05
| India | 2 – 1 | Argentina |
| J. Singh 27' G. Singh 32' | Report | MacCormik 15' |
* Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)
* 13 December 2001 20:05
| South Africa | 1 – 0 | Malaysia |
| Cullen 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

### Classification
#### Fifth place game

* 15 December 2001 08:05
| Japan | 5 – 3 | Belgium |
| Katayama 1' Matsui 8', 37' Yamabori 53' Furasato 61' | Report | Reckinger 28' Beunen 39' Geens 42' |
* Umpires: Blalse Monteiro (IND) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

#### Third place game

* 15 December 2001 08:05
| Argentina | 4 – 2 | Malaysia |
| Lombi 7', 24', 31', 59' | Report | Chairil 45' Mohd Madzli Ikmar 50' |
* Umpires: Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN) Jason McCracken (NZL)

#### Final

* 15 December 2001 20:05
| India | 2 – 1 | South Africa |
| Thakur 9' Dillon 55' | Report | Dolley 58' |
* Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

## Statistics
### Final ranking

* India
* South Africa
* Argentina
* Malaysia
* Japan
* Belgium

### Awards

| Topscorer | Best Player | Fair Play Trophy |
| Jorge Lombi | Mike Cullen | Japan |