# 2012 Men's VISA International Hockey Tournament

The 2012 Men's VISA International Hockey Tournament was a men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in London, United Kingdom, from May 2 to 6, 2012. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.
Germany won the tournament after defeating Australia 5–2 in the final. Great Britain finished in third place after defeating India 2–1 in the third place playoff.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Germany, India, and the hosts, Great Britain, 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 | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Australia | Champions (1986, 2010) | Champions (2004) |
| Germany ^ | Champions (2002, 2006) | Champions (1972, 1992, 2008) |
| Great Britain * | Runners-Up (1986) | Champions (1908, 1920, 1988) |
| India | Champions (1975) | Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) |
^ Includes results representing West Germany. * Includes results representing England.

## Results
### Pool Stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | Final |
| 3 | Great Britain (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | |
* 2 May 2012 16:15
| Australia | 3–0 | India |
| Ford 23' Gohdes 43' Doerner 64' | Report | |
* 2 May 2012 18:30
| Great Britain | 1–3 | Germany |
| Jackson 62' | Report | Fuchs 36' C. Zeller 52' Fürste 54' |
* 3 May 2012 16:15
| Germany | 3–2 | Australia |
| Fürste 19' Fuchs 30' C. Zeller 69' | Report | Ford 12' Ockenden 70' |
* 3 May 2012 18:30
| Great Britain | 4–2 | India |
| Moore 4' Mantell 11' Jackson 24', 26' | Report | Raghunath 16' Sandeep 47' |
* 5 May 2012 14:45
| Germany | 2–1 | India |
| Wesley 27' Fuchs 65' | Report | Shivendra 15' |
* 5 May 2012 17:00
| Australia | 3–3 | Great Britain |
| Gohdes 26' Wilson 35' Orchard 52' | Report | Tindall 19' Alexander 30' Jackson 66' |

### Classification matches
#### Third and fourth place

* 6 May 2012 15:45
| Great Britain | 2–1 | India |
| Tindall 35' Moore 47' | Report | Raghunath 24' |

#### Final

* 6 May 2012 18:30
| Germany | 5–2 | Australia |
| Matania 18' Stralkowski 34' Fuchs 37' Witthaus 61' P. Zeller 68' | Report | Ciriello 18' Gohdes 57' |

## Statistics
### Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Gold Medal |
| | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 | Silver Medal |
| | Great Britain (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | Fourth Place |

### Goalscorers

There were 37 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.62 goals per match.
4 goals
* Florian Fuchs
* Ashley Jackson
3 goals
* Matt Gohdes
2 goals
* Russell Ford
* Moritz Fürste
* Christopher Zeller
* Rob Moore
* James Tindall
* V. R. Raghunath
1 goal
* Chris Ciriello
* Luke Doerner
* Eddie Ockenden
* Simon Orchard
* Jason Wilson
* Christopher Wesley
* Tobias Matania
* Thilo Stralkowski
* Matthias Witthaus
* Philipp Zeller
* Simon Mantell
* Richard Alexander
* Sandeep Singh
* Shivendra Singh
Source: GB Hockey