# 2009 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

The 2009 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the fifteenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 4–7 June 2009, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, England, the Netherlands, and the hosts, Germany, 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 | 2009 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup Finish | Best Olympic Games Finish |
| Australia | 2 | Champions (1986) | Champions (2004) |
| England | 6 | Runners-Up (1986) | Champions (1920, 1988) |
| Germany | 1 | Champions (2002, 2006) | Champions (1992, 2008) |
| Netherlands | 4 | Champions (1973, 1990, 1998) | Champions (1996, 2000) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Christian Bläsch (GER)
* Henrik Ehlers (AUT)
* Gijs Hofman (NED)
* Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
* Scott O'Brien (AUS)

## Results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Tournament Champion |
| 2 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 0 | |

### Fixtures

* 4 June 2009 16:30
| Netherlands | 2–3 | Australia |
| Weusthof 29', 64' | Report | Doerner 21', 42' Ockenden 24' |
* Umpires: Christian Bläsch (GER) Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
* 4 June 2009 18:45
| Germany | 6–0 | England |
| Witthaus 5' C. Zeller 22', 70' Montag 43' Wesley 53' Menke 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (AUT) Gijs Hofman (NED)
* 6 June 2009 14:00
| Australia | 5–2 | England |
| Ciriello 24' Dwyer 35' Turner 40', 44' Abbott 67' | Report | Jackson 52', 56' |
* Umpires: Christian Bläsch (GER) Henrik Ehlers (AUT)
* 6 June 2009 16:00
| Germany | 5–3 | Netherlands |
| Wesley 32' P. Zeller 48' Witthaus 58' C. Zeller 59' Wösch 68' | Report | Hertzberger 30' R. Brouwer 41' De Nooijer 70' |
* Umpires: Scott O'Brien (AUS) Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
* 7 June 2009 12:00
| Netherlands | 5–4 | England |
| Evers 4' Hofman 48' Weusthof 58', 67' Balkestein 60' | Report | Middleton 11', 44' Jackson 25' Daly 31' |
* Umpires: Christian Bläsch (GER) Scott O'Brien (AUS)
* 7 June 2009 14:30
| Australia | 6–2 | Germany |
| Paterson 7', 69' Ockenden 16' Doerner 30' Orchard 55' Dwyer 62' | Report | C. Zeller 45', 50' |
* Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Henrik Ehlers (AUT)

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Australia
* Germany
* Netherlands
* England

### Goalscorers

There were 43 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 7.17 goals per match.
5 goals
* Christopher Zeller
4 goals
* Roderick Weusthof
3 goals
* Luke Doerner
* Ashley Jackson
2 goals
* Jamie Dwyer
* Edward Ockenden
* Mark Paterson
* Glenn Turner
* Barry Middleton
* Christopher Wesley
* Matthias Witthaus
1 goal
* Desmond Abbott
* Christopher Ciriello
* Simon Orchard
* Matthew Daly
* Christoph Menke
* Jan-Marco Montag
* Florian Wösch
* Philipp Zeller
* Marcel Balkestein
* Ronald Brouwer
* Floris Evers
* Rogier Hofman
* Jeroen Hertzberger
* Teun de Nooijer