2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge

INSEP Challenge
Tournament details
Host country	France
City	Paris
Teams	5 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	INSEP
Final positions
Champions	Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	53 (5.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michael Watt (5 goals)
← 2010 (previous)

Last updated August 21, 2023

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.^[1]

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.^[2] Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	December 2010 FIH Ranking ^[3]	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:^[4]

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

Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]
(H) Host

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

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

2 goals

1 goal

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References

↑ "INSEP HOCKEY CHALLENGE 5 NATIONS TOURNAMENT 26-31 JULY PARIS, FRANCE". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 February 2021.
↑ "INSEP HOCKEY CHALLENGE 2011". sortiraparis.com. Sortiraparis . Retrieved 1 February 2021.
↑ "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 08 SEPTEMBER 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
↑ "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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[1] "INSEP HOCKEY CHALLENGE 5 NATIONS TOURNAMENT 26-31 JULY PARIS, FRANCE". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[2] "INSEP HOCKEY CHALLENGE 2011". sortiraparis.com. Sortiraparis . Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[3] "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 08 SEPTEMBER 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[4] "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 February 2021.

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