2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

2014 FIH Men's
Champions Challenge I

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuantan
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Stadium Hoki Wisma Belia
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (1st title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	128 (5.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jang Jong-hyun (8 goals)
Best player	Jang Jong-hyun
← 2012 (previous)

The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 26 April to 4 May 2014 in Kuantan, Malaysia. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete. ^[1]

The tournament was created by the International Hockey Federation in 2001 to broaden hockey's competitive base globally and featured the 8 teams just behind the top six teams in the world. ^{[2] [3]}

South Korea won the tournament for the first time after defeating Canada 4–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous two editions. ^[4] Malaysia won the third place match by defeating Ireland 4–2 to claim their first ever Champions Challenge I medal. ^[5] This was the last edition of the tournament that was held. The tournament was replaced by the FIH Hockey World League in the hockey calendar. ^[6]

Qualification

Even though Spain was automatically qualified as the highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I (this due to the withdrawal from participating at the 2012 Champions Trophy), they withdrew from participating. In addition, South Africa qualified as the seventh placed team in the previous edition, but also withdrew due to financial issues. Both teams were replaced by Poland and France, respectively. The following eight teams competed in this tournament. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

•   Malaysia (Host nation)
•   New Zealand (Seventh in 2012 Champions Trophy)
•   South Korea (Second in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•   Ireland (Third in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•   Japan (Fifth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•   Canada (Sixth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•   Poland (Eighth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•   France (Highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I)

Results

All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

First round

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	16	5	+11	9
Ireland	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	3
Poland	3	1	0	2	7	12	–5	3
Japan	3	1	0	2	4	9	–5	3

26 April 2014 15:00 New Zealand   2 – 1   Ireland Edwards  11' Inglis  42' Report Sothern  16' Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) You Suolong (CHN)

26 April 2014 17:00 Japan   3 – 2   Poland Kayukawa  8' Fujimoto  50' Sakamoto  61' Report Raciniewski  7' Krokosz  29' Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

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27 April 2014 15:00 Japan   1 – 6   New Zealand Fujimoto  52' Report Edwards  5' Russell  11', 38' Shaw  19' S. Child  34' Jenness  59' Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Geoff Conn (IRL)

27 April 2014 17:00 Ireland   1 – 2   Poland Elliott  37' Report Makowski  18' Bratkowski  67' Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Ilanggo Kanabathu(MAS)

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29 April 2014 17:00 Ireland   1 – 0   Japan Sothern  66' Report Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

29 April 2014 19:00 New Zealand   8 – 3   Poland S. Child  4', 45', 56' Hayward  8', 33' Jenness  31' Hilton  51' Inglis  63' Report Górny  57' Makowski  68', 70' Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	2	1	0	9	6	+3	7
Canada	3	1	1	1	9	9	0	4
France	3	1	0	2	7	8	–1	3
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	7	9	–2	3

26 April 2014 19:00 South Korea   3–3   Canada Cho  13' Nam  24' Kim S.  39' Report Ho-Garcia  25' Curran  60' Guest  63' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) David Tomlinson (NZL)

26 April 2014 21:00 Malaysia   2–3   France Tengku  41' Faizal  50' Report Sánchez  34' Charlet  53' H. Genestet  64' Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Diego Barbas (ARG)

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27 April 2014 19:00 Canada   3–2   France Tupper  4' Wright  43' Smythe  58' Report Charlet  14', 64' Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) You Suolong (CHN)

27 April 2014 21:00 Malaysia   1–3   South Korea Ismail  69' Report Nam  20' You  37' Jang  50' Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

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29 April 2014 15:00 South Korea   3–2   France Nam  24' Jang  35' Kim. S  56' Report T. Genestet  43' Kieffer  63' Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Diego Barbas (ARG)

29 April 2014 21:00 Canada   3–4   Malaysia Tupper  4', 54' Ho-Garcia  30' Report Tengku  5', 55' Shahril  19', 40' Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) David Tomlinson (NZL)

Second round

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
											New Zealand		4 (2)
											Malaysia (p.s.o.)		4 (3)
						New Zealand		6								Malaysia		2 (4)
						Poland		1								Canada (p.s.o.)		2 (5)
											Canada		3
											Poland		2
	New Zealand		6																		Canada		0
	France		3																		South Korea		4
											Ireland (p.s.o.)		2 (3)
											France		2 (0)
	Lower round 1					France		3								Ireland		1			Lower round 5
						Japan		2								South Korea		2
	Poland		2								South Korea		5								Malaysia		4
	Japan		3								Japan		1								Ireland		2

Quarterfinals

1 May 2014 14:45 New Zealand   4 – 4   Malaysia Edwards  4' Hayward  45', 60', 70' Report Azlan  20' Shahril  23', 31' Fitri  24' Penalties Inglis Hilton S. Child Edwards Burrows 2 – 3 Faizal Faiz Firhan Shahril Fitri Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

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1 May 2014 17:00 Canada   3 – 2   Poland Smythe  29' Guest  54' Wright  60' Report Majchrzak  22' Makowski  47' Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) You Suolong (CHN)

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1 May 2014 19:15 Ireland   2 – 2   France Sothern  2' Dowds  64' Report Deront  41' M. Genestet  50' Penalties Jackson Magee Brown Sothern 3 – 0 Baumgarten Deront Martin-Brisac Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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1 May 2014 21:30 South Korea   5 – 1   Japan Hyun Hye-sung  11' Jang Jong-hyun  24', 40', 49' Nam Hyun-woo  59' Report Yoshihara  63' Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Diego Barbas (ARG)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

3 May 2014 14:45 New Zealand   6 – 1   Poland Hayward  8', 26' Burrows  20', 23' Panchia  30' S. Child  43' Report Chwalisz  50' Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Diego Barbas (ARG)

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3 May 2014 17:00 France   3 – 2   Japan Baumgarten  5' Charlet  26' Kieffer  66' Report Kayukawa  24' Hatakeyama  51' Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Bruce Bale (ENG)

Seventh and eighth place

4 May 2014 14:45 Poland   2 – 3   Japan Bratkowski  28' Raciniewski  50' Report Tachibana  18', 29' Kawauchi  43' Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Michael Eilmer (AUT)

Fifth and sixth place

4 May 2014 17:00 New Zealand   6 – 3   France Jenness  21' S. Child  27' Burrows  34' Shaw  43' Panchia  49' Inglis  68' Report Durchon  31' T. Genestet  58' M. Genestet  63' Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

3 May 2014 19:15 Malaysia   2 – 2   Canada Faizal  3' Ismail  15' Report Tupper  21', 60' Penalties Faizal Faiz Firhan Shahril Fitri Faizal Fitri Faiz 4 – 5 Guest Pearson Tupper Froese Johnston Pearson Johnston Froese Umpires: You Suolong (CHN) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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3 May 2014 21:30 Ireland   1 – 2   South Korea Cargo  64' Report Jang Jong-hyun  3' Hyun Hye-sung  53' Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

Third and fourth place

4 May 2014 19:15 Malaysia   4 – 2   Ireland Nasruddin  7' Baharom  11' Azlan  66' Firhan  70' Report Gleghorne  22' Cargo  43' Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) You Suolong (CHN)

Final

4 May 2014 21:30 Canada   0 – 4   South Korea Report Jang Jong-hyun  10', 56' Kim Young-jin  13' Kim Seong-kyu  69' Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) David Tomlinson (NZL)

Awards

Post tournament awards. ^[10]

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Junior Player of the Tournament
Jang Jong-hyun	Jang Jong-hyun	David Harte	Gabriel Ho-Garcia

Final ranking

1.   South Korea
2.   Canada
3.   Malaysia
4.   Ireland
5.   New Zealand
6.   France
7.   Japan
8.   Poland

References

1. "Did you know... a brief history of Champions Challenge 1". FIH. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
2. "Stage is set in Salta for BDO Champions Challenge I". International Hockey Federation. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
3. "India lose hockey Champions Challenge to Belgium". BBC News. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
4. "Korea win the Pahang Hockey Champions Challenge 1 in Kuantan". FIH. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
5. "Malaysia win their first Champions Challenge medal". FIH. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
6. "Did you know... a brief history of Champions Challenge 1 | FIH". www.fih.ch. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
7. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
8. "Hockey Champions Challenge 1 in Malaysia and Scotland". FIH. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
9. "Hockey: France in, SA out of Champions Challenge". The Star Online. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
10. "Korean men ace Canada to book ticket to 2016 Champions Trophy". FIH.ch. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.

External links

• Official website