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Jacob Smith (field Hockey)
Jacob Anthony Phillip Smith (born 3 April 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. Personal life Smith was born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand. Career Club level In the New Zealand National Hockey League Smith plays for Auckland. During the 2018–19 season, Smith relocated to the Netherlands to play in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for Pinoké. National team Smith made his national debut for the Black Sticks in 2012. Shortly after, he represented the team at his first major tournament, the Champions Trophy. In 2014, Smith medalled for the first time with New Zealand at the 2012–13 FIH World League in New Delhi, India, where the team lost 2–7 to the Netherlands in the final. Smith's most recent appearance for the team was during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League in 2019. New Zealand finished in eighth and last place in the competition. He has also been named in the Black Sticks team for the 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event in Tokyo, Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC Rotterdam
Hockey Club Rotterdam, commonly known as Rotterdam is a Dutch field hockey club based in Rotterdam, South Holland. It was founded on 16 September 1925. The first men's team competes on the highest level of the Dutch field hockey league, which is called "Hoofdklasse" and the first women's team competes in the second tier called the Promotieklasse. HC Rotterdam plays their matches in the 3,500-capacity Hazelaarweg Stadion, which also hosted the 2001 Men's Champions Trophy and the 2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup. Honours Men Hoofdklasse * Winners (1): 2012–13 * Runners-up (2): 2011–12, 2016–17 Euro Hockey League * Runners-up (1): 2009–10 Hoofdklasse Indoor * Winners (2): 2007–08, 2013–14 EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I * Winners (1): 2015 Women Hoofdklasse * Runners-up (2): 2000–01, 2001–02 KNHB Cup * Winners (1): 1995 EuroHockey Cup Winners Cup * Winners (2): 2002, 2003 Hoofdklasse Indoor * Winners (3): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01 EuroHockey Indoor Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
The 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 22nd edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 9–17 March 2013 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Australia was the winner after defeating Malaysia in the final. Participating nations Six countries participated in this year's tournament: * * * * * * Results ''All times are Malaysia Standard Time ( UTC+08:00)'' Pool ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification Fifth and sixth Third and fourth place Final Awards Five awards were awarded during the tournament, they are: *Fairplay: *Best Player: Razie Rahim *Man of Match of Final: Trent Mitton *Best Goalkeeper: Kumar Subramaniam *Top Scorer: Faizal Saari, Rupinder Pal Singh (6 goals) References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping informati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipoh
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Azlan Shah Stadium
Azlan Shah Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It is the permanent venue of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Events * 2001 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup The 2001 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 11th edition of field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball ... References External links Azlan Shah Cup Website Field hockey venues in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Ipoh Sports venues in Perak 1984 establishments in Malaysia {{Malaysia-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament
The 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament was a men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Tokyo, Japan, from August 17 to 21, 2019. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey. India won the tournament after defeating New Zealand 5–0 in the final. Japan finished in third place after defeating Malaysia 6–1 in the third place playoff. Competition format The tournament featured the national teams of India, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the hosts, Japan, 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. Squads Results Pool stage ---- ---- Classification stage Third and fourth place Final Statistics Final standings Goalscorers References {{reflist Sports competitions in Tokyo Read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men's FIH Pro League
The Men's FIH Pro League is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), which replaces the Men's FIH Hockey World League. The competition also serves as a qualifier for the Hockey World Cup and the Field hockey at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games. The first edition started in 2019. Nine teams secured their places for four years. Format Nine men's and women's teams compete in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from October to June, with the top team at the end of the season winning the league. From 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League, 2021-22 onwards, the bottom team at the end of the season will be relegated and will be replaced by the winner of a new competition called the Men's FIH Nations Cup. Teams In July 2017, Hockey India decided to withdraw both the India men's national field hockey team, men's and India women's national field hockey team, women's national teams from the competition as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Men's FIH Pro League
The 2019 Men's FIH Pro League was the first season of the Pro League, the premier men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in January 2019 and finished in June 2019 in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Australia defeated Belgium 3–2 in the final to win the first FIH Pro League title. The competition also served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics with the four best teams qualifying for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers taking place in October and November 2019. Qualification Nine teams competed in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from January to June, with the top four teams advancing to the final at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. In July 2017, Hockey India decided to withdraw the men's national team from the competition as they estimated the chances of qualifying for the Summer Olympics to be higher when participating in the Hockey Series. Hockey India also cited lack of clarity in the ranking system. The Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands Men's National Field Hockey Team
The Netherlands national men's field hockey team represents the Netherlands in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands. The Netherlands are one of the most successful teams in the world, having won the Summer Olympics twice, the Hockey World Cup three times, the Champions Trophy eight times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship six times and the Hockey World League once. At the 2020 Summer Olympics they reached their worst performance in 37 years at the Olympics as they failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Tournament record Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey World League FIH Pro League :''*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.'' Team Current squad The following 18 players were named on 9 November 2022 for the 2023 World Cup from 13 to 29 January 2023 in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India. ''Caps updated as of 17 December 2022, after the matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
