The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from December 6 to December 13, 2009 in

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. The competitors were 8 teams ranked from 7th to 15th in the world. This was the fifth edition of the tournament created by the

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in 2001 to broaden hockey's competitive base globally and featured the 8 teams just behind the top six teams in the world.

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defeated

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to take the title, and qualify for the

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tournament in

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, Germany.

Results

''All times are

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Pools

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final ranking

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References

External links

Official FIH website
{{CC field hockey Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I Champions Challenge I International field hockey competitions hosted by Argentina