The 2011
Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 26 November to 4 December 2011 in
Johannesburg
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South Africa
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.
This was the sixth edition of the competition initiated by the
International Hockey Federation
The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major int ...
in 2001 to broaden hockey's competitive base globally and featured the 8 teams just behind the top six teams in the world.
Belgium
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won the tournament for the first time after defeating
India
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4–3 in the final.
Teams
The
FIH announced the eight participating teams on 16 December 2010.
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Results
First round
''All times are
South African Time (
UTC+02:00)''
Pool A
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Pool B
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Second round
Quarterfinals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
=Cross-overs
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=Seventh and eighth place
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=Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
=Semifinals
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=Third and fourth place
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=Final
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Awards
Statistics
Final ranking
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References
External links
Official website
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Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Champions Challenge I
Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
The Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I was an international men's field hockey tournament, played every two years.
It was introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world leve ...
2011
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