The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 26 April to 4 May 2014 in

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. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete. The tournament was 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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won the tournament for the first time after defeating

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4–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous two editions.

won the third place match by defeating

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4–2 to claim their first ever Champions Challenge I medal. This was the last edition of the tournament that was held. The tournament was replaced by the

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in the hockey calendar.

Qualification

Even though

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was automatically qualified as the highest ranked team not qualified for the

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or Champions Challenge I (this due to the withdrawal from participating at the

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), they withdrew from participating. In addition,

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qualified as the seventh placed team in the previous edition, but also withdrew due to financial issues. Both teams were replaced by

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and

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, respectively. The following eight teams competed in this tournament. * (Host nation) * (Seventh in

) * (Second in 2012 Champions Challenge I) * (Third in 2012 Champions Challenge I) * (Fifth in 2012 Champions Challenge I) * (Sixth in 2012 Champions Challenge I) * (Eighth in 2012 Champions Challenge I) * (Highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I)

Results

''All times are

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( UTC+08:00)''

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Second round

Quarterfinals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

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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

Post tournament awards.

Final ranking

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References

External links

Official website
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2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I 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 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth t ...