The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from December 6 to December 13, 2009, in Salta, Argentina. The competitors were 8 teams ranked from 7th to 15th in the world.
This was the fifth edition of the tournament 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.
New Zealand defeated Pakistan to take the title, and qualify for the Champions Trophy tournament in 2010 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
Preliminary round All times are Argentina Time (UTC−04:00)
Pool A
Pool B
Classification round Bracket
Crossovers
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Medal round Bracket
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentFair Play Trophy Pedro Ibarra Sardar Singh Kyle Pontifex
Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official FIH website Official website