The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 35th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy, an international men's field hockey tournament organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held between 6 and 14 December 2014 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. From this year on the tournament began to be held biennially due to the introduction of the Hockey World League, returning to its original format changed in 1980.
Germany won the tournament for the tenth time after defeating Pakistan 2–0 in the final. The five-time defending champions Australia won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts India 2–1.
Qualification Alongside the host nation, the top five finishers from the previous edition and the winner of the 2012 Champions Challenge I qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 8 competing teams.
(Host nation, and fourth in the 2012 Champions Trophy) (Defending champions) (Second in 2012 Champions Trophy) (Third in 2012 Champions Trophy) (Fifth in 2012 Champions Trophy) (Winner of 2012 Champions Challenge I) (Nominated by FIH Executive Board) (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)
Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Chen Dekang (CHN) Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Fernando Gómez (ARG) Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Deon Nel (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND) Coen van Bunge (NED) Paco Vázquez (ESP) Peter Wright (RSA)
Preliminary round All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30) Pool A
Pool B
Second round Bracket
Quarter-finals
Fifth to eighth place classification
Cross-overs
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics Final standings
Awards Player of the TournamentTop GoalscorersGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung player of the Tournament Moritz Fürste5 Players (see list below) Sreejesh Ravindran Akashdeep Singh
Goalscorers
See also 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
References
External links Official website