2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II
# 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II

The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was an event held from 6–12 July 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. The inaugural tournament saw eight teams compete, with Poland winning the title.

## Teams

Eight teams competed in this tournament, based on ranking in the qualifying tournaments for 2008 Summer Olympics, they were:

* Japan (Second)
* Malaysia (Third)
* France (Third)
* Russia (Third)
* Ireland (Fourth)
* Poland (Fourth)
* Austria (Fourth)
* Chile (Fifth)

## Results

All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)

### First round

**Pool A**

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poland | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Ireland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| Chile | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |

* 6 July 2009 17:30

| Japan | 2 – 3 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Nagasawa 44' (PC) Kitazato 54' | | Strykowski 37' Górny 49', 69' |

* Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Iskandar Rashdan Rusli (MAS)
* 6 July 2009 19:45

| Ireland | 3 – 0 | Chile |
| - | - | - |
| Jermyn 8' (PC), 30' (PC), 49' (PS) | | |

* Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Andrew Isaev (RUS)
* 7 July 2009 17:45

| Poland | 3 – 2 | Chile |
| - | - | - |
| Choczaj 9' Dutkiewicz 15' (PC) Juszczak 42' (PC) | | Krainz 12', 47' (PC) |

* Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Benoit Chopin (FRA)
* 7 July 2009 20:00

| Ireland | 3 – 0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| Jermyn 11' (PC), 18' (PC) Watt 30' | | |

* Umpires: Ged Curran (ECO) Iskandar Rashdan Rusli (MAS)
* 9 July 2009 17:30

| Japan | 4 – 3 | Chile |
| - | - | - |
| Mitani 3' Furusato 34' (PC) Kitazato 36', 54' | | Montegu 55' Berzcely 60' Eggers 69' |

* Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Andrey Isaev (RUS)
* 9 July 2009 19:45

| Poland | 3 – 2 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |
| Górny 7' Janiszewski 30' Dutkiewicz 39' (PC) | | Watt 5' Sothern 24' (PC) |

* Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Benoit Chopin (FRA)

**Pool B**

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaysia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| France | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| Russia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 |
| Austria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 |

* 6 July 2009 13:00

| Malaysia | 3 – 2 | Austria |
| - | - | - |
| Makbul Singh 4' Rahim 46' (PC), 49' (PC) | | Körper 43' (PC), 60' (PC) |

* Umpires: Ged Curran (ECO) Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN)
* 6 July 2009 15:15

| France | 5 – 3 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Jean-Jean 14' Martin Brisac 17' (PC) Soyez 40' (PC) Becuwe 56' (PC), 70' | | Sergeev 19' (PC), 68' (PS) Mayorov 37' |

* Umpires: David Stewart (IRL) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
* 7 July 2009 13:15

| Austria | 4 – 4 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Körper 31' (PC), 64' (PC) Stanzl 39' Monghy 53' | | Sergeev 7' (PC), 48' (PC) Mokrousov 13' Azarov 20' |

* Umpires: Krzysztof Cholewa (POL) Martin Vatter (CHI)
* 7 July 2009 15:30

| France | 2 – 4 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Sevestre 22' Becuwe 68' | | Abu 14' Rahim 34' (PS) Misron 37' (PC) Abdul Rahim 41' |

* Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN)
* 9 July 2009 13:00

| Malaysia | 4 – 3 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Abu 8' (PC) Hanafi 30' Tengku Abdul Jalil 53' (PC) Saari 66' | | Sergeev 42' (PC), 57' (PC) Mamoshkin 43' |

* Umpires: Martin Vatter (CHI) Krzystof Cholewa (POL)
* 9 July 2009 15:15

| Austria | 1 – 5 | France |
| - | - | - |
| Körper 39' (PC) | | Soyez 16' (PC), 59' (PC) Becuwe 18' Durchon 64', 66' |

* Umpires: Ged Curran (ECO) David Stewart (IRL)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 July 2009 | 11 July 2009 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Japan | 4 | 12 July 2009 | 12 July 2009 |
| Austria | 2 | 12 July 2009 | 12 July 2009 |
| Austria | 2 | Japan | 9 |
| 11 July 2009 | 11 July 2009 | | Japan | 9 |
| 11 July 2009 | 11 July 2009 | Russia | 2 |
| Russia | 2 | Russia | 2 |
| Chile | 1 | | |
| Chile | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 12 July 2009 | 12 July 2009 |
| | | Austria | 4 |
| | | Chile | 2 |

**Crossover**

* 11 July 2009 09:30

| Japan | 4 – 2 | Austria |
| - | - | - |
| Furusato 22' Anai 25' Mitani 48', 50' | Report | Stanzl 17' Laminger 58' |

* Umpires: Martin Vatter (CHI) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
* 11 July 2009 12:00

| Russia | 2 – 1 | Chile |
| - | - | - |
| Likov 14' Platonov 64' | Report | Kannegiesser 68' |

* Umpires: Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN) Benoit Chopin (FRA)

**Seventh and eighth place**

* 12 July 2009 09:30

| Austria | 4 – 2 | Chile |
| - | - | - |
| Körper 9' Grandits 17' Stanzl 28' Hübner 39' | Report | Richter 11' Krainz 47' |

* Umpires: Iskandar Rashdan Rusli (MAS) David Stewart (IRL)

**Fifth and sixth place**

* 12 July 2009 12:00

| Japan | 9 – 2 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Anai 6', 64', 69' Nagawasa 41', 49' Watanabe 45' Tsubouchi 55' Furusato 59' Ono 62' | Report | Platonov 19' Azarov 22' |

* Umpires: Benoit Chopin (FRA) Martin Vatter (CHI)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 July 2009 | 11 July 2009 |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 12 July 2009 | 12 July 2009 |
| France | 1 | 12 July 2009 | 12 July 2009 |
| France | 1 | Poland (p.s.) | 3 (5) |
| 11 July 2009 | 11 July 2009 | | Poland (p.s.) | 3 (5) |
| 11 July 2009 | 11 July 2009 | Ireland | 3 (4) |
| Malaysia | 1 | Ireland | 3 (4) |
| Ireland | 2 | | |
| Ireland | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 July 2009 | 12 July 2009 |
| | | France (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| | | Malaysia | 3 |

**Semifinals**

* 11 July 2009 14:30

| Poland | 3 – 1 | France |
| - | - | - |
| Strykowski 10' Oszyjczyk 30' Dutkiewicz 54' | Report | Soyez 3' |

* Umpires: Iskandar Rashdan Rusli (MAS) David Stewart (IRL)
* 11 July 2009 17:00

| Malaysia | 1 – 2 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |
| Tengku Abdul Jalil 20' | Report | Jermyn 5' Hobbs 57' |

* Umpires: Andrey Isaev (RUS) Michael Eilmer (AUT)

**Third and fourth place**

* 12 July 2009 14:30

| France | 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Genestet 16' Soyez 22', 77' Jean-Jean 44' | Report | Hanafi 32' Sandrakasi 58' Abdul Rahim 65' |

* Umpires: Andrey Isaev (RUS) Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN)

**Final**

* 12 July 2009 17:00

| Poland | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Ireland |
| - | - | - |
| Strykowski 39', 70' Rachwalski 57' | Report | Watt 4', 50' Jermyn 16' |
| Penalties |||
| Dutkiewicz Rachwalski Hutek Górny Janiszewski Dutkiewicz | 5 – 4 | Butler Jermyn Brennan Cockram Gormley Butler |

* Umpires: Ged Curran (ECO) Peter Wright (RSA)

## Awards

| Topscorer | Player of the tournament |
| - | - |
| John Jermyn | Tomasz Dutkiewicz |

## Statistics

### Final ranking

* Poland
* Ireland
* France
* Malaysia
* Japan
* Russia
* Austria
* Chile
