2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge

INSEP Challenge
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
CityParis
Teams5 (from 3 confederations)
VenueINSEP
Final positions
Champions Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored53 (5.3 per match)
Top scorerIreland Michael Watt (5 goals)
← 2010 (previous)

The 2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge was the second edition of the INSEP Challenge, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Paris, France, from July 26 to 31, 2011, and featured five of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, and the hosts, France, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.[2] Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country December 2010 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Argentina 10 Sixth Place (1986, 2002) Fifth Place (1948)
 Australia 1 Champions (1986, 2010) Champions (2004)
 France 17 Seventh Place (1971, 1990) Fourth Place (1920, 1936)
 Ireland 18 Twelfth Place (1978, 1990) Runners-Up (1908)
 South Korea 5 Fourth Place (2002, 2006) Runners-Up (2000)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]

  • Kim Jung-Yong (KOR)
  • Adam Kearns (AUS)
  • Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
  • Benjamin Mauss (FRA)
  • Warren McCully (IRE)
  • Maximiliano Scala (ARG)

Results

All times are local (Irish Standard Time).

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 4 3 0 1 13 6 +7 9 Tournament Champion
2  Australia 4 2 1 1 16 11 +5 7
3  South Korea 4 2 1 1 11 11 0 7
4  Argentina 4 2 0 2 8 10 −2 6
5  France (H) 4 0 0 4 5 15 −10 0
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

Statistics

Final standings

  1.  Ireland
  2.  Australia
  3.  South Korea
  4.  Argentina
  5.  France

Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5.3 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "INSEP HOCKEY CHALLENGE 5 NATIONS TOURNAMENT 26-31 JULY PARIS, FRANCE". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "INSEP HOCKEY CHALLENGE 2011". sortiraparis.com. Sortiraparis. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 08 SEPTEMBER 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Regulations
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