2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II

2011 FIH Men's Champions Challenge II
Tournament details
Host country	France
City	Lille
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Lille Métropole Hockey Club
Final positions
Champions	Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up	France
Third place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	128 (5.33 per match)
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The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was the second edition of the for men. It was held in Lille, France, from July 2–10, 2011.

Teams[]

Eight teams participated in the tournament, they were:^[1]

Results[]

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)^[2]

First round[]

Pool A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
Austria	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
United States	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3

2 July 2011
11:00

China	2 – 1	Austria
21' 57'	Report	54'

Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
David Sweetman (SCO)

2 July 2011
13:00

United States	2 – 3	Czech Republic
8' 21'	Report	11' 42', 44'

Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Hichem Azaiez (FRA)

3 July 2011
11:00

Austria	4 – 3	Czech Republic
16' 46', 67' 63'	Report	8', 62' 70'

Umpires:
Andrey Isaev (RUS)
Geoff Conn (IRL)

3 July 2011
13:00

United States	0 – 3	China
	Report	Na Yubo 38' Liu Xiantang 57' 64'

Umpires:
Gaetan Dubval (FRA)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

5 July 2011
11:00

China	1 – 1	Czech Republic
27'	Report	53'

Umpires:
Hichem Azaiez (FRA)
David Sweetman (SCO)

5 July 2011
13:00

Austria	0 – 1	United States
	Report	44'

Umpires:
Andrey Isaev (RUS)
Geoff Conn (IRL)

Pool B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ireland	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7
France	3	2	1	0	10	8	+2	7
Russia	3	1	0	2	8	11	–3	3
Scotland	3	0	0	3	6	10	−4	0

2 July 2011
15:00

Ireland	3 – 2	Scotland
17' 20' Harte 38'	Report	58' Forsyth 60'

Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

2 July 2011
17:00

France	5 – 4	Russia
5', 47' 34' 48' 51'	Report	12', 65' 19' 27'

Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
You Suolong (CHN)

3 July 2011
15:00

Russia	4 – 2	Scotland
22' 36' 52' 65'	Report	Christie 43' Forsyth 44'

Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

3 July 2011
17:00

Ireland	2 – 2	France
17' Magee 70+'	Report	34', 35+1'

Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
You Suolong (CHN)

5 July 2011
15:00

Russia	0 – 4	Ireland
	Report	Watt 7' Cargo 25' Magee 44' 63'

Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
You Suolong (CHN)

5 July 2011
17:00

France	3 – 2	Scotland
39' 49' 55'	Report	32' 58'

Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Michael Eilmar (AUT)

Second round[]

5th place match (10 July 2011)			5th–8th place playoffs (9 July 2011)				Quarterfinals (7 July 2011)				Semifinals (9 July 2011)				Final (10 July 2011)

								China	1
								Scotland	2
				China	3							Scotland	3
				Austria	2							France	5
								France (p.s.o.)	2 (3)
								Austria	2 (2)
	China	3														France	2
	Czech Republic	4														Ireland	4
								Czech Republic	1
								Russia	9
				Czech Republic	2							Russia	2
7th place match (10 July 2011)					United States	1							Ireland	9			3rd place match (10 July 2011)
	Austria	2						Ireland	6							Scotland	1
	United States	5							United States	2								Russia	3

Quarterfinals[]

7 July 2011
10:00

China	1 – 2	Scotland
8'	Report	10' 42'

Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Hichem Azaiez (FRA)

7 July 2011
12:30

France	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Austria
28' 67'	Report	6' 49'
Penalties
	3 – 2

Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Geoff Conn (IRL)

7 July 2011
15:00

Czech Republic	1 �� 9	Russia
15'	Report	3', 40' 4' 41', 57' 43' 52' 64' 70+'

Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
You Suolong (CHN)

7 July 2011
17:30

Ireland	6 – 2	United States
Harte 4' 35' 44' Caruth 45', 62' Cargo 51'	Report	53' 56'

Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

Fifth to eighth place classification[]

Crossover[]

9 July 2011
09:00

China	3 – 2	Austria
Na Yubo 6', 24' 64'	Report	16' 58'

Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Jakub Mejslik (CZE)

9 July 2011
11:30

Czech Republic	2 – 1	United States
60', 70'	Report	70'

Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Hichem Azaiez (FRA)

Seventh and eighth place[]

10 July 2011
09:30

Austria	2 – 5	United States
10' 63'	Report	25' 43', 44' 53' 67'

Umpires:
Gaetan Duval (FRA)
You Suolong (CHN)

Fifth and sixth place[]

10 July 2011
12:00

China	3 – 4	Czech Republic
Liu Xiantang 1' 14', 34'	Report	3' 35' 63', 65'

Umpires:
Brian Jones (USA)
Martin Canniffe (IRL)

First to fourth place classification[]

Semifinals[]

9 July 2011
14:00

Scotland	3 – 5	France
23' 42' Christie 63'	Report	34' 35+', 45' 48' 54'

Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
You Suolong (CHN)

9 July 2011
16:30

Russia	2 – 9	Ireland
21', 68'	Report	Magee 11' Harte 15', 26', 38' Caruth 23' 28' Watt 47' 55' 57'

Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

Third and fourth place[]

10 July 2011
14:30

Scotland	1 – 3	Russia
19'	Report	62' 68' 70'

Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Hichem Azaiez (FRA)

Final[]

10 July 2011
17:00

France	2 – 4	Ireland
35' 50'	Report	Gormley 17' Magee 30' 49' 55'

Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

Statistics[]

Final ranking[]

References[]

^ "FIH confirms participating teams for 2011 tournaments". FIH. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
^ "Champions Challenge II Schedule announced". FIH. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-06-12.

External links[]

[1] "FIH confirms participating teams for 2011 tournaments". FIH. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-06-12.

[2] "Champions Challenge II Schedule announced". FIH. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-06-12.

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