Game Outline

   The Champions Challenge hosted by FIH is an international competition whose purpose is to develop hockey techniques at a world class level among national teams who rank 7th to 12nd in the world. Biennial Champions Challenge started in 2001 and since 2011, it has been held 2 years in a row. A champion team is qualified for next Champions Trophy’s participation. Participation of Japan men’s national team is their 2nd straight and their 4th overall.

Name	FIH Champions Challenge 1 (the 7th) (Quilmes/2012)
Host	FIH International Hockey Federation
Host City	Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina,  (UTC-3, time differnce with Japan is 12 hours)
Date	From 24 November to 2 December, 2012 (9 days) Game Schedule
Place	Argentina National Hockey Stadium
Participating Courtries	8 countries
Game Management	After the 1st round by 2 groups, the final round is conducted based on the rank in the 1st round. There will be also the 3rd to 7th placed matches.

Japan Men’s National Team

•  Candidates to represent Japan in Champions Challenge 1 [updated on November 20]

Participating Countries

1st Round – Group A (world rank)

• Korea (7th), Malaysia  (13rd), Canada (14th), Poland (19th)

1st Round – Group B (world rank)

• Argentina (10th), South Africa (12nd), Ireland (15th), Japan (16th)

Final Results

Rank	Team
Champion	Argentina (world rank 10th, 3 times, the first in 3 years)
2nd	Korea (world rank 7th)
3rd	Ireland (world rank 15th)
4th	Malaysia (world rank 13rd)
5th	Japan (world rank 16th, Fair Play Award)
6th	Canada (world rank 14th)
7th	South Africa (world rank 12nd)
8th	Poland (world rank 19th)

1st Round – Game Schedule & Results (local time)

Pool A

№	Date & Place		Matchup			Official Record
1	1st day	A	Korea world rank 7th	2-0 (1-0)	Canada world rank 14th
	11/24 10:00
2	1st day	A	Malaysia world rank 13th	4-0 (2-0)	Poland world rank 19th
	11/24 12:30
5	2nd day	A	Canada world rank 14th	3-3 (1-1)	Poland world rank 19th
	11/25 10:00
6	2nd day	A	Malaysia world rank 13th	4-2 (3-1)	Korea world rank 7th
	11/25 12:30
9	3rd day	A	Korea world rank 7th	4-5 (2-1)	Poland world rank 19th
	11/27 08:30
10	3rd day	A	Canada world rank 14th	2-4 (1-3)	Malaysia world rank 13th
	11/27 11:00

Pool B

№	Date & Place		Matchup			Official Records
3	1st day	B	South Africa world rank 12nd	4-4 (2-1)	Japan world rank 16th
	11/24 15:00
4	1st day	B	Argentina world rank 10th	4-3 (2-2)	Ireland world rank 15th
	11/24 17:30
7	2nd day	B	Ireland world rank 15th	0-3 (0-1)	Japan world rank 16th
	11/25 15:00
8	2nd day	B	South Africa world rank 12nd	1-2 (0-1)	Argentina world rank 10th
	11/25 17:30
11	3rd day	B	Ireland world rank 15th	3-1 (1-1)	South Africa world rank 12nd
	11/27 13:30
12	3rd day	B	Argentina world rank 10th	4-1 (2-0)	Japan world rank 16th
	11/27 16:00

Final Round- Game Schedule & Results (local time)

№	Date & Place		Matchup			Official Reports
13	4th day	Quarterfinal	Malaysia world rank 13rd	4-1 (1-0)	South Africa world rank 12nd
	11/29 08:30
14	4th day	Quarterfinal	Japan world rank 16th	2-3 (1-1)	Korea world rank 7th
	11/29 11:30
15	4th day	Quarterfinal	Poland world rank 19th	0-4 (0-0)	Ireland world rank 15th
	11/29 14:30
16	4th day	Quarterfinal	Argentina world rank 10th	5-1 (4-0)	Canada world rank 14th
	11/29 17:30
17	5th day	Preliminary Game	South Africa world rank 12nd	1-2 (1-1)	Japan world rank 16th
	12/1 08:30
18	5th day	Preliminary Game	Poland world rank 19th	2-4 (2-2)	Canada world rank 14th
	12/1 11:00
19	5th day	Semifinal	Malaysia world rank 13rd	3-6 (0-4)	Korea world rank 7th
	12/1 14:00
20	5th day	Semifinal	Ireland world rank 15th	1-2 (0-0)	Argentina world rank 10th
	12/1 17:00
21	6th day	7th placed match	South Africa world rank 12nd	4-2 (3-0)	Poland world rank 19th
	12/2 08:30
22	6th day	5th placed match	Japan world rank 16th	4-2 (2-1)	Canada world rank 14th
	12/2 11:00
23	6th day	3rd placed match	Malaysia world rank 13rd	3-4 (1-2)	Ireland world rank 15th
	12/2 14:00
24	6th day	Final	Korea world rank 7th	0-5 (0-2)	Argentina world rank 10th
	12/2 17:00

1st Round – Standings (local time)

Pool A

Rank	Team		Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	TG	GD	Points
1 [•]		Malaysia	3	3	0	0	12	8	9
2 [↑]		Poland	3	1	1	1	8	-3	4
3 [↓]		Korea	3	1	0	2	8	-1	3
4 [↓]		Canada	3	0	1	2	5	-4	1

Team		1	2	3	4
1	Malaysia	–	○ 4:0	○ 4:2	○ 4:2
2	Poland	● 0:4	–	○ 5:4	△ 3:3
3	Korea	● 2:4	● 4:5	–	○ 2:0
4	Canada	● 2:4	△ 3:3	● 0:2	–

Pool B

Rank	Team		Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	TG	GD	Points
1 [•]		Argentina	3	3	0	0	10	5	9
2 [•]		Japan	3	1	1	1	8	0	4
3 [•]		Ireland	3	1	0	2	6	-2	3
4 [•]		South Africa	3	0	1	2	6	-3	1

Team		1	2	3	4
1	Argentina	–	○ 4:1	○ 4:3	○ 2:1
2	Japan	● 1:4	–	○ 3:0	△ 4:4
3	Ireland	● 3:4	● 0:3	–	○ 3:1
4	South Africa	● 1:2	△ 4:4	● 1:3	–

Map

Related Information

• FIH – Champions Challenge 1 2012