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2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

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Host country
  
Malaysia

Teams
  
8

City
  
Kuantan

Runner-up
  
Canada

2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

Venue(s)
  
Stadium Hoki Wisma Belia

Champions
  
South Korea (1st title)

The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the eighth and last edition of the Hockey Champions Challenge I field hockey championship for men. It was held from 26 April to 4 May 2014 in Kuantan, Malaysia. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.

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South Korea won the tournament for the first time after defeating Canada 4–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous two editions. Malaysia won the third place match by defeating Ireland 4–2 to claim their first ever Champions Challenge I medal.

Qualification

Even though Spain was automatically qualified as the highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I (this due to the withdrawal from participating at the 2012 Champions Trophy), they withdrew from participating. In addition, South Africa qualified as the seventh placed team in the previous edition, but also withdrew due to financial issues. Both teams were replaced by Poland and France, respectively. The following eight teams competed in this tournament.

  •  Malaysia (Host nation)
  •  New Zealand (Seventh in 2012 Champions Trophy)
  •  South Korea (Second in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
  •  Ireland (Third in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
  •  Japan (Fifth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
  •  Canada (Sixth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
  •  Poland (Eighth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
  •  France (Highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I)
  • Results

    All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

    Fifth to eighth place classification

    Crossover
    Seventh and eighth place
    Fifth and sixth place

    First to fourth place classification

    Semifinals
    Third and fourth place
    Final

    Awards

    Post tournament awards.

    Final ranking

    1.  South Korea
    2.  Canada
    3.  Malaysia
    4.  Ireland
    5.  New Zealand
    6.  France
    7.  Japan
    8.  Poland

    References

    2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I Wikipedia