The Champions Trophy 2014 men's hockey tournament will be held in Bhubaneswar from December 6 to 14. This is the 35th edition.
World number 1 Australia are the defending champions. They are in Pool A with Belgium, England and Pakistan. Hosts India, ranked 11th in the world are in Pool B with Netherlands (world no. 2), Germany and Argentina.
In the previous edition (2012), Australia beat Netherlands 2-1 in the final in Melbourne. Australia made it 5 titles in a row in 2012 and are now bidding to extend that to 6.
From 2012, the tournament is being held every two years. India lost to Australia in the semi-finals in 2012. In the third place play-off they were beaten again, by Pakistan.
The matches will be shown LIVE on Ten Sports (in India)
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How the 8 teams qualify for Champions Trophy
Here is the full schedule of the tournament (all matches will be played at Kalinga Hockey Stadium)
Groups | |
Pool A | Pool B |
Australia (World No. 1) | Netherlands (2) |
Belgium (4) | Germany (3) |
England (5) | Argentina (7) |
Pakistan (11) | India (9) |
Match Schedule (All times in IST) | |||||
Date | Match Number | Time | Pool | Match | |
Saturday 6 December | 1 | 12:00 | A | Australia Vs England | |
2 | 14:00 | A | Belgium Vs Pakistan | ||
3 | 17:30 | B | Netherlands Vs Argentina | ||
4 | 19:30 | B | Germany Vs India | ||
Sunday 7 December | 5 | 12:00 | A | Belgium Vs Australia | |
6 | 14:00 | A | England Vs Pakistan | ||
7 | 17:30 | B | Germany Vs Netherlands | ||
8 | 19:30 | B | Argentina Vs India | ||
Monday 8 December | Rest Day | ||||
Tuesday 9 December | 9 | 12:00 | B | Argentina Vs Germany | |
10 | 14:00 | A | England Vs Belgium | ||
11 | 17:30 | A | Australia Vs Pakistan | ||
12 | 19:30 | B | Netherlands Vs India | ||
Wednesday 10 December | Rest Day | ||||
Thursday 11 December | 13 | 11:30 | Quarter-final 1 | Netherlands Vs Pakistan | |
14 | 13:45 | QF2 | Argentina Vs Australia | ||
15 | 17:15 | QF3 | England Vs Germany | ||
16 | 19:30 | QF4 | India Vs Belgium | ||
Friday 12 December | Rest Day | ||||
Saturday 13 December | 17 | 11:30 | Classification - 5-8 | Belgium Vs Netherlands | |
18 | 13:45 | Classification - 5-8 | England Vs Argentina | ||
19 | 17:15 | Semi-final 1 | Germany Vs Australia | ||
20 | 19:30 | Semi-final 2 | India Vs Pakistan | ||
Sunday 14 December | 21 | 11:30 | Classification 7/8 | (Losers of Match 17/18) | |
22 | 13:45 | 5/6 | (Winners of Match 17/18) | ||
23 | 17:15 | 3/4 | (Losers of Match 19/20) | ||
24 | 19:30 | Final | (Winners of Match 19/20) |
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