2011 Men's Hockey INSEP Challenge

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]

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

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) Host.

Fixtures
26 July 2011
14:30
South Korea  1–5  Ireland
Nam  45' Report McCabe  4', 6'
Watt  29', 58'
McConnell  34'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Benjamin Mauss (FRA)
26 July 2011
17:00
France  2–3  Argentina
Magner  52'
Lockwood  54'		 Report R. Vila  34'
Paredes  41'
Cammareri  46'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Warren McCully (IRE)
27 July 2011
15:00
Australia  4–2  Ireland
Paterson  4'
Whetton  21'
Ciriello  37', 48'		 Report Watt  46'
Jermyn  70+'
Umpires:
Kim Jung-Yong (KOR)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
28 July 2011
14:30
Argentina  3–2  Australia
Bergner  27', 29', 54' Report Ciriello  20'
Butturini  56'
Umpires:
Benjamin Mauss (FRA)
Warren McCully (IRE)
28 July 2011
17:00
South Korea  4–1  France
You  9', 32'
Jang J.  25'
Cho  26'		 Report Magner  6'
Umpires:
Maximiliano Scala (ARG)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
29 July 2011
15:00
Ireland  4–1  Argentina
Watt  4', 70'
Jermyn  8'
Cockram  28'		 Report Ibarra  54'
Umpires:
Kim Jung-Yong (KOR)
Benjamin Mauss (FRA)
30 July 2011
14:00
Australia  4–4  South Korea
Ford  4'
Whetton  11'
Orchard  52'
Bates  63'		 Report Jang J.  8', 15'
Jang K.  43'
Nam  55'
Umpires:
Maximiliano Scala (ARG)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
30 July 2011
16:30
Ireland  2–0  France
Jermyn  35+'
Jackson  50'		 Report
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Kim Jung-Yong (KOR)
31 July 2011
12:00
Argentina  1–2  South Korea
Rossi  47' Report Lee N.  3'
Kim Ju.  34'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
31 July 2011
14:30
France  2–6  Australia
Schambert  54'
Magner  68'		 Report Wilson  17', 66'
Ciriello  31'
Whetton  38'
Ford  44'
Carroll  56'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

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 22 August 2013. 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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