2018–19 Men's FIH Series Finals
The Men's FIH Series Finals 2019 was the final stage of the 2018–19 edition of the Hockey Series.[1] It was held from April to June 2019.[2][3]
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Dates | 26 April – 23 June 2019 |
Teams | 24 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | India Canada France |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 311 (5.18 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Varun Kumar Harmanpreet Singh Semen Matkovskiy (6 goals) |
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed that Malaysia, India and France would host FIH Series Finals in 2019.[4] The top two teams from each event qualified for the 2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers.
Qualification
The following 24 teams, shown with pre-tournament World Rankings as of December 2018, when the pools were composed, qualified for the FIH Series Finals.
Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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Nine highest ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings not playing in the FIH Pro League | 9 | Canada (10) China (14) France (15) India (5) Ireland (11) Japan (18) Malaysia (13) South Africa (16) South Korea (17) | ||
5–10 June 2018 | 2018–19 Hockey Series Open | Salamanca, Mexico | 2 | United States (26) Mexico (39) |
23 June – 1 July 2018 | Singapore | 1 | Singapore (40) | |
25–30 June 2018 | Zagreb, Croatia | 2 | Austria (19) Wales (24) | |
15–18 August 2018 | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 0 | ||
28 August – 2 September 2018 | Gniezno, Poland | 2 | Poland (21) Italy (37) | |
4–9 September 2018 | Lousada, Portugal | 2 | Russia (23) Scotland (22) | |
18–23 September 2018 | Santiago, Chile | 2 | Chile (34) Brazil (27) | |
7–9 December 2018 | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 1 | Egypt (20) | |
17–22 December 2018 | Lahore, Pakistan | 1 | Uzbekistan (55) | |
21 January 2019 | Appointed by the FIH | 2 | Ukraine (25)[lower-alpha 1] Belarus (31)[lower-alpha 2] | |
Total | 24 |
Kuala Lumpur
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Malaysia |
City | Kuala Lumpur |
Dates | 26 April – 4 May |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | National Hockey Stadium |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada |
Runner-up | Malaysia |
Third place | Italy |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 93 (4.65 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin (4 goals) |
Best player | Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin |
All times are local (UTC+8).[5]
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | Cross-overs |
3 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | Malaysia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 4 | Cross-overs |
3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
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Second round
Cross-overs | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Austria | 1 | |||||||||
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Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||
Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||
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Wales | 1 | |||||||||
Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||
Canada | 3 | |||||||||
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Italy | 1 | |||||||||
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Canada | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
Canada (p.s.o.) | 3 (3) | |||||||||
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China | 3 (1) | |||||||||
Austria | 1 | |||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Final standings
Rank | Team |
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Malaysia | |
Italy | |
4 | Austria |
5 | Wales |
6 | China |
7 | Brazil |
8 | Belarus |
Qualified for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[7]
Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Best Young player | Top Goalscorer |
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Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin | David Carter | Francois Sior | Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin |
Bhubaneswar
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Host country | India |
City | Bhubaneswar |
Dates | 6–15 June |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | Kalinga Stadium |
Final positions | |
Champions | India |
Runner-up | South Africa |
Third place | Japan |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 120 (6 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Varun Kumar Harmanpreet Singh Semen Matkovskiy (6 goals) |
Best player | Manpreet Singh |
All times are local (UTC+5:30).
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | India (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 | Cross-overs |
3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | Semi-finals |
2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Cross-overs |
3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
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Second round
Cross-overs | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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India | 7 | |||||||||
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Japan | 2 | |||||||||
Japan | 6 | |||||||||
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Poland | 2 | |||||||||
India | 5 | |||||||||
South Africa | 1 | |||||||||
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United States | 1 | |||||||||
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South Africa | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
Russia | 1 | |||||||||
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South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
Japan | 4 | |||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||
Seventh and eighth place
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Cross-overs
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Final standings
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South Africa | |
Japan | |
4 | United States |
5 | Russia |
6 | Poland |
7 | Mexico |
8 | Uzbekistan |
Qualified for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[8]
Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Best Young player | Top Goalscorers |
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Manpreet Singh | Jonathan Klages | Vivek Prasad | Varun Kumar Harmanpreet Singh Semen Matkovskiy |
Le Touquet
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Host country | France |
City | Le Touquet |
Dates | 15–23 June |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | Stade Eric Choteau |
Final positions | |
Champions | France |
Runner-up | Ireland |
Third place | South Korea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 98 (4.9 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Victor Charlet Shane O'Donoghue Jang Jong-hyun (5 goals) |
All times are local (UTC+2).[9]
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | Cross-overs |
3 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | Semi-finals |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | Cross-overs |
3 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |
4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
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Second round
Cross-overs | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Ireland | 4 | |||||||||
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South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
South Korea (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
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Egypt | 2 (0) | |||||||||
Ireland | 1 | |||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||
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France | 3 | |||||||||
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Scotland | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
Scotland | 1 | |||||||||
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Chile | 0 | |||||||||
South Korea | 5 | |||||||||
Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Final standings
Rank | Team |
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France | |
Ireland | |
South Korea | |
4 | Scotland |
5 | Egypt |
6 | Chile |
7 | Ukraine |
8 | Singapore |
Qualified for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]
Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Best Young player | Top Goalscorers |
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Charles Masson | Kim Jae-hyeon | Cameron Golden | Victor Charlet Shane O'Donoghue Jang Jong-hyun |
Notes
References
- thedragflick (11 January 2019). "Everything you wanted to know about the FIH Hockey Series". TheDragflick. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- "Pools and venues confirmed for 2019 FIH Series Finals". International Hockey Federation. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- "FIH Series Finals: all pools and venues confirmed". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- thedragflick (10 January 2019). "FIH Hockey Series 2019 Finals to be held in India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Spain and France". TheDragflick. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- "FIH Series Finals: Pools composition and match schedules for Kuala Lumpur and Dublin revealed". fih.ch. 26 February 2019.
- FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations February 2019
- "Canada Tame the Malaysia Tigers in Thrilling Finale to First FIH Series Final". fihseriesfinals.com. International Hockey Federation. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "Home Turf Success for India". fihseriesfinals.com. International Hockey Federation. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "Pools and match schedules confirmed for FIH Series Finals in Valencia and Le Touquet". fih.ch. 5 March 2019.
- "Green Machine Suffers the Blues as Host Nation Sweeps to Victory". fihseriesfinals.com. International Hockey Federation. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.