2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I|
| Host country | Argentina | 
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| City | Salta | 
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| Dates | 6–13 December | 
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| Teams | 8 | 
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| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) | 
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| Runner-up |  Pakistan | 
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| Third place |  India | 
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| Matches played | 20 | 
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| Goals scored | 104 (5.2 per match) | 
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| Top scorer(s) |  Pedro Ibarra (8 goals) | 
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| Best player |  Sardar Singh | 
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 The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from December 6 to December 13, 2009 in Salta, Argentina. The competitors were 8 teams ranked from 7th to 15th in the world.[1] 
This was the fifth edition of the tournament created by the International Hockey Federation in 2001 to broaden hockey's competitive base globally and featured the 8 teams just behind the top six teams in the world.[1] 
New Zealand defeated Pakistan to take the title, and qualify for the Champions Trophy tournament in 2010 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[2] 
  Preliminary round
 All times are Argentina Time (UTC−04:00) 
 Pool A
  Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[3]  |   | Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED)
 Deon Nel (RSA)
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   |   | Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
 German Montes de Oca (ARG)
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   |   | Umpires: Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
 Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)
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   |   | Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED)
 Haider Rasool (PAK)
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   |   | Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB)
 Thomas Dumon (BEL)
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   |   | Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG)
 Diego Barbas (ARG)
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 Pool B
  Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[3](H) Hosts
  |   | Umpires: Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
 Thomas Dumon (BEL)
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   |   | Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK)
 Nathan Stagno (GIB)
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   |   | Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
 Diego Barbas (ARG)
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   |   | Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA)
 Nathan Stagno (GIB)
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   |   | Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
 Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)
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   |   | Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED)
 Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
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 Classification round
 Bracket
  Crossovers
   |   | Umpires: Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
 German Montes de Oca (ARG)
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   |   | Umpires: Thomas Dumon (BEL)
 Haider Rasool (PAK)
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 Seventh and eighth place
   |   | Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB)
 German Montes de Oca (ARG)
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 Fifth and sixth place
   |   | Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG)
 Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)
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 Medal round
 Bracket
  Semi-finals
   |   | Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB)
 Deon Nel (RSA)
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   |   | Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
 Roel van Eert (NED)
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 Third and fourth place
   |   | Umpires: Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
 Deon Nel (RSA)
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 Final
   |   | Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED)
 Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
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 Awards
  Final standings
   Goalscorers
 There were 104 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.2 goals per match. 
8 goals 
  7 goals 
  4 goals 
  3 goals 
  2 goals 
  1 goal 
 Source: FIH 
References
  External links