2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	7–15 December
Teams	6 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	Malaysia National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runner-up	South Africa
Third place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	64 (3.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jorge Lombi (7 goals)
Best player	Mike Cullen
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The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 7 to December 15, 2001.

Participating nations were Argentina, Belgium, host Malaysia, India, Japan, and South Africa. The winner earned a spot at the 2002 Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany.

India defeated South Africa 2–1 in the final to win the competition.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	5	3	1	1	9	5	+4	10	Final
2	South Africa	5	3	1	1	9	7	+2	10
3	Argentina	5	3	0	2	10	8	+2	9	Third place game
4	Malaysia (H)	5	3	0	2	6	4	+2	9
5	Japan	5	2	0	3	10	10	0	6	Fifth place game
6	Belgium	5	0	0	5	3	13	−10	0

7 December 2001 16:05 South Africa  3 – 2  Argentina King  16' Cullen  69', 70' Report Lombi  11' Almada  59' Umpires: Antonio Bustos (ESP) Jason McCracken (NZL)

7 December 2001 18:05 India  1 – 0  Belgium Pillay  47' Report Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

7 December 2001 20:05 Malaysia  1 – 0  Japan Raj  40' Report Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

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8 December 2001 18:05 South Africa  2 – 2  India King  11' Fulton  60' Report J. Singh  9' Thakur  17' Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Singh Paramjit (MAS)

8 December 2001 20:05 Belgium  0 – 2  Malaysia

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9 December 2001 18:05 Japan  1 – 2  Argentina

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10 December 2001 16:05 Japan  3 – 2  South Africa Furasato  25' Yamabori  51' Tobita  58' Report Cullen  8' King  43' Umpires: Antonio Bustos (ESP) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

10 December 2001 18:05 Argentina  3 – 1  Belgium Almada  5', 51' Capurro  11' Report Bueger  18' Umpires: Singh Paramjit (MAS) Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN)

10 December 2001 20:05 Malaysia  2 – 1  India Chua Boon Huat  47' Raj  55' Report P. Singh  23' Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Steve Graham (WAL)

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11 December 2001 18:05 Belgium  0 – 1  South Africa Report Jacobs  51' Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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12 December 2001 18:05 India  3 – 0  Japan Thakur  35', 62' P. Singh  41' Report Umpires: Singh Paramjit (MAS) Antonio Bustos (ESP)

12 December 2001 20:05 Malaysia  1 – 2  Argentina L. Raj  19' Report Lombi  46', 69' Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

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13 December 2001 16:05 Japan  6 – 2  Belgium Katayama  6' Matsui  41' Tobita  44', 60' Furasato  49' Iwadate  62' Report Brulé  8', 40' Umpires: Blalse Monteiro (IND) Satinder Kumar (IND)

13 December 2001 18:05 India  2 – 1  Argentina J. Singh  27' G. Singh  32' Report MacCormik  15' Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

13 December 2001 20:05 South Africa  1 – 0  Malaysia Cullen  41' Report Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

15 December 2001 08:05 Japan  5 – 3  Belgium Katayama  1' Matsui  8', 37' Yamabori  53' Furasato  61' Report[permanent dead link] Reckinger  28' Beunen  39' Geens  42' Umpires: Blalse Monteiro (IND) Singh Ravinderpal (MAS)

15 December 2001 08:05 Argentina  4 – 2  Malaysia Lombi  7', 24', 31', 59' Report Chairil  45' Mohd Madzli Ikmar  50' Umpires: Toschimichi Fujimura (JPN) Jason McCracken (NZL)

15 December 2001 20:05 India  2 – 1  South Africa Thakur  9' Dillon  55' Report Dolley  58' Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

1.  India
2.  South Africa
3.  Argentina
4.  Malaysia
5.  Japan
6.  Belgium

Topscorer	Best Player	Fair Play Trophy
Jorge Lombi	Mike Cullen	Japan

• 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

• 1st Men's Challenge Hockey from Rediff.com
• Official FIH Reports