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 country	France
City	Paris
Teams	5 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	INSEP
Final positions
Champions	Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	53 (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) Hosts

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

• Michael Watt

4 goals

• Christopher Ciriello

3 goals

• Ignacio Bergner
• Jacob Whetton
• Fabien Magner
• Jonathan Jermyn
• Jang Jong-Hyun

2 goals

• Russell Ford
• Jason Wilson
• Geoffrey McCabe
• You Hyo-Sik
• Nam Hyun-Woo

1 goal

• Lucas Cammareri
• Pedro Ibarra
• Matías Paredes
• Lucas Rossi
• Rodrigo Vila
• Timothy Bates
• Matthew Butturini
• Joel Carroll
• Simon Orchard
• Mark Paterson
• Viktor Lockwood
• Yannick Schambert
• Timothy Cockram
• Jonathan Jackson
• Andrew McConnell
• Kim Ju-Hun
• Jang Kyu-Yeob
• Lee Nam-Yong
• Cho Suk-Hoon