2018 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters

The 2018 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters was the twenty-third edition of the Hamburg Masters, an international men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from July 26 to 29, 2018, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.^[1]

2018 Men's Hockey
Düsseldorf Masters

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Düsseldorf
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Düsseldorfer HC
Final positions
Champions	Germany (4th title)
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	28 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Timm Herzbruch (5 goals)
← 2016 (previous)

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, France, Ireland, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	July 2018 FIH Ranking[2]	Best World Cup Finish	Best Olympic Games Finish
Argentina	2	Third Place (2014)	Champions (2016)
France	18	Seventh Place (1971, 1990)	Fourth Place (1920, 1936)
Germany	5	Champions (2006, 2010)	Champions (1992, 2008, 2012)
Ireland	10	Twelfth place (1978, 1990)	Runners-Up (1908)

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany (H, C)	3	2	1	0	13	4	+9	7
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	7
3	France	3	0	1	2	4	10	−6	1
4	Ireland	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

26 July 2018 17:00 Ireland  1–3  Argentina Bell  60' Report Ferreiro  23' Peillat  30', 49' Umpires: Johannes Berneth (GER) Antoine Duhem (FRA)

26 July 2018 19:15 Germany  6–1  France Herzbruch  3', 34', 41' Windfeder  36' Wellen  46', 49' Report Masson  60+' Umpires: Federico Silva (ARG) Ian Diamond (SCO)

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27 July 2018 17:00 Argentina  2–1  France Mazzilli  4' Salis  41' Report Genestet  3' Umpires: Johannes Berneth (GER) Shane O'Donnell (IRE)

27 July 2018 19:15 Germany  4–0  Ireland M. Grambusch  36' Herzbruch  42' Wellen  51', 54' Report Umpires: Ian Diamond (SCO) Antoine Duhem (FRA)

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29 July 2018 09:30 Ireland  2–2  France Cole  8' Loughrey  37' Report Coisne  25' Masson  57' Umpires: Federico Silva (ARG) Johannes Berneth (GER)

29 July 2018 11:45 Germany  3–3  Argentina M. Grambusch  16' Große  20' Herzbruch  37' Report Ferreiro  14' Barreiros  23' Menini  32' Umpires: Ian Diamond (SCO) Shane O'Donnell (IRE)

Statistics

Goalscorers

5 Goals

• Timm Herzbruch

4 Goals

• Niklas Wellen

2 Goals

• Martin Ferreiro
• Gonzalo Peillat
• Mats Grambusch
• Charles Masson

1 Goal

• Guido Barreiros
• Agustin Mazzilli
• Joaquín Menini
• Nahuel Salis
• Johannes Große
• Lukas Windfeder
• Aristide Coisne
• Hugo Genestet
• Matthew Bell
• Lee Cole
• Stuart Loughrey