2003 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

The 2003 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the ninth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 27 to 29 June 2003, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2003 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored31 (5.17 per match)
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Competition Format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, India, Spain, 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 2003 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
 Argentina 7 Sixth Place (1986, 2002) Fifth Place (1948)
 Germany 1 Champions (2002) Champions (1992)
 India 6 Champions (1975) Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
 Spain 9 Runners-Up (1971, 1998) Runners-Up (1980, 1996)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

  • Björn Bachmann (GER)
  • Henrik Ehlers (AUT)
  • Daniel Santí (ARG)
  • Guillermo Sánchez (ESP)
  • Javeed Sheikh (IND)

Results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  India 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6 Tournament Champion
2  Germany (H) 3 1 2 0 9 8 +1 5
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4  Argentina 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host

Fixtures
27 June 2003
16:30
Argentina  1–4  India
Retegui  52' Report D. Tirkey  6'
Jugraj  26'
Baljit  42'
Gagan Ajit  60'
Umpires:
Björn Bachmann (GER)
Guillermo Sánchez (ESP)
27 June 2003
18:45
Germany  2–2  Spain
Reinelt  43'
Weißenborn  44'		 Report Ribas  14'
Escarré  30'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (AUT)
Daniel Santí (ARG)
28 June 2003
14:30
Argentina  1–2  Spain
Retegui  64' Report Escarré  41', 44'
Umpires:
Björn Bachmann (GER)
Javeed Sheikh (IND)
28 June 2003
17:00
India  2–3  Germany
D. Tirkey  33'
Gagan Ajit  47'		 Report Kunz  36'
Wein  41'
Emmerling  63'
Umpires:
Guillermo Sánchez (ESP)
Henrik Ehlers (AUT)
29 June 2003
12:00
India  4–2  Spain
Kanwalpreet  3'
Gagan Ajit  18'
Deepak  24'
D. Tirkey  59'		 Report Aguilar  34'
Escarré  56'
Umpires:
Daniel Santí (ARG)
Björn Bachmann (GER)
29 June 2003
14:30
Germany  4–4  Argentina
Eimer  4'
Witthaus  15'
Emmerling  27'
Michel  63'		 Report M. Vila  12', 39'
Almada  29'
Retegui  64'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (AUT)
Javeed Sheikh (IND)

Statistics

Final standings
  1.  India
  2.  Germany
  3.  Spain
  4.  Argentina

Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.17 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "Hamburg Masters 2003". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. "FIH Men's Appointments December 2003" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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