2012 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters

The 2012 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters was the seventeenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 21 to 24 June 2012, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2012 Men's Hockey
Düsseldorf Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityDüsseldorf
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Germany (12th title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored26 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christopher Zeller (6 goals)
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Competition Format

The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, the Netherlands, 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 December 2011 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
 Belgium 11 Eighth Place (1973) Third Place (1920)
 Germany 2 Champions (2002, 2006) Champions (1992, 2008)
 Netherlands 3 Champions (1973, 1990, 1998) Champions (1996, 2000)
 Spain 5 Runners-Up (1971, 1998) Runners-Up (1980, 1996, 2008)

Officials

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

  • Christian Bläsch (GER)
  • Roel van Eert (NED)
  • Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
  • Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
  • Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

Results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 12 8 +4 7 Tournament Champion
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  Spain 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host

Fixtures
21 June 2012
16:30
Netherlands  3–0  Belgium
Weusthof  19', 40'
Verga  46'		 Report
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Christian Bläsch (GER)
21 June 2012
18:45
Germany  6–3  Spain
Stralkowski  27'
C. Zeller  35', 40', 61'
Fuchs  42', 60'		 Report Quemada  29'
Freixa  52'
Amat  70'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
23 June 2012
13:00
Belgium  3–3  Germany
Boccard  11'
Reckinger  35'
Luycx  64'		 Report Witthaus  18'
C. Zeller  22'
Montag  29'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
23 June 2012
15:30
Netherlands  0–2  Spain
Report Amat  5'
Freixa  53'
Umpires:
Christian Bläsch (GER)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
24 June 2012
12:30
Belgium  1–0  Spain
Luycx  23' Report
Umpires:
Christian Bläsch (GER)
Roel van Eert (NED)
24 June 2012
15:00
Germany  3–2  Netherlands
C. Zeller  23', 44'
Fuchs  60'		 Report Bakker  5'
De Wijn  7'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings
  1.  Germany
  2.  Belgium
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Spain

Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "ERGO Masters Düsseldorf". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "FIH MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 12 DECEMBER 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2012" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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