Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Teams	(from 4 confederations)
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The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics are qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involve 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, are to be held in India, Ireland and Japan, at different times in 2012. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earn a berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

India qualified to Olympics after beating France 8–1 in first qualifying tournament, while South Korea qualified after beating Ireland 3–2 in the second qualifying tournament. South Africa qualified after they beat Japan 2-1 in the third qualifying tournament.

Teams

Below is the list of 18 teams who participate in these qualifying tournaments:

Zone	Tournament	Qualifier(s)
Asia	2010 Asian Games	Malaysia India South Korea China Japan
Africa	2011 African Olympic Qualifier	Egypt
Americas	2011 Pan American Games	Canada Chile Cuba United States
Europe	2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship	Ireland Spain Russia France
	EuroHockey Nations Trophy	Poland Ukraine Austria Czech Republic

^1 – Replaced by Italy

^2 – Replaced by Brazil

^3 – Replaced by Singapore

^4 – South Africa played in qualifying tournament, then gave up automatic berth which was given to Spain.

Qualifying 1

FIH Road to London – Delhi

Tournament details
Host country	India
City	New Delhi
Dates	18–26 February
Teams	6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Final positions
Champions	India
Runner-up	France
Third place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	139 (7.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sandeep Singh (16 goals)
Best player	Sardar Singh

Qualifying 1 was held from February 18 to February 25, 2012 in New Delhi, India.

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India (H)	5	5	0	0	36	8	+28	15	Final
2	France	5	3	1	1	17	8	+9	10
3	Poland	5	3	0	2	24	13	+11	9	Third place game
4	Canada	5	2	1	2	29	8	+21	7
5	Italy	5	1	0	4	7	27	−20	3	Fifth place game
6	Singapore	5	0	0	5	5	54	−49	0

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

18 February 2012 14:00 Canada 9–0 Italy Jameson  13' Guest  20', 56' Short  34', 57' Stewart  39' Smythe  54' Wright  60' Tupper  65' Report Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

18 February 2012 16:00 France 2–1 Poland H. Genestet  9' Sevestre  39' Report Oszyjczyk  41' Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Christian Blasch (GER)

18 February 2012 20:00 India 15–1 Singapore Chandi  10', 21', 40' Sardar  11' Shivendra  18', 30' Mujtaba  25', 52' Khandker  42' Sandeep  47' Uthappa  48' Walmiki  53' Sowmarpet Vitalacharya  54', 57' Lakra  70' Report Marican  39' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Tim Pullman (AUS)

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19 February 2012 12:00 Canada 2–3 Poland Smythe  35' Singh  54' Report Poltaszewski  18' Mikula  33' Rachwalski  70' Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

19 February 2012 16:00 Singapore 0–9 France Report M. Genestet  3', 30', 56', 58', 69' Jean-Jean  14', 41' Martin-Brisac  17' Magner  32' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Diego Estebanez (ESP)

19 February 2012 20:00 India 8–1 Italy Sandeep  4', 22', 23' Vokkaliga Ramachandra  12' Vitalacharya  30', 38' Chandi  32' Shivendra  52' Report Nanni  17' Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Roderick Wijsnuller (NED)

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21 February 2012 14:00 Singapore 1–15 Canada Chia Kai Bin  13' Report Wright  7' Pearson  7', 35', 40', 52' Short  11', 50', 69' Tupper  19', 23', 29', 68' Singh  31' Hildreth  45' Guest  57' Umpires: Bjorn Bachmann (GER) Diego Estebanez (ESP)

21 February 2012 16:00 Poland 7–2 Italy Juszczak  6', 34' Hutek  7' Oszyjczyk  16' Majchrzak  52' Gorny  65' Mikula  66' Report Malta  13', 32' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Roderick Wijsmuller (NED)

21 February 2012 20:00 France 2–6 India Sevestre  35' Magner  57' Report Shivendra  4' Sandeep  9', 30', 37' Sowmarpet Vitalacharya  39' Khandker  62' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Christian Blasch (GER)

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22 February 2012 12:00 Poland 11–3 Singapore Oszyjczyk  9', 59', 63' Nowakowski  24' Juszczak  35' Poltaszewski  40', 64' Zywiczka  50' Mikula  54' Gorny  56' Rataj  58' Report Kamsani  37', 49' Jailani  70' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Roderick Wijsmuller (NED)

22 February 2012 16:00 Italy 0–3 France Report Becuwe  43' M. Genestet  52' Verrier  57' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

22 February 2012 20:00 Canada 2–3 India Pearson  50' Tupper  53' Report Shivendra  26' Sandeep  40', 61' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Nigel Iggo (NZL)

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24 February 2012 12:00 Italy 4–0 Singapore Salas  18' Nunez  35', 52' Melato  69' Report Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

24 February 2012 16:00 France 1 – 1 Canada Magner  56' Report Smythe  35' Umpires: Bjorn Bachmann (GER) Edurado Lizana (ESP)

24 February 2012 20:00 India 4–2 Poland Sandeep  26', 70' Shivendra  59' Vokkaliga Ramachandra  65' Report Dutkiewicz  13' Juszczak  63' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Diego Estebanez (ESP)

Classification round

Fifth place game

26 February 2012 15:00 Italy 5–0 Singapore Malta  28' Corsi  33' Nunez  42' Salas  47', 58' Report Umpires: Bjorn Bachmann (GER) Diego Estebanez (ESP)

Third place game

26 February 2012 17:30 Poland 3–4 Canada Mikula  9' Oszyjczyk  28' Zywiczka  52' Report Pereira  4', 51' Short  27' Guest  41' Umpires: Roderick Wijsmuller (NED) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

Final

26 February 2012 20:00 India 8–1 France Lakra  17' Sandeep  19', 26', 38', 49', 51' Sowmarpet Vitalacharya  43' Raghunath  56' Report Martin-Brisac  24' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Christian Blasch (GER)

Awards

• Best Player: Sardar Singh
• Best Goalkeeper: Mariusz Chyla
• Top Goalscorer: Sandeep Singh (16 goals)
• Fair Play: India

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	India (H)	2012 Summer Olympics
2	France
3	Canada
4	Poland
5	Italy
6	Singapore

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Qualifying 2

FIH Road to London – Dublin

Tournament details
Host country	Ireland
City	Dublin
Dates	10–18 March
Teams	6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Korea
Runner-up	Ireland
Third place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	104 (5.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Timothy Cockram Razie Rahim Lee Nam-Yong (6 goals)
Best player	You Hyo-Sik

Qualifying 2 was held from March 10 to March 18, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	5	4	1	0	23	7	+16	13	Final
2	Ireland (H)	5	3	2	0	23	3	+20	11
3	Malaysia	5	3	1	1	19	8	+11	10	Third place game
4	Russia	5	2	0	3	10	20	−10	6
5	Chile	5	1	0	4	9	20	−11	3	Fifth place game
6	Ukraine	5	0	0	5	5	31	−26	0

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

10 March 2012 12:00 Malaysia 5–1 Chile Abdul Rahim  16', 51' Saari  37' Hanafi  49' Rahim  61' Report J. Richter  21' Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) German Oca De Montes (ARG)

10 March 2012 14:30 Ireland 6–1 Russia Jermyn  15' Cockram  16' Darling  44' Caruth  48' Harte  56' Watt  59' Report Zakirov  24' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Andrew Kennedy (GBR)

10 March 2012 17:00 South Korea 8–2 Ukraine Jang Jong-Hyun  8', 35' Lee Nam-Yong  12', 15', 69' Nam Hyun-Woo  40', 41' Cho Suk-Hoon  48' Report Ozerskyi  10' Yasinskyi  64' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

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11 March 2012 12:30 Malaysia 6–2 Russia Rahim  27', 37', 54' Saari  45' Abdul Rahim  52' Hanafi  65' Report Golubev  16', 17' Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

11 March 2012 15:00 Ukraine 0–12 Ireland Report Cockram  15', 29', 63' Magee  21', 27' Darling  35', 43' Caruth  49' Watt  54', 59' Cargo  69' Jermyn  70' Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Javed Shaikh (IND)

11 March 2012 17:30 South Korea 6–1 Chile Nam Hyun-Woo  31' Lee Nam-Yong  35' Yoon Sung-Hoon  43' Cha Jong-Bok  54' Kang Moon-Kweon  60', 61' Report S. Richter  62' Umpires: Martin Canniffe (IRL) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

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13 March 2012 13:00 Ukraine 1–5 Malaysia Paziuk  57' Report Tengku Abdul Jalil  26' Hanafi  32' Abdul Rahim  48' Rahim  60' Abdul Mutalib  69' Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Michael Eilmer (AUT)

13 March 2012 15:30 Russia 4–3 Chile Platonov  16', 18' Golubev  54' Zhirkov  57' Report Gajardo  13' J. Richter  46' Berczely  48' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)

13 March 2012 18:00 Ireland 1–1 South Korea Ames  28' Report Nam Hyun-Woo  41' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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15 March 2012 13:00 Russia 2–0 Ukraine Loginov  32' Platonov  66' Report Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Andrew Kennedy (GBR)

15 March 2012 15:30 Malaysia 2–3 South Korea Hanafi  55' Tengku Abdul Jalil  59' Report You Hyo-Sik  5', 43' Jang Jong-Hyun  67' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Deon Nel (RSA)

15 March 2012 18:00 Chile 0–3 Ireland Report Cockram  6' Watt  43', 54' Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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17 March 2012 10:00 South Korea 5–1 Russia You Hyo-Sik  9' Jang Jong-Hyun  11', 50' Jung Man-Jae  31' Seo Jong-Ho  43' Report Yankun  57' Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Javed Shaikh (IND)

17 March 2012 12:30 Chile 4–2 Ukraine M. Rodríguez  2', 48' Montegu  36' Berzcely  60' Report Polishcuk  6', 24' Umpires: Richmond Attipoe (GHA) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

17 March 2012 15:00 Ireland 1–1 Malaysia Jermyn  60' Report Mohd Noor  40' Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Andrew Kennedy (GBR)

Classification round

Fifth place game

18 March 2012 11:00 Chile 1–2 Ukraine Zirpel  37' Report Ozerskyi  29', 63' Umpires: Richmond Attipoe (GHA) Deon Nel (RSA)

Third place game

18 March 2012 13:30 Malaysia 6–1 Russia Misron  12' Abd Rahim  16', 32' Ahmad Tajuddin  46' Hanafi  65' Saari  68' Report Komarov  62' Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Michael Eilmer (AUT)

Final

18 March 2012 16:00 South Korea 3–2 Ireland Lee Nam-Yong  30', 70' Nam Hyun-Woo  58' Report Caruth  14' Cockram  56' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Awards

• Topscorer: Razie Rahim, Timothy Cockram, Lee Nam-Yong (6 goals)
• Best Player: You Hyo-Sik

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	South Korea	2012 Summer Olympics
2	Ireland (H)
3	Malaysia
4	Russia
5	Ukraine
6	Chile

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Qualifying 3

Qualifying 3 was held from April 26 to May 6, 2012 in Kakamigahara, Japan.

Venue

• Gifu-ken Green Stadium

Pool

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	5	4	1	0	27	6	+21	13
South Africa	5	3	2	0	27	10	+17	11
China	5	3	0	2	14	8	+6	9
Austria	5	2	1	2	8	9	–1	7
Czech Republic	5	1	0	4	8	15	–7	3
Brazil	5	0	0	5	2	38	–36	0

26 April 2012 13:30 China 1 – 0 Austria Na Yubo  15' Report Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

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26 April 2012 16:00 Japan 6 – 0 Czech Republic Nagasawa  4', 23' Sakamoto  26', 40', 60' Kawakami  55' Report Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Ged Curran (GBR)

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26 April 2012 18:30 South Africa 11 – 1 Brazil Norris-Jones  20', 70' Cronje  24' Drummond  29', 41' Reid-Ross  35', 44', 45', 69' Robinson  56' McDade  64' Report Borges  40' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Martin Madden (GBR)

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28 April 2012 10:00 South Africa 6 – 2 Czech Republic Reid-Ross  4', 55' Drummond  7' Norris-Jones  28' Louw  29' McDade  70' Report Seemann  14' Bernatek  40' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Martin Madden (GBR)

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28 April 2012 12:30 Brazil 0 – 8 China Report Liu Yixian  4', 67', 69' Song Yixian  6' Sun Long  21' Liu Xiantang  32' Na Yubo  44' Dong Yang  55' Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Marcin Grochal (POL)

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28 April 2012 15:00 Japan 4 – 1 Austria Nagasawa  4' Tachibana  23' Sakamoto  40' Fukushiro  64' Report Körper  56' Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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30 April 2012 13:30 Austria 2 – 1 Czech Republic Körper  9', 26' Report Nicklas  11' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Marcin Grochal (POL)

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30 April 2012 16:00 Brazil 0 – 11 Japan Report Shiokawa  1' Sakamoto  11', 63' Tanaka  13', 14', 69' Kayukawa  20' Mizawa  35' Nagasawa  38', 70+' Fukushiro  49' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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30 April 2012 18:30 China 2 – 5 South Africa Na Yubo  47' Liu Yixian  69' Report Reid-Ross  17' Haley  20' Norris-Jones  31' Robinson  46', 50' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ged Curran (GBR)

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2 May 2012 13:30 Austria 3 – 1 Brazil Körper  3', 30', 56' Report Borges  35+' Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Ged Curran (GBR)

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2 May 2012 16:00 Japan 3 – 3 South Africa Kawakami  25' Nagasawa  42' Tanaka  53' Report Norris-Jones  29' Reid-Ross  45', 70+' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Simon Taylor (NZL)

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2 May 2012 18:30 Czech Republic 0 – 1 China Report Na Yubo  47' Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Martin Madden (GBR)

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4 May 2012 13:30 Czech Republic 5 – 0 Brazil Bernatek  7' Bures  10' Prochazka  27' Seemann  42' Vacek  62' Report Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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4 May 2012 16:00 China 2 – 3 Japan Na Yubo  10', 30' Report Kayukawa  26' Nagasawa  57' Kitazato  70' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Marcin Grochal (POL)

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4 May 2012 18:30 South Africa 2 – 2 Austria Smith  49', 65' Report Körper  20' Jeliner  56' Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Adam Kearns (AUS)

Classification

Fifth and sixth

6 May 2012 10:00 Czech Republic 5 – 1 Brazil Prochazka  4', 9' Bernatek  28', 56' Seemann  66' Report Pacheco  36' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Adam Kearns (AUS)

Third and fourth

6 May 2012 12:30 China 5 – 3 Austria Liu Xiantang  9' Song Yixian  15', 42' Na Yubo  31', 61' Report Schmidt  19', 53' Stremitzer  45' Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Martin Madden (GBR)

Final

6 May 2012 15:00 Japan 1 – 2 South Africa Kitazato  64' Report McDade  44' Norris-Jones  54' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Ged Curran (GBR)

Awards

• Topscorer: Justin Reid-Ross
• Best Player: Na Yubo
• Best Goalkeeper: Shunsuke Nagaoka
• Fair Play: Brazil

External links

• Official website (Qualifying 1)
• Official website (Qualifying 2)
• Official website (Qualifying 3)