2008 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions Germany (10th title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored34 (5.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Tobias Lietz
Malaysia Amin Rahim (3 goals)
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The 2008 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the fourteenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 3–5 October 2008, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, Malaysia, the Pakistan, 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 2008 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Belgium 10 Eighth place (1973) Third place (1920)
 Germany 1 Champions (2002, 2006) Champions (1992, 2008)
 Malaysia 15 Fourth place (1975) Eighth place (1972, 1976)
 Pakistan 8 Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) Champions (1960, 1968, 1984)

Officials

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

  • Mubarik Ali (PAK)
  • Fabian Bläsch (GER)
  • Thomas Dumon (BEL)
  • Hamish Jamson (ENG)
  • Iskandar Rusli (MAS)

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 10 3 +7 7 Tournament Champion
2  Malaysia 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 5
3  Pakistan 3 1 1 1 9 11 −2 4
4  Belgium 3 0 0 3 6 15 −9 0
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

3 October 2008
10:30
Pakistan  6–3  Belgium
Rasool field hockey ball 10'
Ali field hockey ball 28', 70'
Zubair field hockey ball 39'
Khan field hockey ball 48'
Imran field hockey ball 67'		 Report Boon field hockey ball 25'
Boccard field hockey ball 53'
Gucassoff field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Iskandar Rusli (MAS)
Fabian Bläsch (GER)
3 October 2008
15:30
Germany  1–1  Malaysia
Fürste field hockey ball 26' Report Selvaraju field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Mubarik Ali (PAK)
4 October 2008
13:00
Malaysia  2–2  Pakistan
Rahim field hockey ball 4'
Azlan field hockey ball 52'		 Report Abbasi field hockey ball 50'
Khan field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Fabian Bläsch (GER)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
4 October 2008
15:30
Germany  3–1  Belgium
Lietz field hockey ball 34'
Deecke field hockey ball 39'
Wösch field hockey ball 48'		 Report Gucassoff field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Iskandar Rusli (MAS)
5 October 2008
12:00
Malaysia  6–2  Belgium
Rahim field hockey ball 5', 51'
Kelvinder field hockey ball 9'
Ismail field hockey ball 31'
Sallehin field hockey ball 41'
Azlan field hockey ball 51'		 Report Boccard field hockey ball 37'
De Paeuw field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Mubarik Ali (PAK)
Fabian Bläsch (GER)
5 October 2008
14:30
Pakistan  1–6  Germany
Abbasi field hockey ball 68' Report Häner field hockey ball 34'
Menke field hockey ball 38'
Rabente field hockey ball 46'
Lietz field hockey ball 52', 60'
Biederlack field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Statistics

Final standings

  1.  Germany
  2.  Malaysia
  3.  Pakistan
  4.  Belgium

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.67 goals per match.

3 goals

  • Germany Tobias Lietz
  • Malaysia Amin Rahim

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "BDO Hamburg Masters". 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 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Appointments 2008". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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