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.

2012 Men's Hockey
Düsseldorf Masters

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Düsseldorf
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Germany (12th title)
Runner-up	Belgium
Third place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	26 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer	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	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:

• 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) Hosts

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)

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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)

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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

• Christopher Zeller

3 goals

• Florian Fuchs

2 goals

• Maxime Luycx
• Roderick Weusthof
• Pol Amat
• Santiago Freixa

1 goal

• Gauthier Boccard
• Xavier Reckinger
• Jan-Marco Montag
• Thilo Stralkowski
• Matthias Witthaus
• Billy Bakker
• Valentin Verga
• Sander de Wijn
• Pau Quemada

External links

• Deutscher Hockey-Bund Archived 2020-12-04 at the Wayback Machine