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2006 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier Host country China City Changzhou Dates 12 April 2006 (2006-04-12 ) –23 April 2006 (2006-04-23 ) Teams 12 Venue(s) Wu Jin Sports Complex Hockey Stadium Champions New Zealand Runner-up South Korea Third place England Matches played 42 Goals scored 173 (4.12 per match) Top scorer(s) Richard Mantell (10 goals)
The 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier was the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup qualification tournament. It was held between 12–23 April 2006 in Changzhou , China. The five highest placed teams would earn a berth to play in the World Cup , to be held in Mönchengladbach , Germany.
New Zealand won the tournament after defeating Korea 4–1 in the final. Alongside England , Pakistan and Japan , these five teams qualified for the World Cup.[ 1]
Qualification
All five confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings . Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.[ 2]
Umpires
Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation :
Christian Blasch (GER)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)
Murray Grime (AUS)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Andy Mair (SCO)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
John Wright (RSA)
Results
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00 )
Pool A
Advanced to semifinals
Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Rob ten Cate (NED)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Chen Dekang (CHN)
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Umpires: Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK) Christian Blasch (GER)
Umpires: Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR) Murray Grime (AUS)
Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Andy Mair (SCO)
Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Chen dekang (CHN)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Iggo Nigel (NZL)
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) John Wright (RSA)
Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Umpires: Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Pool B
Advanced to semifinals
Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR)
Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Christian Blasch (GER)
Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) Murray Grime (AUS)
Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) John Wright (RSA)
Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)
Umpires: Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR) Christian Blasch (GER)
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Umpires: Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK) Andy Mair (SCO)
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Rob ten Cate (NED)
Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) Christian Blasch (GER)
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Andy Mair (SCO)
Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossover
Umpires: Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Umpires: Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR) Chen Dekang (CHN)
Eleventh and twelfth place
Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)
Ninth and tenth place
Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Umpires: John Wright (USA) Murray Grime (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Murray Grime (AUS)
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) Rob ten Cate (NED)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Final
Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Andy Mair (SCO)
References
External links
Africa
AfHF – Africa Cup of Nations
Americas
PAHF – Pan American Cup
Pan American Challenge
South American Championship
Asia
AHF – Asia Cup
Asian Champions Trophy
AHF Cup
Europe Oceania Games Others Defunct
Tournament Squads Finals Qualifier(s)