Delhi Wizards
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| Full name | Delhi Wizards | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Wizards | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Home ground | Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi (Capacity 18,000) | ||
| Owner | Wizcraft International | ||
| Manager | Atin Saini | ||
| Coach |  Roelant Oltmans | ||
| Website | Official Website | ||
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Delhi Wizards (DW) is a hockey team based in Delhi that plays in the World Series Hockey. Its captain is the Pakistani stryker Shakeel Abbasi. The team is owned by Wizcraft International and coached by former coach of Dutch hockey team Roelant Oltmans and Darryl D'Souza. Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi is the home ground of Delhi Wizards.
Ownership
Wizcraft International acquired the Delhi franchise of the World Series Hockey (WSH). Wizcraft has been instrumental in shaping the event management and brand activation industry in India.[1]
Team Composition
The team is captained by ace Pakistani striker Shakeel Abbasi with Dutchman Roelant Oltmans as the coach assisted by Indian Darryl D'Souza.
| Player | Nationality | Goals |
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| Goal Keepers | ||
| Kamaldeep Singh |  India
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| Mrinal Choubey | India
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| Strikers | ||
| Bruno Lugun | India
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| Gurvinder Singh | India
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1 |
| K. Victo Singh | India
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4 |
| Manoj Antil | India
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1 |
| Philip Sunkel |  Germany
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3 |
| Rajpal Singh | India
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3 |
| Rodrigo Vila |  Argentina
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| Shakeel Abbasi |  Pakistan
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8 |
| Upendra Pillay | India
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1 |
| Mid Fielders | ||
| Anand Tirkey | India
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| Gurbaj Singh | India
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| Martijn de Jager | Netherlands
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| Matias Minz | India
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| Patrick Harris |  United States
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| Vickram Kanth | India
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1 |
| Vivek Gupta | India
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2 |
| Jaswinder Singh | India
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| Defenders | ||
| C.S. Khalko | India
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| Jaswinder Singh | India
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| Keisham Roshan | India
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| Lovedeep Singh | India
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| Manjeet Kullu | India
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| Rupinder Pal Singh | India
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| Vikramjeet Singh | India
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Fixtures and Results
2012
| Goals For | 36 (2.57 per match) |
| Goals Against | 37 (2.64 per match) |
| Most Goals | Vikramjeet Singh (12 goals) Overall Position: 4th |
| No. | Date | Score | Opponent | Venue | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 March | 3 - 2 | Karnataka Lions | Delhi | Match 4 |
| 2 | 3 March | 1 - 3 | Pune Strykers | Delhi | Match 8 |
| 3 | 5 March | 2 - 5 | Chennai Cheetahs | Delhi | Match 12 |
| 4 | 7 March | 2 - 1 | Sher-e-Punjab | Jalandhar | Match 15 |
| 5 | 9 March | 1 - 2 | Bhopal Badshahs | Bhopal | Match 20 |
| 6 | 11 March | 2 - 2 | Mumbai Marines | Mumbai | Match 24 |
| 7 | 14 March | 0 - 1 | Chandigarh Comets | Delhi | Match 28 |
| 8 | 15 March | 3 - 1 | Bhopal Badshahs | Delhi | Match 30 |
| 9 | 19 March | 2 - 1 | Mumbai Marines | Delhi | Match 36 |
| 10 | 20 March | 2 - 3 | Chandigarh Comets | Chandigarh | Match 37 |
| 11 | 24 March | 1 - 3 | Karnataka Lions | Bangalore | Match 44 |
| 12 | 26 March | 6 - 2 | Pune Strykers | Pune | Match 48 |
| 13 | 28 March | 4 - 6 | Chennai Cheetahs | Chennai | Match 52 |
| 14 | 30 March | 7 - 5 | Sher-e-Punjab | Delhi | Match 55 |
| Position in League Phase: 5th Failed to qualify for semi-finals | |||||
Statistics
| Season | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42.86% |
| Home | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.14% |
| Away | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.57% |
| Overall | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42.86% |
| Goals For | 36 (2.57 per match) |
| Goals Against | 37 (2.64 per match) |
| Most Goals | Vikramjeet Singh (12 goals) Current Position: 4th |
| Opposition | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhopal Badshahs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50.00% |
| Chandigarh Comets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Chennai Cheetahs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0.00% |
| Karnataka Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.00% |
| Mumbai Marines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50.00% |
| Pune Strykers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 50.00% |
| Sher-e-Punjab | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 100.00% |