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 Top scorer of the tournament |
 Jorge Lombi, Argentina's penalty corner specialist, scored 10 goals in 6 games to win the award even though his team finished fifth.
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| Most promising player |
 Australia's forward Grant Schubert was the joint second highest scorer with Sohail Abbas of Pakistan.
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| Fair play trophy |
 The Netherlands won the award along with the title, proving yet again that you can play cleanly and still win.
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Weblogs:
The new kid on penalty corner block
If anything, the Dutch are generous in their praise and do appreciate a good performance. And on Friday night the Dutch fans knotted around Jugraj Singh who emerged hero of India 7-4 win against Pakistan.
More News:
Dutch retain Champions Trophy
Australia came up with a better display than in their league encounter, but paid the penalty for allowing the Dutch too much space to manoeuvre upfront.
Pakistan foil India's bid for bronze
A sellout crowd of 9,500 got their money's worth as the Asian giants battled it out, but India eventually lost 3-4, just like at Cologne last year.
Argentina finish fifth
The Pan American champions beat Germany by the odd goal in three in the fifth place playoff.
'Awful tackling let India down'
Former India captain and coach Vasudevan Bhaskaran says India paid a heavy price for the many penalty-corners they conceded against Pakistan.
Charlesworth ready to coach Indian team
The Australian hockey legend said he is not chasing the job, but willing to consider an offer.
FIH bans electronic earpieces
The federation, however, decided to make use of two-way radio links between the two umpires at all major international tournaments.
IHF hints at appointing foreign coach
After the dismal showing in the Champions Trophy, secretary general K Jothikumaran said 'it is a possibility'.
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| Final Standings |
| Position |
Country |
| 1 |
The Netherlands |
| 2 |
Australia |
| 3 |
Pakistan |
| 4 |
India |
| 5 |
Argentina |
| 6 |
Germany |
| League Standings |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
D |
P |
| NED |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
| AUS |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
| PAK |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
20 |
1 |
8 |
| IND |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
18 |
-2 |
6 |
| ARG |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
6 |
| GER |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
23 |
-17 |
0 |
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Leading Scorers |
| Player |
Country |
Goals |
| Jorge Lombi |
Arg |
10 |
| Grant Schubert |
Aus |
9 |
| Sohail Abbas |
Pak |
9 |
| Deepak Thakur |
Ind |
6 |
| Kashif Jawad |
Pak |
5 |
| Rehan Butt |
Pak |
4 |
| Jugraj Singh |
Ind |
4 |
| Taeke Taekema |
Ned |
4 |
| Gagan Ajit Singh |
Ind |
4 |
| Michael McCann |
Aus |
4 |
| Mario Almada |
Arg |
4 |
| Troy Elder |
Aus |
4 |
| Teun de Nooijer |
Ned |
4 |
| Karel Klaver |
Ned |
4 |
| Goal Count |
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Matches: 18
Total: 125
Field goals: 76
Penalty-corners: 43
Penalty-strokes: 6
Goals in 1st half: 50
Goals in 2nd half: 75
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| Trivia |
This is the second successive time India has lost the bronze medal playoff in the Champions Trophy to Pakistan by an identical 4-3 margin.
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