The 2013 Men's International Super Series Hockey 9's was the third and final edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held at the Perth Hockey Stadium between 17–20 October 2013 in Perth , Western Australia. A total of four teams competed for the title.[ 1]
The tournament was held alongside the women's competition .
Australia won the tournament by defeating Argentina 9–4 in the final. Malaysia won the bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 2–1 in the third and fourth playoff.[ 2]
Participating nations
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A total of four teams competed for the title:
The following umpires were appointed by the FIH and Hockey Australia to officiate the tournament:[ 3]
Murray Grime (AUS )
Devendra Patel (NZL )
Rohizan Ramli (MAS )
Maximiliano Scala (ARG )
Kamran Sharif (PAK )
The International Super Series Hockey 9's has a unique set of rules varying from standard FIH regulations.
The main variations are as follows:
Matches are played with a maximum of 9 players on the field at any time for each team
Matches are played in 2 halves of 20 minutes
Goals are widened by 1 metre than regulation size
Source:
Hockey Australia Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 4] (H) Hosts
Umpires: Devendra Patel (NZL) Rohizan Ramli (MAS)
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Maximiliano Scala (ARG)
Umpires: Kamran Sharif (PAK) Devendra Patel (NZL)
Umpires: Rohizan Ramli (MAS) Murray Grime (AUS)
Umpires: Maximiliano Scala (ARG) Devendra Patel (NZL)
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Kamran Sharif (PAK)
Classification round
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Third and fourth place
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Umpires: Devendra Patel (NZL) Kamran Sharif (PAK)
Umpires: Maximiliano Scala (ARG) Murray Grime (AUS)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final standings
Australia (H)
4
3
1
0
23
8
+15
10
Gold Medal
Argentina
4
1
2
1
16
18
−2
5
Silver Medal
Malaysia
4
1
0
3
5
17
−12
3
Bronze Medal
4
Pakistan
4
1
1
2
11
12
−1
4
There were 55 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 6.88 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal