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2012 World Series Hockey

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Bridgestone World Series Hockey 2012
Tournament Details
Dates29 February – 2 April
Administrator(s)Indian Hockey Federation
Tournament Format(s)Double Round-robin and Knock-out
Host(s) India
Venue(s)8
Teams8
Final Positions
ChampionsSher-e-Punjab (1st title)
Runner-upPune Strykers
Third PlaceChandigarh Comets
Karnataka Lions
Tournament Summary
Matches played59
Goals scored327 (5.54 per match)
Player of the tournamentGurjinder Singh (CCO)
Most GoalsGurjinder Singh (CCO) (19)
Syed Imran Warsi (CCH) (19)

2012 World Series Hockey better known as Bridgestone World Series Hockey, abbreviated as Bridgestone WSH, was the first season of the hockey tournament World Series Hockey, a professional league for field hockey in India. The tournament was to take place from 17 December 2011 to 22 January 2012 but later was postponed to 29 February 2012 owing to Olympic qualifiers.[1] Eight teams took part in this competition. The opening ceremony and the first match was held at Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh, where Bhopal Badshahs beat Chandigarh Comets 4–3.[2]

The inaugural season of the WSH was won by Sher-e-Punjab by defeating Pune Strykers 5–2 in the final at Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai and thus became the first champions of WSH. Chandigarh Comets' drag-flicker Gurjinder Singh was named WSH Rockstar (Player of the tournament) (19 goals in 15 matches) who also shared the golden stick with Pakistan's Syed Imran Warsi for 19 goals apiece.[3]

Venues

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Following eight venues will host the matches of eight franchises on a home and away basis: Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bhopal, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Bangalore and Chennai will host the matches of eight franchises on a home and away basis.

Originally, nine venues were selected and upgraded with floodlights, replay screens, and scoreboards but organisers decided not to have any matches in Hyderabad's Gachibowli Hockey Stadium.[4]

Players

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The players for the eight teams were finalized on 28 November based on the draft system.[5]

Team Captain Coach
Bhopal Badshahs Sameer Dad Vasudevan Baskaran
Chandigarh Comets Rehan Butt Harendra Singh
Chennai Cheetahs Brent Livermore José Brasa
Delhi Wizards Shakeel Abbasi Roelant Oltmans
Karnataka Lions Arjun Halappa Jude Felix
Mumbai Marines Adrian D'Souza Andrew Meredith
Pune Strykers Ken Pereira Gundeep Singh
Sher-e-Punjab Prabhjot Singh Rajinder Singh

Umpires

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  •  Amar Singh Negi (IND)
  •  A.D. Cariappa (IND)
  •  A.N. Somaiah (IND)
  •  Bhupinder Singh (IND)
  •  Dominic Savio (IND)
  •  Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)
  •  Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
  •  Lokraju (IND)
  •  Marc Knülle (GER)
  •  Parnam Singh (IND)
  •  Paul Ludwig (AUS)
  •  Pradeep Kalia (IND)
  •  R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)
  •  Satinder Kumar Sharma (IND)
  •  Scott O'Brian (AUS)
  •  Shridharan Thamba (IND)
  •  Stewart Dearing (AUS)

Exhibition match

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Match between WSH World XI and WSH India XI in progress.

An exhibition match was organised on 20 December at Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh. Match was played between WSH World XI and WSH India XI. A one-sided match from the start was won by World XI. The World XI was captained by Brent Livermore and coached by José Brasa and Andrew Meredith. Prabhjot Singh led the India XI and coached by Jude Felix and Harendra Singh.[6]

Match timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +05:30)
20 December 2011
19:30
WSH India XI 2–7 WSH World XI
Thakur field hockey ball 17'
Pillay field hockey ball 32'
Reardon field hockey ball 10'
Huber field hockey ball 32'
Grimesfield hockey ball 38'
Maguire field hockey ball 40'
Kelly field hockey ball 55'59'
Seddon field hockey ball 67'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh

Opening ceremony

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Opening ceremony of Bridgestone World Series Hockey was held at Sector 42 Stadium of Chandigarh followed by the inaugural match between Chandigarh Comets and Bhopal Badshahs.[citation needed]

League progression

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League Phase Knockout
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SF F
Bhopal Badshahs 3 3 6 7 10 10 13 13 13 13 14 17 17 17
Chandigarh Comets 0 0 3 3 6 9 12 12 15 18 19 22 25 28 L
Chennai Cheetahs 0 3 6 6 7 7 7 10 13 16 16 16 19 19
Delhi Wizards 3 3 3 6 6 7 7 10 13 13 13 16 16 19
Karnataka Lions 0 0 0 3 3 6 6 9 9 12 15 18 21 21 L
Mumbai Marines 0 3 3 6 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 13
Pune Strykers 3 6 7 8 9 9 12 12 12 12 15 15 18 21 W L
Sher-e-Punjab 3 6 7 7 7 10 13 16 19 22 22 25 25 25 W W
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Win Loss Draw
Note: Click on the points (league phase) or W/L (knockout) to see the summary for the match.
Team was eliminated in the league phase.

Results

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All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

League Phase

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chandigarh Comets 14 9 1 4 46 34 +12 28
Sher-e-Punjab 14 8 1 5 45 35 +10 25
Karnataka Lions 14 7 0 7 34 40 –6 21
Pune Strykers 14 6 3 5 41 42 –1 21
Delhi Wizards 14 6 1 7 36 37 –1 19
Chennai Cheetahs 14 6 1 7 41 43 –2 19
Bhopal Badshahs 14 5 2 7 32 37 –5 17
Mumbai Marines 14 4 1 9 32 39 –7 13
Qualified for Semi-Finals
Eliminated

29 February 2012
20:30
Chandigarh Comets 3–4 Bhopal Badshahs
Gurjinder field hockey ball 22'57'
Jasjit field hockey ball 29'
Report Baskaran field hockey ball 6'63'
Geowynne field hockey ball 56'
Yousuf field hockey ball 61'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

1 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 5–2 Chennai Cheetahs
Antil field hockey ball 7'
Harpeet field hockey ball 34'
Prabhjot field hockey ball 49'70'
Gagan Ajit field hockey ball 59'
Report Warsi field hockey ball 24'63'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Parnam Singh (IND)

1 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 5–7 Pune Strykers
Sutherland field hockey ball 19'
Sing field hockey ball 27'29'43'
Ekka field hockey ball 31'
Report Almada field hockey ball 4'
Gurpreet field hockey ball 9'48'61'64'
Tsolekile field hockey ball 22'
Damandeep field hockey ball 67'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Marc Knülle (GER)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

2 March 2012
19:00
Delhi Wizards 3–2 Karnataka Lions
Vikramjeet field hockey ball 2'
Abbasi field hockey ball 19'
Rajpal field hockey ball 51'
Report Jernail field hockey ball 36'
Ravipal field hockey ball 48'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

2 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 1–0 Bhopal Badshahs
Sutherland field hockey ball 25' Report
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Shridharan Thamba (IND)
Marc Knülle (GER)

3 March 2012
17:00
Sher-e-Punjab 6–1 Karnataka Lions
Antil field hockey ball 25'
Aziz field hockey ball 29'
Gagan Ajit field hockey ball 31'
Harpal field hockey ball 43'
Harpeet field hockey ball 61'
Prabhjot field hockey ball 66'
Report Bijwad field hockey ball 19'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Amar Singh Negi (IND)

3 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 3–5 Chennai Cheetahs
Ramandeep field hockey ball 26'
Butt field hockey ball 36'
Sukhvinder field hockey ball 64'
Report Warsi field hockey ball 7'22'40'
Sinclair field hockey ball 9'
Harris field hockey ball 65'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

3 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 1–3 Pune Strykers
Sunkel field hockey ball 26' Report Almada field hockey ball 5'
Gurpreet field hockey ball 53'59'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Pradeep Kalia (IND)

4 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 3–3 Pune Strykers
Thakur field hockey ball 3'33'
Prabhjot field hockey ball 55'
Report Gurpreet field hockey ball 45'
Toppo field hockey ball 60'65'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Parnam Singh (IND)
A.D. Cariappa (IND)

4 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 2–5 Chandigarh Comets
Sutherland field hockey ball 3'
Joga field hockey ball 7'
Report Sukhvinder field hockey ball 17'70'
Gurjinder field hockey ball 24'46'
Ranjodh field hockey ball 53'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Bhupinder Singh (IND)
Dominic Savio (IND)

5 March 2012
19:00
Karnataka Lions 1–3 Bhopal Badshahs
Pillai field hockey ball 41' Report Baskaran field hockey ball 43'45'
Dad field hockey ball 48'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

5 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 2–5 Chennai Cheetahs
Sunkel field hockey ball 32'34' Report Reardon field hockey ball 35'
Warsi field hockey ball 47'53'
Sinclair field hockey ball 55'
Antil field hockey ball 60'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Lokraju (IND)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

6 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 2–4 Mumbai Marines
Warsi field hockey ball 2'
Yadav field hockey ball 50'
Report Walkimi field hockey ball 10'
Anthony field hockey ball 23'
Ajmer field hockey ball 41'
Lakra field hockey ball 50'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Marc Knülle (GER)

6 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 3–2 Chandigarh Comets
Aiyappa field hockey ball 10'19'28' Report Chhikara field hockey ball 37'63'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)
A.N. Somaiah (IND)

7 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 1–2 Delhi Wizards
Hotchkis field hockey ball 22' Report Antil field hockey ball 40'
Gurvinder field hockey ball 63'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Amar Singh Negi (IND)

7 March 2012
21:00
Pune Strykers 1–1 Bhopal Badshahs
Gurpreet field hockey ball 25' Report Yousuf field hockey ball 66'
PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune
Umpires:
Pradeep Kalia (IND)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

8 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 3–1 Sher-e-Punjab
Gurjinder field hockey ball 2'65'
Sukhvinder field hockey ball 9'
Report Hotchkis field hockey ball 59'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Pranam Singh (IND)

8 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 1–2 Mumbai Marines
Aiyappa field hockey ball 16' Report Walkimi field hockey ball 45'
Joga field hockey ball 57'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

9 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 3–3 Pune Strykers
Sinclair field hockey ball 2'
Warsi field hockey ball 30'44'
Report Minz field hockey ball 6'
Toppo field hockey ball 35'
Randhawa field hockey ball 64'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Marc Knüllei (GER)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

9 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 2–1 Delhi Wizards
Baskaran field hockey ball 14'
Cheeyanna field hockey ball 47'
Report Vikramjeet field hockey ball 32'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Lokaraju (IND)

10 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 3–5 Karnataka Lions
Warsi field hockey ball 37'67'
Harris field hockey ball 70'
Report Ravipal field hockey ball 26'56'63'
Bijwad field hockey ball 33'
Deepak field hockey ball 68'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Marc Knüllei (GER)
Shridharan Thamba (IND)

10 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 2–3 Sher-e-Punjab
Dad field hockey ball 22'
Upadhyay field hockey ball 58'
Report Thakur field hockey ball 17'46'
Harpeet field hockey ball 53'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

11 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 1–3 Chandigarh Comets
Almada field hockey ball 11' Report Sukhvinder field hockey ball 12'
Gurjinder field hockey ball 38'
Stephenson field hockey ball 50'
PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
A.N. Somaiah (IND)

11 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 2–2 Delhi Wizards
Balwanth field hockey ball 11'66' Report Sankai field hockey ball 25'
Abbasi field hockey ball 45'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
A.D. Cariappa (IND)

12 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 3–2 Karnataka Lions
Minz field hockey ball 7'
Tsolekile field hockey ball 46'
Damandeep field hockey ball 54'
Report Aiyappa field hockey ball 23'
Naveen field hockey ball 47'
PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

12 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 3–1 Chennai Cheetahs
Dad field hockey ball 20'
Upadhyay field hockey ball 48'
Henwood field hockey ball 52'
Report Pillay field hockey ball 22'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Pradeep Kalia (IND)

14 March 2012
19:00
Mumbai Marines 2–3 Sher-e-Punjab
Joga field hockey ball 12'
Walkimi field hockey ball 68'
Report Aziz field hockey ball 1'
Thakur field hockey ball 56'63'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Parnam Singh (IND)
Amar Singh Negi (IND)

14 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 0–1 Chandigarh Comets
Report Gurjinder field hockey ball 63'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Scott O'Brian (AUS)
Dominic Savio (IND)

15 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 1–3 Chennai Cheetahs
Minz field hockey ball 35' Report Sinclair field hockey ball 9'
Shyam field hockey ball 29'
Warsi field hockey ball 69'
PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

15 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 3–1 Bhopal Badshahs
K Victo field hockey ball 5'
Abbasi field hockey ball 11'
Kanth field hockey ball 70'
Report Henwood field hockey ball 22'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

16 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 5–2 Chandigarh Comets
Thakur field hockey ball 25'57'60'
Vinaya field hockey ball 31'
Harpeet field hockey ball 35'
Report Sher field hockey ball 56'
Green field hockey ball 70'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Scott O'Brian (AUS)
R.S. Suryaprakash (IND)

16 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 2–4 Karnataka Lions
Joga field hockey ball 7'
Lakra field hockey ball 63'
Report Halappa field hockey ball 20'25'
Naveen field hockey ball 32'
Aiyappa field hockey ball 43'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Parnam Singh (IND)

17 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 4–3 Bhopal Badshahs
Inderjit field hockey ball 35'
Antil field hockey ball 41'
Gagan Ajit field hockey ball 42'
Hotchkis field hockey ball 58'
Report Henwood field hockey ball 46'
Upadhyay field hockey ball 67'
Bundela field hockey ball 69'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Dominic Savio (IND)

17 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 1–4 Chennai Cheetahs
Bijwad field hockey ball 35' Report Pillay field hockey ball 13'
Warsi field hockey ball 33'
Sinclair field hockey ball 42'
Shivamani field hockey ball 57'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

19 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 4–3 Pune Strykers
Butt field hockey ball 13'
Gurjinder field hockey ball 34'
Sukhvinder field hockey ball 37'70'
Report T. Pereira field hockey ball 2'
K. Pereira field hockey ball 6'
Gurpreet field hockey ball 7'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Scott O'Brian (AUS)

19 March 2012
21:00
Delhi Wizards 2–1 Mumbai Marines
Vikramjeet field hockey ball 13'
Abbasi field hockey ball 35'
Report Ajmer field hockey ball 15'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Marc Knüllei (GER)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

20 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 3–2 Delhi Wizards
Gurjinder field hockey ball 8'14'
Khan field hockey ball 44'
Report Vikramjeet field hockey ball 8'
Abbasi field hockey ball 28'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Dominic Savio (IND)

20 March 2012
21:00
Chennai Cheetahs 4–1 Bhopal Badshahs
Warsi field hockey ball 7'
Pillay field hockey ball 53'67'
Sinclair field hockey ball 62'
Report Ahmad field hockey ball 3'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

21 March 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 2–1 Mumbai Marines
Bikramjit field hockey ball 11'
Thakur field hockey ball 56'
Report Hariprasad field hockey ball 40'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Scott O'Brian (AUS)

21 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 3–2 Pune Strykers
Ravipal field hockey ball 7'
Aiyappa field hockey ball 11'
Radzi field hockey ball 67'
Report Thimmaiah field hockey ball 15'
Toppo field hockey ball 29'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Parnam Singh (IND)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

23 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 4–2 Mumbai Marines
Gurpreet field hockey ball 27'
Almada field hockey ball 33'
Thimmaiah field hockey ball 43'44'
Report Xess field hockey ball 15'
Ekka field hockey ball 25'
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Umpires:
Scott O'Brian (AUS)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

23 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 2–1 Sher-e-Punjab
Aiyappa field hockey ball 6'58' Report Harpeet field hockey ball 39'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

24 March 2012
19:00
Bhopal Badshahs 4–4 Chandigarh Comets
Yousef field hockey ball 40'
Dad field hockey ball 48'
Bundela field hockey ball 60'65'
Report Sukhvinder field hockey ball 8'20'
Gurjinder field hockey ball 10'
M. Amir field hockey ball 30'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

24 March 2012
21:00
Karnataka Lions 3–1 Delhi Wizards
Ravipal field hockey ball 10'
Jernail field hockey ball 17'
Aiyappa field hockey ball 65'
Report Rajpal field hockey ball 51'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

25 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 2–4 Sher-e-Punjab
Sinclair field hockey ball 7'
Warsi field hockey ball 30'
Report Bikramjit field hockey ball 12'
Harpeet field hockey ball 21'
Thakur field hockey ball 42'
Gagan Ajit field hockey ball 67'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
A.D. Cariappa (IND)

25 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 2–1 Mumbai Marines
Yousef field hockey ball 13'
Mudassar field hockey ball 61'
Report Michael field hockey ball 44'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Amar Singh Negi (IND)
Parnam Singh (IND)

26 March 2012
19:00
Chennai Cheetahs 0–3 Chandigarh Comets
Report Khan field hockey ball 2'
Gurjinder field hockey ball 9'
Sukhvinderfield hockey ball 40'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Hardeep Singh Saini (IND)

26 March 2012
21:00
Pune Strykers 2–6 Delhi Wizards
Almada field hockey ball 2'
Pillay field hockey ball 43'
Report Pillay field hockey ball 14'
Abbasi field hockey ball 20'
Vikramjeet field hockey ball 25'39'
K Victo field hockey ball 31'62'
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

27 March 2012
19:00
Pune Strykers 3–2 Sher-e-Punjab
Pillay field hockey ball 11'
Gurpreet field hockey ball 28'30'
Report Bikramjit field hockey ball 5'
Gagan Ajit field hockey ball 62'
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

27 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 2–5 Karnataka Lions
Ahmad field hockey ball 43'
Baskaran field hockey ball 49'
Report Halappa field hockey ball 26'
Aiyappa field hockey ball 31'45'50'
Naveen field hockey ball 66'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Amar Singh Negi (IND)

28 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 4–3 Mumbai Marines
Ramandeep field hockey ball 4'
Gurjinder field hockey ball 17'
M. A. Khan field hockey ball 32'
Green field hockey ball 68'
Report Xess field hockey ball 34'
Sutherland field hockey ball 50'
Ajmer field hockey ball 55'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Bhupinder Singh (IND)

28 March 2012
21:00
Chennai Cheetahs 6–4 Delhi Wizards
Raja field hockey ball 14'
Warsi field hockey ball 47'51'
Sinclair field hockey ball 63'66'
Pillay field hockey ball 65'
Report Vikramjeet field hockey ball 11'27'38'68'
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai

29 March 2012
19:00
Chandigarh Comets 6–1 Karnataka Lions
Gurjinder field hockey ball 33'56'62'67'
Ramandeep field hockey ball 34'
Horo field hockey ball 64'
Report Sandeep field hockey ball 25'
Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires:
Bhupinder Singh (IND)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

29 March 2012
21:00
Bhopal Badshahs 4–5 Pune Strykers
Ahmad field hockey ball 5'50'
Baskaran field hockey ball 9'
Yousef field hockey ball 21'
Report Thimmaiah field hockey ball 10'
Randhawa field hockey ball 52'55'60'
Lakra field hockey ball 68'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Umpires:
Parnam Singh (IND)
Jaspreet Sidhu (IND)

30 March 2012
19:00
Delhi Wizards 7–5 Sher-e-Punjab
K Victo field hockey ball 13'
Gupta field hockey ball 28'
Abbasi field hockey ball 37'42'60'
Pillay field hockey ball 53'
Rajpal field hockey ball 57'
Report Gagandeep field hockey ball 8'
Prabhjot field hockey ball 30'67'69'
Karamjit field hockey ball 52'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Marc Knüllei (GER)

30 March 2012
21:00
Mumbai Marines 4–1 Chennai Cheetahs
Xess field hockey ball 3'
Ajmer field hockey ball 32'
Sutherland field hockey ball 62'
Ekka field hockey ball 70'
Report Warsi field hockey ball 65'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

Play-offs

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 1–Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
 
 
Sher-e-Punjab4
 
April 2–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
 
Karnataka Lions1
 
Sher-e-Punjab5
 
April 1–Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
 
Pune Strykers2
 
Chandigarh Comets4 (2)
 
 
Pune Strykers (PS)4 (3)
 

Semifinals

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1 April 2012
19:00
Sher-e-Punjab 4–1 Karnataka Lions
Hotchkis field hockey ball 17'
Karamjit field hockey ball 39'
Harpeet field hockey ball 60'
Prabhjot field hockey ball 68'
Report Naveen field hockey ball 11'
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires:
Amar Singh Negi (IND)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

1 April 2012
21:00
Chandigarh Comets 4–4 Pune Strykers
Gurjinder field hockey ball 4'
Ramandeep field hockey ball 9'
Roy field hockey ball 39'
Butt field hockey ball 41'
Report Minz field hockey ball 8'
Pereira field hockey ball 46'
Toppo field hockey ball 59'
Randhawa field hockey ball 70'
Penalties
Gurjinder Penalty shoot-out scored
Chhikara Penalty shoot-out scored
Ramandeep Penalty shoot-out missed
Sukhwinder Penalty shoot-out missed
Butt Penalty shoot-out missed
2–3 Penalty shoot-out missed Minz
Penalty shoot-out scored Almada
Penalty shoot-out scored Toppo
Penalty shoot-out scored Thimmaiah
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Dominic Savio (IND)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

Final

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2 April 2012
21:00
Sher-e-Punjab 5–2 Pune Strykers
Vinaya field hockey ball 6'
Thakur field hockey ball 32'
Prabhjot field hockey ball 47'67'
Harpeet field hockey ball 57'
Report Pereira field hockey ball 4'
Randhawa field hockey ball 70'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

The final of World Series Hockey was held in front of the capacity crowd at the Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai. Pune Strykers got into early lead when Tyron Pereira's cross creeped in during the 4th minute of the game. Pune's joy was short-lived as V.S. Vinaya neutralized off their first penalty corner a minute later. Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur led Punjab's attacks and were awarded with couple of penalty corners but could not be converted. Few close shots were saved by the goal-keeper Gurpreet Guri Singh. Attacks on the other end were made by Argentine recruit Mario Almada, Roshan Minz, Nikkin Thimmiah and Bikash Topo. Second quarter seemed like taking a goalless path before Deepak Thakur broke the deadlock between the sides by slotting in off a reverse stick just before the half time and Punjab saw themselves riding on a slender lead (2–1).[7]

The first half saw an evenly contested match but the second half was completely dominated by Punjab. Skipper Prabhjot Singh in the 47th minute gave Punjab a two-goal cushion with a reverse-stick over Pune before the end off the third quarter. Sher-e-Punjab continued the tempo in the 4th quarter with Punjab's penalty-corner specialist Harpeet Singh converted off a penalty corner with a drag-flick. Known as the comeback kings, Strykers' all efforts were prevented by some robust defending by Punjab. A solo effort by the Prabhjot put Punjab into an unassailable 5–1 lead with four minutes left, who added 10th goal to his season's tally, and confirmed that his team as the champions. Simrandeep Randhawa added a consolation goal to Pune's tally by converting a penalty corner in the last minute and the match ended with Sher-e-Jalandhar 5, Pune Strykers 2 making Sher-e-Punjab the winners of the first WSH.[8]

Awards

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Rockstar Superstar Game Changer Rookie of the Year Balkrishan Award
Gurjinder Singh
(Chandigarh Comets)
Roshan Minz
(Pune Strykers)
Shakeel Abbasi
(Delhi Wizards)
Lalit Upadhayay
(Bhopal Badshahs)
Rajinder Singh Sr.
(Sher-e-Punjab)

Statistics

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Leading goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals[9]
1 Gurjinder Singh   Chandigarh Comets 19
Imran Warsi   Chennai Cheetahs 19
3 Len Aiyappa   Karnataka Lions 13
4 Deepak Thakur   Sher-e-Punjab 12
Gurpreet Singh   Pune Strykers 12
Vikramjeet Singh   Delhi Wizards 12

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Report
Joga Singh Mumbai Marines Pune Strykers 5–7 Match 3
Gurpreet Singh4 Pune Strykers Mumbai Marines 7–5 Match 3
Imran Warsi Chennai Cheetahs Chandigarh Comets 5–3 Match 7
Len Aiyappa Karnataka Lions Chandigarh Comets 3–2 Match 14
Ravipal Singh Karnataka Lions Chennai Cheetahs 5–3 Match 21
Deepak Thakur Sher-e-Punjab Chandigarh Comets 5–2 Match 31
Len Aiyappa Karnataka Lions Bhopal Badshahs 5–2 Match 50
Vikramjeet Singh4 Delhi Wizards Chennai Cheetahs 4–6 Match 52
Gurjinder Singh4 Chandigarh Comets Karnataka Lions 6–1 Match 53
Simrandeep Singh Pune Strykers Bhopal Badshahs 5–4 Match 54
Shakeel Abbasi Delhi Wizards Sher-e-Punjab 7–5 Match 55
Prabhjot Singh Sher-e-Punjab Delhi Wizards 5–7 Match 55
4 Player scored 4 goals

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "WSH: Bhopal Badshahs down Chandigarh Comets in opener". The Times of India. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ^ "After 59 matches & 327 goals, it's raining prizes now". World Series Hockey. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (13 December 2011). "No WSH matches in city". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  5. ^ "Dhanraj to represent Karnataka in WSH: Final Teams". The Fans of Hockey. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. ^ "India XI vs World XI to promote WSH". NDTV Sports. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Shers roar in the final to emerge champions". DNA India.
  8. ^ Siddharth Rath, Satya (3 April 2012). "Sher-e-Punjab beat Pune Strykers to win inaugural World Series Hockey tournament". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ^ "World Series Hockey Top Scorers". World Series Hockey.