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1st Men's Challenge Hockey Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 7-15, 2001

Match Schedule
December 7, 2001
South Africa vs Argentina	3-2
India vs Belgium	1-0
Malaysia vs Japan	1-0
Day's report: India labour to down Belgium
December 8, 2001
South Africa vs India	2-2
Malaysia vs Belgium	2-0
Day's report: South Africa hold India
December 9, 2001
Argentina vs Japan	2-1
Day's report: Argentina score first win
December 10, 2001
South Africa vs Japan	2-3
Argentina vs Belgium	3-1
India vs Malaysia	1-2
Day's report: Malaysia shock India
December 11, 2001
South Africa vs Belgium	1-0
Day's report: South Africa down Belgium
December 12, 2001
India vs Japan	3-0
Malaysia vs Argentina	1-2
Day's report: India rout Japan to keep hopes alive
December 13, 2001
Belgium vs Japan	2-6
India vs Argentina	2-1
Malaysia vs South Africa	0-1
Day's report: Menezes stars as India reach final         The league standings
December 14, 2001
Final preview: India looking for final flourish
December 15, 2001
5th/6th place - Japan vs Belgium	5-3
3rd/4th place - Argentina vs Malaysia	4-2
Final: India vs South Africa	2-1
Day's report: India wins Champions Challenge trophy

Final Standings
1	India
2	South Africa
3	Argentina
4	Malaysia
5	Japan
6	Belgium
Man of the match (Final): Baljit Singh Dhillon (India)
Top goalscorer of the tournament: Jorge Lombi (Argentina) - 7 goals
Player of the tournament: Mike Cullen (South Africa)
Fairplay trophy: Japan

Related Reports:
December 16, 2001: Lot of hard work ahead: Dhillon
December 5, 2001: Hockey team on 'rectification' mission
December 3, 2001: Team ready for Champions Challenge
November 24, 2001: Final camp begins
November 22, 2001: Dhanraj, Varkey back in Indian squad
November 21, 2001: Women’s Challenge in South Africa
November 8, 2001: India meet Belgium first
October 31, 2001: Champions Challenge in Malaysia
October 27, 2001: Malaysia may host Champions Challenge
October 24, 2001: India unlikely to host