Formerly | Hockey Champions Challenge |
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Sport | Field hockey |
Founded |
M: 2001 W: 2002 |
Replaced by | FIH Hockey World League |
No. of teams | 8 |
Continent | International (FIH) |
Most recent champion(s) |
M: South Korea (1st title) W: United States (1st title) |
Most titles |
M: Argentina (3 titles) W: New Zealand (2 titles) |
Official website | www.fihockey.org |
The Hockey Champions Challenge I was an international field hockey tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level, the last tournament was held in 2014 in Malaysia and won by South Korea. The champions challenge was replaced by the World League in 2014 after eight editions.