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This is very Good Site
We can know every thing About Hockey
But this time PAkistan did not show good result
A propos, Squash is another game on the decline, rather it is almost buried, but again it was a one-man-show throughout. Personal excellence overshadowed the poor infrastructure. Commercialisation or no commercialisation, Pakistani people don’t like GOING in for a sport on the whole. Watching is the better alternative for many!
This is the 2nd time Pakistan has been in 7th position in Champions’ Trophy. In 1987 we were 7th though in 1988 we came back to 2nd position.
2000 has been the worst year when Pakistan did not qualify at all to play in Champions Trophy.
It is my observation that historically, Pakistan team has done better while playing in sub-continent. Weather, culture and distractions (for our team) could be one reason for poor performance of the team (including the team management). May be they are not properly acclimatized to the travel situations.
http://www.rediff.com/sports/ctpro02.htm
1978 Lahore Winner
1980 Lahore Winner
1981 Karachi 4th Place
1982 Amstelveen 4th Place
1983 Karachi 2nd Place
1984 Karachi 2nd Place
1985 Perth 4th Place
1986 Karachi 3rd Place
1987 Amstelveen 7th Place
1988 Lahore 2nd Place
1989 Berlin 4th Place
1990 Melbourne 4th Place
1991 Berlin 2nd Place
1992 Karachi 3rd Place
1993 Kuala Lumpur 4th Place
1994 Lahore Winner
1995 Berlin 3rd Place
1996 Madras 2nd Place
1997 Adelaide 5th Place
1998 Lahore 2nd Place
1999 Brisbane 6th Place
2000 Amstelveen Did not play
2001 Rotterdam 4th Place
2002 Cologne 3rd
2003 Amstelveen 3rd
2004 Lahore 3rd
2005 Chennai 5th
2006 Terasa 5th
2007 Kaula Lumpur 7th
On the lighter side, 1987 was the first year Women’s Champions Trpophy started, and may be the team was more interested in watching the new teams instead of focussing on their own game. It is a cultural trait :)
Lately, Pakistan managed to get on the victory stands in 2004 in Lahore (possibly home ground advantage). The team has been struggling to come close to it since then.
Lack of sponsorships, promotions, exposure are all valid reason why we have not established and maintained ‘superemacy’ in this game, even though it is our national game.