2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 26 April to 4 May 2014 in Kuantan, Malaysia. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.
South Korea won the tournament for the first time after defeating Canada 4–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous two editions. Malaysia won the third place match by defeating Ireland 4–2 to claim their first ever Champions Challenge I medal.
Qualification
Even though Spain was automatically qualified as the highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I, they withdrew from participating. In addition, South Africa qualified as the seventh placed team in the previous edition, but also withdrew due to financial issues. Both teams were replaced by Poland and France, respectively. The following eight teams competed in this tournament.Results
First round
Pool A
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Pool B
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Second round
Quarterfinals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
----Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
----Third and fourth place
Final
Awards
Post tournament awards.| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Junior Player of the Tournament |
 Jang Jong-hyun | Jang Jong-hyun |  David Harte |  Gabriel Ho-Garcia |