Last Updated: January 21, 2023, 21:18 IST
This is the third time 16 groups have taken half within the World Cup. (PTI Photo)
Of the 130 targets scored up to now on this version, 80 are subject efforts whereas 43 are from penalty corners whereas seven targets have been from penalty strokes
The ongoing FIH Men’s World Cup is popping out to be a high-scoring event with 130 targets being scored so removed from 24 pool matches at a mean of 5.41 targets per match.
The 2010 World Cup in New Delhi, during which 12 groups had participated, had 199 targets from 38 matches, averaging 5.24 per sport.
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As many as 20 matches are left to be performed on this version, and if the present charge is maintained, it might develop into the best scoring within the historical past of hockey world cup.
Of the 130 targets scored up to now on this version, 80 are subject efforts whereas 43 are from penalty corners. Seven targets have been from penalty strokes.
The Netherlands, who topped Pool C to qualify instantly for the quarterfinals, have scored most targets up to now — 22 from three matches. Australia have scored most penalty nook targets — 7 — whereas France lead in essentially the most targets from penalty stroke at two.
Forty Four inexperienced playing cards and 15 yellow playing cards have been proven to the gamers by the umpires.
This is the third time 16 groups have taken half within the World Cup out of the 15 editions, the others being in 2002 and 2018.
The 2002 version in Germany had produced 300 targets from 72 matches at a mean of 4.17 per sport. It was performed in a unique format, with the 16 groups being divided into solely two swimming pools with the 2 high groups from every pool making it to the semifinals.
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In the final event in 2018 — additionally held in Odisha — in addition to this version, the 16 groups have been divided into 4 swimming pools with the highest groups from every of them instantly qualifying for the quarterfinals whereas the opposite 4 slots have been stuffed up by the second and third place groups of the 4 swimming pools by taking part in a crossovers spherical.
The 2018 version had produced 157 targets from 36 matches at a mean of 4.36 per sport.
The 1982 version, which was held in then Bombay and performed by 12 groups, was additionally a high-scoring one, with 216 targets scored from 42 matches at a charge of 5.14 per sport.
The final day of the pool matches of the continuing event noticed 38 targets scored throughout 4 matches — a whopping common of 9.5 targets per sport — with 5 hat-tricks as Australia and Belgium sealed quarterfinal spots by topping Pool A and Pool B respectively.
Incredibly, all of the 4 video games noticed not less than one participant rating a hat-trick, with the second sport between France and Argentina producing two.
Blake Govers (Australia), Victor Charlet (France), Nicolas della Torre (Argentina), Tom Boon (Belgium) and Niklas Wellen (Germany) all scored not less than thrice for his or her groups.
Charlet (France) is the best scorer until now with six targets whereas 5 gamers — Govers (Australia), Jeremy Hayward (Australia), Tom Bon (Belgium), Thierry Brinkman (Netherlands) and Jip Janssen (Netherlands) — are joint second with 5 strikes every.
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