India’s athletes and coaches dominate the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21, as India’s women’s team’s outstanding performance to reach the last four in Tokyo along with a likely result for India’s men’s first Olympic medal in 41 years . Athletes Gurjit Kaur (Best Player, Female), Harmanpreet Singh (Best Player, Male), Savita (Best Goalkeeper, Female), PR Sreejesh (Best Goalkeeper, Male), Sharmila Devi (Best Rising Star, Female) and Vivek Prasad (Best Players (Rising Star, men) as well as the coaches of India women’s team, Sjoerd Marin (NED) and India men’s team, Graham Reid (AUS), garnered the most votes in their respective categories.
79 national federations – represented by their respective national captains and coaches – have voted (Africa: 11 out of 25 member federations; Asia: 29 out of 33; Europe: 19 out of 42; Oceania: 3 out of 8; Pan America : 17) out of 30). And with nearly 300,000 fans casting a record number of votes, fan participation at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards has been exceptional.
Remarkably, all the winning athletes topped the standings in each of the three voting groups (national associations/fans and players/media).
Belgium (men) and Netherlands (women), who were not only crowned Olympic champions but also won the 2020-21 FIH Hockey Pro League, as well as the GBR/ENG women’s team were also highly recognized by voting groups .
Belgium’s Alexander Hendrix and Arthur van Dooren were selected as the second and third best players, respectively, with Vincent Vanash as the second best goalkeeper and Shane MacLeod (NZL) as the second best coach.
For the Netherlands, Eva de Goede and Frédéric Maitla took the respective second and third places at the FIH Player of the Year award, while Alisson Annan (AUS) finished second in the FIH Coach of the Year award.
For Great Britain/England, goalkeeper Maddie Hinch, rising star Fiona Crackles and coach Mark Hager (AUS) all finished third in their respective classes.
Each continent is represented in the top three of at least one award, with Belen Susi (ARG) named second best goalkeeper and Valentina Raposo (ARG) as well as Mustafa Qasim (RSA) named FIH Rising Star of the Year. Took second place. awards, while goalkeeper Andrew Charter (AUS), rising star Sean Findlay (NZL) and coach Colin Bach (AUS) all finished third in their respective categories.
With the FIH Hockey Stars Award not being held in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 global health pandemic on the international calendar, this year’s awards cover the period from January 2020 until the conclusion of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The voting process began on 23 August and ended on 15 September 2021. The votes of the national associations – represented by their respective national captains and coaches – counted for 50% of the overall result, while fans and players (25%) as well as the media (25%) voted. the other half votes.
Result – Female (Weighted Score)
FIH Player of the Year:
1. Gurjit Kaur (IND) – Score: 46,63 points (35,48% of the votes of national associations, 50,67% of the votes of the media, 64,89% of the votes of fans / players)
2. Eva de Goede (NED) – Score: 19,80 points (25,35% of the votes of national associations, 25,33% of the votes of the media, 3,18% of the votes of fans / players)
3. Frédérique Matla (NED) – Score: 13,49 points (15,67% of national association votes, 20% of media votes, 2,64% of fans/players votes)
4. Augustina Albertario (ARG) – Score: 12,79 points (14,75% of the votes of the national associations, 1,33% of the media votes, 20,31% of the votes of the fans / players)
5. Agustina Gorzelny (ARG) – Score: 4,71 points (5,07% of the votes of the national associations, 1,33% of the votes of the media, 7,35% of the votes of fans/players)
6. Maria Verschaur (NED) – Score: 2,58 points (3,69% of the votes of the national associations, 1,33% of the media votes, 1,63% of the fans/players votes)
FIH Goalkeeper of the Year:
1. Savita (IND) – Score: 58.75 (51,38% of national association votes, 63,16% of media votes, 69,08% of fans/players votes)
2. Belen Susi (ARG) – Score: 22 points (24,31% of the votes of the national associations, 13,16% of the media votes, 26,22% of the fans/players votes)
3. Maddy Hinch (GBR/ENG) – Score: 19,25 points (24,31% of the votes of national associations, 23,68% of media votes, 4,70% of fans/players votes)
FIH Rising Star of the Year:
1. Sharmila Devi (IND) – Score: 55,51 points (48,39% of national association votes, 58,67% of media votes, 66,60% of fans / players votes)
2. Valentina Raposo (ARG) – Score: 29,83 points (36,41% of national association votes, 17,33% of media votes, 29,19% of fan/player votes)
3. Fiona Crackles (GBR/ENG) – Score: 14,66 points (15,21% of the votes of national associations, 24% of media votes, 4,21% of fans/players votes)
FIH Coach of the Year:
1. Sjoerd Marijne (NED – Team IND) – Score: 56,33 points (39,73% votes for national associations, 66,22% votes for media, 79,66% votes for fans / players)
2. Alison Annan (AUS – TEAM NED) – Score: 35,37 points (49,32% of the votes of the national associations, 27,03% of the media votes, 15,82% of the fans/players votes)
3. Mark Hager (AUS – Team GBR/ENG) – Score: 8,30 points (10,96% of the votes of the national associations, 6,76% of the media votes, 4,52% of the fans/players)
Result – Male (Weighted Score)
FIH Player of the Year:
1. Harmanpreet Singh (IND) – Score: 52,11 points (42,66% votes for national associations, 44% votes for media, 79,12% votes for fans/players)
2. Alexander Hendrix (BEL) – Score: 24,88 points (25,69% of the votes of the national associations, 40% of the media votes, 8,15% of the votes of fans/players)
3. Arthur van Doren (BEL) – Score: 12,84 points (17,43% of the votes of national associations, 12% of media votes, 4,51% of fans/players votes)
4. Aran Zalevsky (AUS) – Score: 4,46 points (6,88% of the votes of national associations, 1,33% of media votes, 2,76% of fans/players votes)
5. Tim Brand (AUS) – Score: 4,04 points (5,05% of national association votes, 2,67% of media votes, 3,40% of fans/players votes)
6. Jake Weighton (AUS) – Score: 1,66 points (2,29% of the votes of national associations, 0% of media votes, 2,07% of fans/players votes)
FIH Goalkeeper of the Year:
1. PR Sreejesh (IND) – Score: 58,34 points (47% of the votes of national associations, 59,46% of media votes, 79,90% of fans / players votes)
2. Vincent Vanash (BEL) – Score: 34,40 points (42,40% of national association votes, 39,19% of media votes, 13,60% of fans/players votes)
3. Andrew Charter (AUS) – Score: 7,26 points (10,60% of the votes of national associations, 1,35% of the votes of the media, 6,50% of the votes of fans / players)
FIH Rising Star of the Year:
1. Vivek Prasad (IND) – Score: 66,78 points (57,80% votes of national associations, 68.49% of media votes, 83,03% of fans/players votes)
2. Mustafa Qasim (RSA) – Score: 23,10 points (31,65% of the votes of national associations, 20,55% of the votes of the media, 8,56% of the votes of fans / players)
3. Sean Findlay (NZL) – Score: 10,12 points (10,55% of the votes of the national associations, 10,96% of the media votes, 8,41% of the fans/players votes)
FIH Coach of the Year:
1. Graham Reid (AUS – Team India) – Score: 50,93 points (36,07% of national association votes, 50% of media votes, 81,57% of fans/players votes)
2. Shane McLeod (NZL – TEAM BEL) – Score: 40,74 points (52,51% of the votes of the national associations, 45,83% of the media votes, 12,10% of the fans/players votes)
3. Colin Bach (AUS) – Score: 8,33 points (11,42% of national association votes, 4,17% of media votes, 6,33% of fans/players votes)
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