2012 World Series Hockey
2012 World Series Hockey better known as Bridgestone World Series Hockey, abbreviated as Bridgestone WSH, was the first season of the hockey tournament World Series Hockey, a professional league for field hockey in India. The tournament was to take place from 17 December 2011 to 22 January 2012 but later was postponed to 29 February 2012 owing to Olympic qualifiers. Eight teams took part in this competition. The opening ceremony and the first match was held at Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh, where Bhopal Badshahs beat Chandigarh Comets 4–3.
| Tournament Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 February – 2 April |
| Administrator(s) | Indian Hockey Federation |
| Tournament Format(s) | Double Round-robin and Knock-out |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | 8 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final Positions | |
| Champions | Sher-e-Punjab (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Pune Strykers |
| Third Place | Chandigarh Comets Karnataka Lions |
| Tournament Summary | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 327 (5.54 per match) |
| Player of the tournament | Gurjinder Singh (CCO) |
| Most Goals | Gurjinder Singh (CCO) (19) Syed Imran Warsi (CCH) (19) |
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The inaugural season of the WSH was won by Sher-e-Punjab by defeating Pune Strykers 5–2 in the final at Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai and thus became the first champions of WSH. Chandigarh Comets' drag-flicker Gurjinder Singh was named WSH Rockstar (Player of the tournament) (19 goals in 15 matches) who also shared the golden stick with Pakistan's Syed Imran Warsi for 19 goals apiece.