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| Full name | Delhi Wizards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Wizards | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Home ground | Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi (Capacity 18,000) | ||
| Owner | Wizcraft International | ||
| Manager | Atin Saini | ||
| Coach | Roelant Oltmans | ||
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Delhi Wizards (DW) was an Indian professional field hockey team based in Delhi that played in World Series Hockey. Its captain was the Pakistani stryker Shakeel Abbasi. The team was owned by Wizcraft International and coached by Roelant Oltmans. Dhyan Chand National Stadium was the home ground of Delhi Wizards.
Ownership
Wizcraft International acquired the Delhi franchise of World Series Hockey. Wizcraft has been instrumental in shaping the event management and brand activation industry in India.[1]
Team composition
| Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| Kamaldeep Singh |  India |
- |
| Mrinal Choubey | India |
- |
| Strikers | ||
| Bruno Lugun | India |
|
| Gurvinder Singh | India |
1 |
| K. Victo Singh | India |
4 |
| Manoj Antil | India |
1 |
| Philip Sunkel |  Germany |
3 |
| Rajpal Singh | India |
3 |
| Rodrigo Vila |  Argentina |
|
| Shakeel Abbasi |  Pakistan |
8 |
| Upendra Pillay | India |
1 |
| Midfielders | ||
| Anand Tirkey | India |
|
| Gurbaj Singh | India |
|
| Martijn de Jager |  Netherlands |
|
| Matias Minz | India |
|
| Patrick Harris |  United States |
|
| Vickram Kanth | India |
1 |
| Vivek Gupta | India |
2 |
| Jaswinder Singh | India |
|
| Defenders | ||
| C. S. Khalko | India |
|
| Jaswinder Singh | India |
|
| Keisham Roshan | India |
|
| Lovedeep Singh | India |
|
| Manjeet Kullu | India |
|
| Rupinder Pal Singh | India |
|
| Vikramjeet Singh | India |
12 |
Fixtures and results
2012
| Goals for | 36 (2.57 per match) |
| Goals against | 37 (2.64 per match) |
| Most goals | Vikramjeet Singh (12) Position: 4th |
| No. | Date | Score | Opponent | Venue | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 March | 3 - 2 | Karnataka Lions | Delhi | Match 4 |
| 2 | 3 March | 1 - 3 | Pune Strykers | Delhi | Match 8 |
| 3 | 5 March | 2 - 5 | Chennai Cheetahs | Delhi | Match 12 |
| 4 | 7 March | 2 - 1 | Sher-e-Punjab | Jalandhar | Match 15 |
| 5 | 9 March | 1 - 2 | Bhopal Badshahs | Bhopal | Match 20 |
| 6 | 11 March | 2 - 2 | Mumbai Marines | Mumbai | Match 24 |
| 7 | 14 March | 0 - 1 | Chandigarh Comets | Delhi | Match 28 |
| 8 | 15 March | 3 - 1 | Bhopal Badshahs | Delhi | Match 30 |
| 9 | 19 March | 2 - 1 | Mumbai Marines | Delhi | Match 36 |
| 10 | 20 March | 2 - 3 | Chandigarh Comets | Chandigarh | Match 37 |
| 11 | 24 March | 1 - 3 | Karnataka Lions | Bangalore | Match 44 |
| 12 | 26 March | 6 - 2 | Pune Strykers | Pune | Match 48 |
| 13 | 28 March | 4 - 6 | Chennai Cheetahs | Chennai | Match 52 |
| 14 | 30 March | 7 - 5 | Sher-e-Punjab | Delhi | Match 55 |
| Position in league phase: 5th Failed to qualify for semi-finals | |||||
Statistics
| Season | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42.86% |
| Home | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.14% |
| Away | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.57% |
| Overall | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42.86% |
| Goals for | 36 (2.57 per match) |
| Goals against | 37 (2.64 per match) |
| Most goals | Vikramjeet Singh (12) Position: 4th |
| Opposition | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhopal Badshahs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50.00% |
| Chandigarh Comets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Chennai Cheetahs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0.00% |
| Karnataka Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.00% |
| Mumbai Marines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50.00% |
| Pune Strykers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 50.00% |
| Sher-e-Punjab | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 100.00% |
References
- ↑ "Delhi Wizards fourth team to play in World Series Hockey | Hockey News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Dhanraj to represent Karnataka in WSH: Final Teams | the Fans of Hockey". Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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