Delhi Wizards
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox field hockey club
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| fullname = Delhi Wizards
| nickname = Wizards
| founded = 2011
| dissolved =
| captain = Shakeel Abbasi
| coach = Roelant Oltmans
| manager = Atin Saini
| ground = Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
| capacity = 18,000
| owner = Wizcraft International
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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 and Darryl Dsouza. 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.{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/Delhi-Wizards-fourth-team-to-play-in-World-Series-Hockey/articleshow/10904055.cms|title = Delhi Wizards fourth team to play in World Series Hockey | Hockey News - Times of India|website = The Times of India}}
Team composition
{{Cite web |url=http://worldserieshockey.com/pdf/Delhi%20Team%20Composition.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-date=4 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104105642/http://worldserieshockey.com/pdf/Delhi%20Team%20Composition.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2011/11/28/dhanraj-to-represent-karnataka-in-wsh-final-teams/ |title=Dhanraj to represent Karnataka in WSH: Final Teams | the Fans of Hockey |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-date=4 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204033518/http://thefansofhockey.com/2011/11/28/dhanraj-to-represent-karnataka-in-wsh-final-teams/ |url-status=dead }}
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!width=35%; style="background: red; color:white" |Player !width=25%; style="background: red; color:white" |Nationality !width=5%; style="background: red; color:white;" |Goals |
colspan="3"|Goalkeepers |
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Kamaldeep Singh
|{{IND}} | - |
Mrinal Choubey
|{{IND}} | - |
colspan="3"|Strikers |
Bruno Lugun
|{{IND}} | |
Gurvinder Singh
|{{IND}} |1 |
K. Victo Singh
|{{IND}} |4 |
Manoj Antil
|{{IND}} |1 |
Philip Sunkel
|{{GER}} |3 |
Rajpal Singh
|{{IND}} |3 |
Rodrigo Vila
|{{ARG}} | |
Shakeel Abbasi
|{{PAK}} |8 |
Upendra Pillay
|{{IND}} |1 |
colspan="3"|Midfielders |
Anand Tirkey
|{{IND}} | |
Gurbaj Singh
|{{IND}} | |
Martijn de Jager
|{{NED}} | |
Matias Minz
|{{IND}} | |
Patrick Harris
|{{USA}} | |
Vickram Kanth
|{{IND}} |1 |
Vivek Gupta
|{{IND}} |2 |
Jaswinder Singh
|{{IND}} | |
colspan="3"|Defenders |
C. S. Khalko
|{{IND}} | |
Jaswinder Singh
|{{IND}} | |
Keisham Roshan
|{{IND}} | |
Lovedeep Singh
|{{IND}} | |
Manjeet Kullu
|{{IND}} | |
Rupinder Pal Singh
|{{IND}} | |
Vikramjeet Singh
|{{IND}} |12 |
Fixtures and results
=2012=
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style="background:gainsboro;"|Goals for
|style="background:white;"|36 (2.57 per match) |
style="background:gainsboro;"|Goals against
|style="background:white;"|37 (2.64 per match) |
style="background:gainsboro;"|Most goals
|style="background:white;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Vikramjeet Singh (12) |
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width=10|No.
!width=15|Date !width=25|Score !width=35|Opponent !width=15|Venue !width=15|Report | ||||
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|1 | 2 March | 3 - 2 | Karnataka Lions | Delhi |
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|2 | 3 March | 1 - 3 | Pune Strykers | Delhi |
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|3 | 5 March | 2 - 5 | Chennai Cheetahs | Delhi |
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|4 | 7 March | 2 - 1 | Sher-e-Punjab | Jalandhar |
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|5 | 9 March | 1 - 2 | Bhopal Badshahs | Bhopal |
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|6 | 11 March | 2 - 2 | Mumbai Marines | Mumbai |
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|7 | 14 March | 0 - 1 | Chandigarh Comets | Delhi |
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|8 | 15 March | 3 - 1 | Bhopal Badshahs | Delhi |
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|9 | 19 March | 2 - 1 | Mumbai Marines | Delhi |
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|10 | 20 March | 2 - 3 | Chandigarh Comets | Chandigarh |
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|11 | 24 March | 1 - 3 | Karnataka Lions | Bangalore |
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|12 | 26 March | 6 - 2 | Pune Strykers | Pune |
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|13 | 28 March | 4 - 6 | Chennai Cheetahs | Chennai |
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|14 | 30 March | 7 - 5 | Sher-e-Punjab | Delhi |
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colspan="6"| Position in league phase: 5th Failed to qualify for semi-finals |
Statistics
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|+Performance summary | ||||
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!width=10|Matches !width=10|Won !width=10|Drawn !width=10|Lost !width=10|Win% | ||||
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|2012 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42.86% |
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|Home | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.14% |
Away
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.57% |
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|Overall | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42.86% |
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+Performance details |
style="background:gainsboro;"|Goals for
|style="background:white;"|36 (2.57 per match) |
style="background:gainsboro;"|Goals against
|style="background:white;"|37 (2.64 per match) |
style="background:gainsboro;"|Most goals
|style="background:white;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Vikramjeet Singh (12) |
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+Performance by oppositions | ||||||
width=130|Opposition
!width=40|Matches !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Win% | ||||||
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align=left|Bhopal Badshahs
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50.00% |
align=left|Chandigarh Comets
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.00% |
align=left|Chennai Cheetahs
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0.00% |
align=left|Karnataka Lions
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.00% |
align=left|Mumbai Marines
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50.00% |
align=left|Pune Strykers
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 50.00% |
align=left|Sher-e-Punjab
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 100.00% |