Australia's Grant Schubert was adjudged Young player of the Year as Dutch players dominated the annual awards.
Dutch legend and world's highest capped player, Teun de Nooijer will be among eight stars from the Netherlands to feature in next month's players' auction for the inaugural season of the Hockey India League.
Images from the eighth day's play at the 12th men's hockey world cup in New Delhi on Sunday.
Captain Teun de Nooijer struck in dying minutes to lead the Netherlands to a thrilling 2-2 draw against defending Champions Germany in a Pool A hockey World Cup match and virtually booked a semi-final berth for his side on Sunday.
The Indian hockey team made a disappointing start to their campaign in the final leg of their European tour, losing 3-5 to the Netherlands in the first Test of the two-match series in Amstelveen.
The Netherlands beat Germany 2-1 in the final to win their eighth Champions Trophy title.
Rob Reckers' double strike gave defending champions the Netherlands a flying start as they blanked Great Britain 4-0 in the Samsung Champions Trophy opener in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Defending champions the Netherlands were off to a good start in the 29th men's Champions Trophy hockey tournament, that got underway in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, scoring a comfortable 4-0 win over Great Britain.
Taeke Taekema emerged the top scorer of the tournament as the Dutch beat defending champions Spain in the final.
In another match in the Robobank four-nation hockey tournament Germany humbled Pakistan 6-0.
Teun de Nooijer and Robert van der Horst were voted men's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year respectively.
Both made sure of semi-final berths in the 12-nation men's Olympic hockey qualifying tournament.
A resurgent Indian hockey team, with its penetrative attack and solid defence, can actually challenge for the top spot in the Champions Trophy.
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