Raipur: World champions Australia lived up to their reputation as they bested Belgium 2-1 in the final to become the champions of the Hero Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Stadium here on Sunday.

Jeremy Hayward (16th minute) and Matthew Dawson (37th) scored for Australia, who shrugged off an average performance in the group stage. Simon Gognard pulled one back for Belgium in the 60th minute.