2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I

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2012 Women's FIH
Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countryIreland
CityDublin
Teams8
Venue(s)University College Dublin
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up United States
Third place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored99 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Jodie Schulz (6 goals)
Best playerUnited States Katie O'Donnell
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The 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the 7th edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 29 September to 7 October 2012 in Dublin, Ireland. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy to be held in Argentina as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.

Australia won the tournament for the first time after defeating the United States 6 – 1 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous edition.[1]

Qualification[]

The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.[2]

Results[]

All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+01:00)[3]

First round[]

Pool A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 9
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6
3  India 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
29 September 2012
10:00
India  3–0  Wales
Rani Goal 18'
Goal 70'
Goal 70' 		Report
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
29 September 2012
12:30
Australia  4–1  Belgium
Schulz Goal 20'
Eastham Goal 26'
Flanagan Goal 47'
Blyth Goal 67' 		Report Sinia Goal 54'
Umpires:
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
Hannah Sanders (ENG)
30 September 2012
10:30
Belgium  4–2  Wales
de Groof Goal 3', 4'
Goal 29'
Boon Goal 39' 		Report Richards Goal 37'
Goal 57'
Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
30 September 2012
13:00
India  1–8  Australia
Rani Goal 18' Report Blyth Goal 3', 57'
Eastham Goal 21'
Schulz Goal 24', 70'
Messent Goal 50'
Nanscawen Goal 64'
Hurtz Goal 68'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
2 October 2012
11:00
Belgium  3–2  India
Coppey Goal 33'
de Groof Goal 63'
Gerniers Goal 70' 		Report Goal 1'
Goal 14'
Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Hannah Sanders (ENG)
2 October 2012
13:30
Australia  4–0  Wales
Hurtz Goal 1', 68', 70'
Smith Goal 38' 		Report
Umpires:
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

Pool B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
2  Scotland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  South Africa 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
29 September 2012
15:00
South Africa  0–1  Ireland
Report Watkins Goal 52'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
29 September 2012
17:30
United States  0–1  Scotland
Report Robertson Goal 25'
Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
30 September 2012
15:30
Ireland  1–1  Scotland
Mullan Goal 59' Report Goal 35'
Umpires:
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
30 September 2012
18:00
United States  4–2  South Africa
O'Donnell Goal 20', 59'
Goal 53'
Goal 68' 		Report Terblanche Goal 24'
Goal 34'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
2 October 2012
16:00
South Africa  0–0  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
2 October 2012
18:30
Ireland  1–3  United States
Goal 7' Report Taylor Goal 48'
Pfeiffer Goal 55'
Crandall Goal 68'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Michelle Meister (GER)

Second round[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 October 2012
 
 
 Australia2
 
6 October 2012
 
 South Africa1
 
 Australia2
 
4 October 2012
 
 Scotland0
 
 Scotland (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
7 October 2012
 
 India1 (1)
 
 Australia6
 
4 October 2012
 
 United States1
 
 Belgium1
 
6 October 2012
 
 Ireland (a.e.t.)2
 
 Ireland1
 
4 October 2012
 
 United States2 Third place match
 
 United States7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Wales2
 
 Scotland2 (3)
 
 
 Ireland (p.s.o.)2 (4)
 

Quarterfinals[]

4 October 2012
10:30
Scotland  1–1 (a.e.t.)  India
Judge Goal 58' Report Goal 41'
Penalties
Kidd Penalty shoot-out missed
Judge Penalty shoot-out scored
Bunce Penalty shoot-out scored
Penalty shoot-out missed
Marshall Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–1 Penalty shoot-out scored
Penalty shoot-out missed Rani
Penalty shoot-out missed
Penalty shoot-out missed Kataria
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
4 October 2012
13:00
United States  7–2  Wales
O'Donnell Goal 10'
Goal 19', 57'
Taylor Goal 24', 46'
Pfeiffer Goal 49', 53' 		Report Goal 31'
Richards Goal 65'
Umpires:
Carol Matchette (IRL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
4 October 2012
15:30
Australia  2–1  South Africa
Flanagan Goal 11'
Smith Goal 66' 		Report Damons Goal 18'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
4 October 2012
18:00
Belgium  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Ireland
Raes Goal 63' Report Goal 50'
O'Flynn Goal 85'
Umpires:
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
Hannah Sanders (ENG)

Fifth to eighth place classification[]

 
CrossoverFifth place match
 
      
 
6 October 2010
 
 
 South Africa (a.e.t.)3
 
7 October 2010
 
 India2
 
 South Africa1
 
6 October 2010
 
 Belgium2
 
 Belgium8
 
 
 Wales0
 
Seventh place match
 
 
7 October 2010
 
 
 India4
 
 
 Wales0
Crossover[]
6 October 2012
10:00
South Africa  3–2 (a.e.t.)  India
Goal 4', 6', 72' Report Rani Goal 22'
Barla Goal 67'
Umpires:
Hannah Sanders (ENG)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
6 October 2012
12:30
Belgium  8–0  Wales
Sinia Goal 4', 44'
De Groof Goal 19', 42'
Leclef Goal 33'
Goal 38'
Gerniers Goal 51', 58' 		Report
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Seventh and eighth place[]
7 October 2012
09:00
India  4–0  Wales
Poonam Goal 7'
Barla Goal 27'
Rani Goal 29'
Goal 47' 		Report
Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Fifth and sixth place[]
7 October 2012
11:30
South Africa  1–2  Belgium
Bright Goal 70' Report Coppey Goal 50'
Gerniers Goal 55'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Hannah Sanders (ENG)

First to fourth place classification[]

Semifinals[]
6 October 2012
15:00
Australia  2–0  Scotland
Schulz Goal 52'
Flanagan Goal 56' 		Report
Umpires:
Emi Yamada (JPN)
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
6 October 2012
17:30
Ireland  1–2  United States
Goal 3' Report O'Donnell Goal 37'
Pfeiffer Goal 59'
Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Michelle Meister (GER)
Third and fourth place[]
7 October 2012
14:00
Scotland  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Ireland
Bell Goal 5'
Judge Goal 39' 		Report Goal 17'
Goal 66'
Penalties
Kidd Penalty shoot-out scored
Judge Penalty shoot-out scored
Bunce Penalty shoot-out scored
Penalty shoot-out missed
Marshall Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored
Penalty shoot-out scored
Penalty shoot-out missed
Penalty shoot-out scored Watkins
Penalty shoot-out scored Symmons
Umpires:
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Final[]
7 October 2012
16:30
Australia  6–1  United States
Close Goal 17', 32'
Nanscawen Goal 24'
Smith Goal 39'
Schulz Goal 59', 68' 		Report Dawson Goal 4'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)

Awards[]

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer
United States Katie O'Donnell Australia Jodie Schulz

Statistics[]

Final ranking[]

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 6 6 0 0 26 4 +22 18 Qualified for 2014 Champions Trophy
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 6 4 0 2 17 13 +4 12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ireland 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
4  Scotland 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7
5  Belgium 6 4 0 2 19 11 +8 12
6  South Africa 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4
7  India 6 2 1 3 13 15 −2 7
8  Wales 6 0 0 6 4 30 −26 0
Source: FIH

Goalscorers[]

There were 99 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Source: FIH

References[]

  1. ^ "Australia hit USA for six to bounce back to Champions Trophy". FIH. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  3. ^ "Electric Ireland Champions Challenge 1 schedule finalized". FIH. 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  4. ^ "Australia hit USA for six to bounce back to Champions Trophy". FIH.ch. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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