Ric Charlesworth Classic

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Ric Charlesworth Classic
SportField hockey
Founded22 September 2020; 17 months ago (2020-09-22)
No. of teams4
CountryAustralia Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		Suns (men's)
Breakers (women's)
Official websitehockeywa.org.au

The Ric Charlesworth Classic is an Australian field hockey tournament.[1][2]

The competition serves as a selection trial for Western Australia's representative team in the Sultana Bran Hockey One, the Perth Thundersticks.[3][4]

The Suns and Breakers are the current champions in the men's and women's competitions, respectively.[5][6]

History[]

The Ric Charlesworth Classic was founded on 22 September 2019 by Hockey WA.[3] The tournament is named after Australian hockey legend, Dr. Richard Charlesworth.[7]

Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID–19 Pandemic in 2020, Hockey Australia was forced to cancel a number of national tournaments. With no high quality competition being contested, Hockey WA formulated a new competition to showcase the best players in the state, as well as members of Hockey Australia's High Performance Program.[3]

Teams[]

Four teams were established for the tournament:

  •  ––  Breakers
  •  ––  Highlanders
  •  ––  Outbacks
  •  ––  Suns

Summaries[]

Men's tournament[]

Year Gold Medal Match Third and Fourth
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
 ––– 
Suns 		3–2  ––– 
Outbacks 		 ––– 
Breakers 		3–2  ––– 
Highlanders
 ––– 
Suns 		2–2
(3–1 pen.) 		 ––– 
Outbacks 		 ––– 
Breakers 		5–1  ––– 
Highlanders

Women's tournament[]

Year Gold Medal Match Third and Fourth
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2020  ––– 
Outbacks 		1–0  ––– 
Highlanders 		 ––– 
Breakers 		3–1  ––– 
Suns
2021  ––– 
Breakers 		4–1  ––– 
Outbacks 		 ––– 
Suns 		3–1  ––– 
Highlanders

References[]

  1. ^ "Ric Charlesworth Classic". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Charlesworth worth a watch". westernindependent.com.au. Western Independent. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Two new exciting spectacles for hockey in WA". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Olympics, Ric Charlesworth Classic: Iconic coach on Kookaburras, Hockeyroos success". heraldsun.com.au. Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Ric Charlesworth Classic 2021 (Men)". hockeywa.altiusrt.com. Hockey WA. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Ric Charlesworth Classic 2021 (Women)". hockeywa.altiusrt.com. Hockey WA. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Dr Richard Charlesworth". sahof.org.au. Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

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