2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Auckland)

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Four Nations
Tournament details
Host country Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
City North Harbour
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Third placeFlag of India.svg  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored38 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Georgia Nanscawen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jodie Schulz (4 goals)
North Harbour (previous)

The 2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the second of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from April 18 to 22, 2012, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey. [1]

Contents

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, the United States, and the hosts, New Zealand, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. [2] Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

CountryOctober 2011 FIH Ranking [3] Best World Cup finishBest Olympic Games finish
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7Champions (1994, 1998)Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
Flag of India.svg  India 13Fourth Place (1974)Fourth Place (1980)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6Fourth Place (1986)Sixth Place (1984, 2000, 2004)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10Third place (1994)Third place (1984)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament: [4]

Results

All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3210136+77Advanced to Final
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)312098+15
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31026823
4Flag of India.svg  India 301251161
Source: New Zealand Hockey Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. [5]
(H) Host

Fixtures

18 April 2012
13:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of India.svg  India
Taylor Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Selenski Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Cesan Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Report
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
18 April 2012
15:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Punt Field hockey ball.svg 7', 70'
Sharland Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Report Smith Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Schulz Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Nanscawen Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Umpires:
Annabelle Willox (WAL)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

19 April 2012
13:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–2Flag of India.svg  India
Schulz Field hockey ball.svg 2', 28'
Boyce Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Nelson Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Nanscawen Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Rani Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Poonam Field hockey ball.svg 63'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
19 April 2012
15:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Dawson Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Report C. Harrison Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Flynn Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Glynn Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Umpires:
Annabelle Willox (WAL)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

21 April 2012
17:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Schulz Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Nanscawen Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Close Field hockey ball.svg 43', 47'
Attard Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Report Laubach Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Annabelle Willox (WAL)
21 April 2012
19:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–3Flag of India.svg  India
Glynn Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Finlayson Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Forgesson Field hockey ball.svg 67'
Report Rani Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Vandana Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Chanchan Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Umpires:
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
Maggie Giddens (USA)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

22 April 2012
17:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–1Flag of India.svg  India
Report Deepika Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
Final
22 April 2012
19:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Nelson Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Close Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Nanscawen Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Report Glynn Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Annabelle Willox (WAL)

Statistics

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4310167+910Tournament Champion
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)4121101115
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of India.svg  India 411261154
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41036933

Goalscorers

There were 38 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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