Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

Women's hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Tournament details
Host country	England
City	Birmingham
Dates	29 July – 7 August 2022
Teams	10 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	139 (5.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Grace Balsdon Jean-Leigh du Toit (6 goals)
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India vs England (Pool A - Group stage)

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre between 29 July and 7 August 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

Qualification

England qualified as host nation, New Zealand qualified as defending champions, and the 8 other teams qualified by FIH Women's World Ranking. ^{[3] [4]}

Means of qualification	Date	Location	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	—	—	1	England
2018 Commonwealth Games	5–14 April 2018	Gold Coast	1	New Zealand
FIH World Rankings	1 February 2022	—	8	Australia   India   Canada   South Africa   Scotland   Malaysia [a]   Wales   Ghana   Kenya
TOTAL			10

Scheduling issues

1. The Malaysian Hockey Confederation withdrew from the Commonwealth Games in order to optimise preparation for the 2022 Asian Games, where the winning team will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^{[3] [5]} At the time, the Asian Games were scheduled to take place in September 2022. ^[6]

Competition format

In March 2022, ten teams were drawn into two groups of five; ^[7] the top two performing teams in each group advance to the semi-finals, whilst the remaining teams are sent to lower classification matches to determine their final ranking.

Umpires

• Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
• Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
• Lelia Sacre (CAN)
• Hannah Harrison (ENG)
• Rachel Williams (ENG)
• Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
• Amber Church (NZL)
• Katrina Turner (NZL)
• Binish Hayat (PAK)
• Wanri Venter (RSA)
• Cookie Tan (SGP)
• Cathy Wright (WAL)

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England (H)	4	4	0	0	21	1	+20	12	Semi-finals
2	India	4	3	0	1	12	6	+6	9
3	Canada	4	2	0	2	14	5	+9	6	Fifth place match
4	Wales	4	1	0	3	5	12	−7	3	Seventh place match
5	Ghana	4	0	0	4	1	29	−28	0	Ninth place match

Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts

29 July 2022 14:00 India   5–0   Ghana Gurjit  3', 34' Neha  28' Sangita  36' Salima  56' Report Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Katrina Turner (NZL)

29 July 2022 16:00 Canada   4–0   Wales Haughn  21' Stairs  33', 50' McManus  45' Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Binish Hayat (PAK)

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30 July 2022 16:00 England   12–0   Ghana Balsdon  10', 19', 47' Martin  15', 34', 48' Ansley  27' Hunt  28' Howard  33' Owsley  38' Toman  48' Unsworth  54' Report Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

30 July 2022 19:00 India   3–1   Wales Vandana  26', 48' Gurjit  28' Report Hughes  45' Umpires: Cookie Tan (SGP) Lelia Sacre (CAN)

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31 July 2022 19:00 Canada   0–1   England Report Toman  20' Umpires: Cookie Tan (SGP) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

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1 August 2022 09:00 Wales   4–0   Ghana Wilkinson  40' Webb  50' Holme  52' Bingham  58' Report Umpires: Binish Hayat (PAK) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

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2 August 2022 11:00 Ghana   1–8   Canada Berko  51' Report Walton  7' Delmotte  13', 47' Thompson  14' McManus  17', 17' Stairs  49' Secco  59' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

2 August 2022 14:00 India   1–3   England Vandana  60' Report Ansley  3' Howard  40' Martin  52' Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Cookie Tan (SGP)

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3 August 2022 11:00 Canada   2–3   India Stairs  23' Haughn  39' Report Salima  3' Navneet  22' Lalremsiami  51' Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Hannah Harrison (ENG)

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4 August 2022 11:00 England   5–0   Wales Balsdon  18', 34', 58' Martin  28' Ansley  54' Report Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Binish Hayat (PAK)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	4	4	0	0	16	0	+16	12	Semi-finals
2	New Zealand	4	3	0	1	21	2	+19	9
3	Scotland	4	2	0	2	15	5	+10	6	Fifth place match
4	South Africa	4	1	0	3	18	13	+5	3	Seventh place match
5	Kenya	4	0	0	4	0	50	−50	0	Ninth place match

Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.

29 July 2022 09:00 New Zealand   16–0   Kenya Jaques  8', 30+' Dickins  12', 28' Shannon  13', 29', 45+' Hull  18', 30' Lukin  25' Davies  37' Tynan  43' Cotter  46', 50' Merry  53', 56' Report Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)

29 July 2022 11:00 South Africa   2–4   Scotland Deetlefs  8', 12' Report Watson  7' S. Robertson  19' Burnet  32' Eadie  53' Umpires: Hannah Harrison (ENG) Cathy Wright (WAL)

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30 July 2022 14:00 Australia   8–0   Kenya Nobbs  5', 12', 60' Tonkin  5', 32' Kershaw  15' Colwill  25' Stewart  36' Report Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

30 July 2022 21:00 New Zealand   1–0   Scotland Tynan  9' Report Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

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31 July 2022 21:00 South Africa   0–5   Australia Report Squibb  3', 48' Taylor  32' Kershaw  36' Nobbs  46' Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Amber Church(NZL)

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1 August 2022 11:00 Scotland   11–0   Kenya Burnet  3', 45' Watson  6', 27' Eadie  7' Jamieson  11', 42' Campbell  13' Costello  15+' Shields  48' K. Robertson  56' Report Umpires: Hannah Harrison (ENG) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

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2 August 2022 09:00 New Zealand   0–1   Australia Report Nobbs  9' Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)

2 August 2022 16:00 Kenya   0–15   South Africa Report Du Toit  4', 27', 43', 46', 57' Lombard  11', 56' Du Plessis  12', 40', 51', 53' Hunter  14', 27' Paton  35' Coston  60' Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Binish Hayat (PAK)

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3 August 2022 09:00 Australia   2–0   Scotland Stewart  28' Tonkin  47' Report Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Amber Church (NZL)

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4 August 2022 09:00 South Africa   1–4   New Zealand Du Toit  50' Report Jopp  10' Lench  11' Ralph  12' Cotter  49' Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)

Classification matches

Ninth place match

5 August 2022 09:00 Ghana   2–2   Kenya Umaru  26' Berko  32' Report Bwire  5' Mutiva  58' Penalties Umaru Opoku Berko Copson Narkuor Umaru 2–3 Okumu Chebet Okumu Guchu Owiti Chebet Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

Seventh place match

5 August 2022 11:15 Wales   0–1   South Africa Report Du Plessis  38' Umpires: Lelia Sacre (CAN) Cookie Tan (SGP)

Fifth place match

7 August 2022 11:15 Canada   3–1   Scotland Haughn  4', 17' Johansen  41' Report Costello  15' Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Hannah Harrison (ENG)

Medal round

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	5 August
	England	0 (2)
					7 August
	New Zealand	0 (0)
					England	2
	5 August
					Australia	1
	Australia	1 (3)
	India	1 (0)
					Bronze medal match
					7 August
					New Zealand	1 (1)
					India	1 (2)

Semi-finals

5 August 2022 18:00 England   0–0   New Zealand Report Penalties Howard Owsley Petter Martin 2–0 Ralph Tynan Doar Shannon Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Wanri Venter (RSA)

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5 August 2022 20:15 Australia   1–1   India Greiner  10' Report Vandana  49' Penalties Malone Nobbs Lawton 3–0 Lalremsiami Neha Navneet Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Hannah Harrison (ENG)

Bronze medal match

7 August 2022 09:00 New Zealand   1–1   India Merry  60' Report Salima  29' Penalties Hull Ralph Tynan Doar Shannon 1–2 Sangita Sonika Navneet Neha Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

Gold medal match

7 August 2022 15:00 England   2–1   Australia Hunt  22' Howard  26' Report Malone  60' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Wanri Venter (RSA)

Final position

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	Final result
	England (H)	6	5	1	0	23	2	+21	16	Gold Medal
	Australia	6	4	1	1	18	3	+15	13	Silver Medal
	India	6	3	2	1	14	8	+6	11	Bronze Medal
4	New Zealand	6	3	2	1	22	3	+19	11
5	Canada	5	3	0	2	17	6	+11	9
6	Scotland	5	2	0	3	16	8	+8	6
7	South Africa	5	2	0	3	19	13	+6	6
8	Wales	5	1	0	4	5	13	−8	3
9	Kenya	5	0	1	4	2	52	−50	1
10	Ghana	5	0	1	4	3	31	−28	1

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 139 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.15 goals per match.

6 goals

• Grace Balsdon
• Jean-Leigh du Toit

5 goals

• Kaitlin Nobbs
• Hannah Martin
• Lilian du Plessis

4 goals

• Hannah Haughn
• Brienne Stairs
• Vandana Katariya

3 goals

• Shanea Tonkin
• Sara McManus
• Giselle Ansley
• Tessa Howard
• Gurjit Kaur
• Salima Tete
• Kaitlin Cotter
• Olivia Merry
• Olivia Shannon
• Fiona Burnet
• Charlotte Watson
• Tarryn Lombard

2 goals

• Stephanie Kershaw
• Penny Squibb
• Grace Stewart
• Grace Delmotte
• Holly Hunt
• Anna Toman
• Mavis Berko
• Stephanie Dickins
• Megan Hull
• Alia Jaques
• Rose Tynan
• Amy Costello
• Jennifer Eadie
• Sarah Jamieson
• Lisa-Marié Deetlefs

1 goal

• Claire Colwill
• Rebecca Greiner
• Ambrosia Malone
• Renee Taylor
• Karli Johansen
• Madeline Secco
• Madison Thompson
• Chloe Walton
• Lily Owsley
• Laura Unsworth
• Nafisatu Umaru
• Neha Goyal
• Navneet Kaur
• Sangita Kumari
• Lalremsiami
• Grace Bwire
• Flavia Mutiva
• Frances Davies
• Tessa Jopp
• Tyler Lench
• Alexandra Lukin
• Hope Ralph
• Louise Campbell
• Katie Robertson
• Sarah Robertson
• Bronwyn Shields
• Erin Christie
• Bernadette Coston
• Kristen Paton
• Elisabeth Bingham
• Millie Holme
• Xenna Hughes
• Isobel Webb
• Leah Wilkinson

Source: FIH

References

1. "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
2. Competition Schedule | Hockey (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 22, 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
3. Gilmour, Rod (2 March 2022). "Hockey nations confirmed for 2022 Commonwealth Games". The Hockey Paper. 1touch Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
4. Athlete Allocation System | Hockey (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / FIH. 29 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
5. Qualification System - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024 | Hockey (PDF). IOC / FIH. 7 April 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
6. "OCA Press Release on Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 and Shantou Asian Youth Games 2021". OCA. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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External links

• FIH 2022 Commonwealth Games (W)