2007 Women's Good Luck Beijing Hockey Tournament

The 2007 Women's Good Luck Beijing Hockey Tournament was an invitational international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. The event, organised by the Chinese Hockey Association, was hosted in Beijing from 8–13 August 2007, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1] The tournament served as a test event for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Good Luck Beijing
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityBeijing
Teams4
Venue(s)Olympic Green Hockey Field
Final positions
Champions Australia
Runner-up China
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored28 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Nicole Hudson (3 goals)
2004 (previous) (next) 2012

Australia won the tournament after defeating China 3–1 in penalties after the final finished a 2–2 draw.[3][4]

Competition format

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The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, South Africa, and the hosts, China, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country August 2007 FIH Ranking[5] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
  Argentina 2 Champions (2002) Runners-Up (2000)
  Australia 4 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
  China 5 Third Place (2002) Fourth Place (2004)
  South Africa 12 Seventh place (1998) Ninth place (2004)

Results

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Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Final
2   China (H) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Argentina 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4   South Africa 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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8 August 2007
17:00
China   3–0   Argentina
Ma   10'40'
Tang   59'
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Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
8 August 2007
18:30
Australia   4–0   South Africa
Sanders   16'
Rivers   28'
Hollywood   31'
Hudson   43'
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

9 August 2007
09:30
Argentina   0–2   Australia
Report Hudson   32'
Rivers   57'
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
9 August 2007
11:00
China   3–0   South Africa
Ren   28'
Li H.   47'
Tang   53'
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

11 August 2007
18:00
Argentina   6–0   South Africa
Rebecchi   21'
Maloberti   26'
Gulla   40'
Rojas   50'
Aguirre   53'
Roman   65'
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
11 August 2007
19:30
Australia   3–0   China
Munro   8'
Hudson   54'
Sanders   57'
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

Classification matches

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Third and fourth place

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13 August 2007
09:30
Argentina   2–1   South Africa
Aguirre   22'
Rebecchi   58'
Report Russell   20'
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

Final

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13 August 2007
19:00
Australia   2–2   China
Blyth   18'
Munro   59'
Report Chen Z.   28'
Song   57'
Penalties
3–1
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

Statistics

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Final standings

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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
    Australia 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Tournament Champion
    China (H) 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
    Argentina 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 6
4   South Africa 4 0 0 4 1 15 −14 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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There were 28 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "BEIJING 2008: A TEST OF GOOD LUCK". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "An Olympic Rehearsal". bjreview.com. Beijing Review. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Australian women take gold in Good Luck Beijing' tournament". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007–2008" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003 / 2010" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.