The 2013 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 Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, from April 17 to 21, 2013, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  New Zealand | ||
| Third place |  United States | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 8 | ||
| Goals scored | 31 (3.88 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Carla Rebecchi (5 goals) | ||
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Competition format edit
The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, South Korea, the United States, and the hosts, New Zealand, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.[2] Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| Country | October 2011 FIH Ranking[3] | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
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| Argentina
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2 | Champions (2002, 2010) | Runners-Up (2000, 2012) |
| New Zealand
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3 | Fourth Place (1986) | Fourth Place (2012) |
 South Korea
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8 | Third Place (1990) | Runners-Up (1988, 1996) |
| United States
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10 | Third place (1994) | Third place (1984) |
Officials edit
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]
Results edit
All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).
Preliminary round edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | United States
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Hosts
Fixtures edit
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Classification round edit
Third and fourth place edit
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Final edit
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Statistics edit
Final standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Argentina
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 8 | Tournament Champion |
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New Zealand (H)
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
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United States
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Korea
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
Goalscorers edit
There were 31 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References edit
- ^ "4 Nations Invitational Tournament". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "World champions Argentina crush New Zealand 5-1 to win Four Nations women's hockey crown". sportskeeda.com. Sports Keeda. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 8 OCTOBER 2012" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2013" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Regulations