2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I

2011 FIH Women's Champions Challenge I

Tournament details
Host country	Ireland
City	Dublin
Teams	8
Venue	University College Dublin
Final positions
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	91 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer	Pietie Coetzee (9 goals)
Best player	Laura Bartlett
All statistics are correct as of 22 June 2011 ← 2009 (previous) (next) 2012 →

The 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the fifth tournament of field hockey championship for women. It was held in Dublin, Ireland from June 18–26, 2011.

Teams

Eight teams participated in the tournament, they were:

• Azerbaijan
• India
• Japan
• Scotland
• South Africa
• Spain
• United States
• Ireland

Results

All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+01:00)

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Africa	3	1	2	0	12	8	+4	5
2	Scotland	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	4	7	−3	4
4	United States	3	0	1	2	7	10	−3	1

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

18 June 2011
10:00

Japan 2 – 1 United States Murukami  2'
Komazawa  45' Report O'Donnell  9'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

18 June 2011
12:30

South Africa 2 – 2 Scotland Coetzee  52'
Davids  59' Report Baxter  29'
Kidd  35'

Umpires:
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

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19 June 2011
10:30

United States 1 – 3 Scotland O'Donnell  9' Report Kidd  11'
Judge  36'
Bell  67'

Umpires:
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

19 June 2011
13:00

South Africa 5 – 1 Japan Russell  2'
Bright  8'
Coetzee  57'
Hubach  61'
Chamberlain  68' Report Komazawa  29'

Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

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21 June 2011
11:00

Japan 1 – 1 Scotland Otsuka  33' Report Kidd  13'

Umpires:
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)

21 June 2011
13:30

United States 5 – 5 South Africa Selenski  3', 46'
Laubach  35'
O'Donnell  52', 62' Report Coetzee  10', 12', 23', 67'
Marais  39'

Umpires:
Irene Clelland (SCO)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ireland	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7
2	India	3	1	1	1	8	4	+4	4
3	Azerbaijan	3	1	1	1	4	9	−5	4
4	Spain	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

18 June 2011
15:00

India 1 – 2 Ireland Handa  59' Report Symmons  11'
Watkins  50'

Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Irene Clelland (SCO)

18 June 2011
17:30

Spain 1 – 2 Azerbaijan Sánchez  55' Report Suleymanova  32'
Aliyeva  67'

Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

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19 June 2011
15:30

Azerbaijan 1 – 2 Ireland Mammadova  18' Report O'Flynn  13'
O'Halloran  21'

Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)

19 June 2011
18:00

India 1 – 1 Spain Poonam  69' Report Bonastre  64'

Umpires:
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

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21 June 2011
16:00

Azerbaijan 1 – 6 India Aliyeva  47' Report Anjum  4', 7', 32'
Deepika  10'
Rani  18'
Handa  52'

Umpires:
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

21 June 2011
18:30

Spain 1 – 1 Ireland Malda  50' Report Clarke  52'

Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Second round

	Quarterfinals				Semi-finals				Final
	23 June 2011
	South Africa	2
					25 June 2011
	Spain (a.e.t.)	3
					Spain	2
	23 June 2011
					Japan (a.e.t.)	3
	India	0
									26 June 2011
	Japan	1
									Japan	3
	23 June 2011
									United States	2
	Scotland	3
					25 June 2011
	Azerbaijan	2
					Scotland	0
	23 June 2011
					United States	3			Third place match
	Ireland	1
									26 June 2011
	United States	3
									Spain	2 (3)
									Scotland (p.s.o.)	2 (4)

Quarterfinals

23 June 2011
10:00

South Africa 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Spain Damons  26'
Coetzee  68' Report Huertas  32'
Malda  48'
Sánchez  84'

Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

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23 June 2011
12:30

India 0 – 1 Japan Report Mitsuhashi  64'

Umpires:
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

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23 June 2011
15:00

Scotland 3 – 2 Azerbaijan Wyllie  18'
Cram  42'
Bell  48' Report Aliyeva  10'
Jhoi  52'

Umpires:
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)

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23 June 2011
17:30

Ireland 1 – 3 United States O'Flynn  48' Report Taylor  14', 20'
Dawson  37'

Umpires:
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
Irene Clelland (SCO)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place match
	24 June 2011
	South Africa	2
					26 June 2011
	India	0
					South Africa	2
	24 June 2011
					Ireland	1
	Azerbaijan	0
	Ireland	1
					Seventh place match
					26 June 2011
					India	3
					Azerbaijan	1

Crossover

24 June 2011
15:30

South Africa 2 – 0 India Coetzee  23'
George  67' Report

Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

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24 June 2011
18:00

Azerbaijan 0 – 1 Ireland Report Sargent  45'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Irene Clelland (SCO)

Seventh and eighth place

26 June 2011
09:00

India 3 – 1 Azerbaijan Anjum  44'
C. Thokchom  49'
A. Thokchom  68' Report Suleymanova  28'

Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Irene Clelland (SCO)

Fifth and sixth place

26 June 2011
11:30

South Africa 2 – 1 Ireland Damons  17'
Coetzee  53' Report Symmons  47'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

25 June 2011
14:00

Spain 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Japan Bonastre  51'
Ybarra  54' Report Komazawa  7', 67'
Murukami  78'

Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

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25 June 2011
16:30

Scotland 0 – 3 United States Report Selenski  44'
Nichols  59'
Gonzalez  68'

Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

Third and fourth place

26 June 2011
14:00

Spain 2 – 2 Scotland Malda  17'
Sánchez  43' Report Cram  16'
Kidd  39' Penalties Huertas
Oliva
Malda
Ybarra
Comerma
Huertas 3 – 4 Kidd
Bunce
Bartlett
Clement
Cram
Bartlett

Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

Final

26 June 2011
16:30

Japan 3 – 2 United States Shibata  35'
Murukami  42', 64' Report Kasold  3'
O'Donnell  26'

Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

Statistics

Final ranking

1. Japan
2. United States
3. Scotland
4. Spain
5. South Africa
6. Ireland
7. India
8. Azerbaijan

External links

• Official website