2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I is the fifth tournament of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 11 to 18 October 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. The tournament was won by New Zealand and promoted to the Champions Trophy in 2011.

2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Dates11 October – 18 October
Teams7
Venue(s)Hartleyvale Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up South Africa
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored50 (2.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Clarissa Eshuis
South Africa Farah Fredericks (4 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Gemma Flynn
2007 (previous) (next) 2011

Results edit

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to Medal Round
2   Japan 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3   Chile 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
4   Azerbaijan 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
(H) Hosts
11 October 2009
14:00
Japan   5–0   Azerbaijan
Komazawa   16'
Yamada   31'
Murakami   34'
Iwao   44'
Nagayama   54'
Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
11 October 2009
17:00
Chile   0–1   South Africa
Report Taylor   8'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Irene Clelland (SCO)

12 October 2009
15:00
Chile   0–0   Azerbaijan
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Claire Adenot (FRA)
12 October 2009
17:00
South Africa   4–2   Japan
Wilson   12'
Bright   29'
Fredericks   37'
Woods   57'
Report Arai   13'68'
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

14 October 2009
13:00
Japan   1–0   Chile
Nakashima   21' Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
14 October 2009
17:00
South Africa   3–0   Azerbaijan
Fredericks   11'18'
Russell   64'
Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6 Advanced to Medal Round
2   Spain 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3   Italy 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
11 October 2009
12:00
Spain   4–1   Italy
Comerma   3'50'
Piñeiro   28'
Muñoz   49'
Report Pacella   40'
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

12 October 2009
13:00
New Zealand   3–0   Spain
Sharland   2'
Eshuis   20'
Punt   49'
Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Irene Clelland (SCO)

14 October 2009
15:00
Italy   2–4   New Zealand
Faustini   17'32' Report Glynn   30'
Punt   32'
Harrison   52'
Eshuis   68'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

Classification round edit

Pool C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa (H) 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Advanced to Final
2   New Zealand 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3   Japan 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4   Spain 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
(H) Hosts
15 October 2009
13:00
South Africa   3–3   New Zealand
Wilson   2'
Fredericks   19'
Marescia   34'
Report Sharland   17'60'
Eshuis   66'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
15 October 2009
17:00
Spain   0–0   Japan
Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

17 October 2009
13:00
South Africa   1–0   Spain
Taylor   47' Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
17 October 2009
15:00
New Zealand   0–1   Japan
Report Nagayama   68'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

Pool D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Italy 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
2   Chile 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3   Azerbaijan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
15 October 2009
15:00
Italy   1–1   Chile
Singh   35' Report D. Caram   68'
Umpires:
Irene Clelland (SCO)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

17 October 2009
11:00
Azerbaijan   1–2   Italy
M. Aliyeva   68' Report Quaranta   30'
Zucca   66'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Frances Block (ENG)

Classification matches edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

18 October 2009
11:00
Italy   3–0   Chile
Franco   39'60'
Singh   66'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

Third and fourth place edit

18 October 2009
13:30
Japan   1–0   Spain
Komazawa   67' Report
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Frances Block (ENG)

Final edit

18 October 2009
16:00
South Africa   1–2   New Zealand
Woods   64' Report Punt   17'
Eshuis   31'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorers Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play
  Gemma Flynn   Clarissa Eshuis
  Farah Fredericks
  Mariette Rix   South Africa

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    New Zealand 5 3 1 1 12 7 +5 10 Qualified for FIH Champions Trophy
    South Africa (H) 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
    Japan 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
4   Spain 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 4
5   Italy 5 2 1 2 9 10 −1 7 Relegated to FIH Champions Challenge II
6   Chile 5 0 2 3 1 6 −5 2
7   Azerbaijan 4 0 1 3 1 10 −9 1
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers edit

There were 50 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References edit

External links edit