2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey

The 2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey was a field hockey tournament held in Victoria, Australia. The tournament was held between 23–30 November in the Victorian cities, Melbourne and Bendigo. A total of four teams competed in the tournament.[1]

2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey
Tournament details
CityMelbourne, Victoria
Bendigo, Victoria
Teams4
Venue(s)State Netball and Hockey Centre
Bendigo Hockey Complex
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored36 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Rupinder Pal Singh (6 goals)
Best playerAustralia Dylan Wotherspoon
(next) 2017

Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating New Zealand 3–1 in the final. India won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 4–1 in the third and fourth playoff.[2]

All times are local (UTC+10:00).

Participating nations

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Results

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Melbourne

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The first phase of the tournament was a 4 team tournament at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne.

Pool matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Final
2   New Zealand 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
3   India 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 3 Third and fourth
4   Malaysia 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
23 November 2016
16:00
Malaysia   1–1   New Zealand
Shahril   32' Report Panchia   58'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
23 November 2016
20:00
Australia   3–2   India
Hayward   24'36'
Mitton   43'
Report Rupinder Pal   21'53'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Iskandar Rusli (MAS)

24 November 2016
18:00
India   4–2   Malaysia
Thimmaiah   24'55'
Rupinder Pal   40'
Akashdeep   55'
Report Faizal   39'
Shahril   47'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
24 November 2016
20:00
Australia   3–1   New Zealand
Govers   8'9'
Kleinschmidt   15'
Report Russell   41'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Deepak Joshi (IND)

26 November 2016
15:00
Australia   5–0   Malaysia
Whetton   9'43'
Boyde   51'
Kleinschmidt   56'
Zalewski   57'
Report
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
26 November 2016
17:00
India   2–3   New Zealand
Rupinder Pal   18'58' Report Ross   47'
Smith   48'
Inglis   57'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Iskander Rusli (MAS)
Third and fourth place
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27 November 2016
16:00
India   4–1   Malaysia
Akashdeep   2'
Raghunath   45'
Talwinder   52'
Rupinder Pal   57'
Report van Huizen   45'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Murray Grime (AUS)
Final
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27 November 2016
18:00
Australia   3–1   New Zealand
Mitton   24'
Bausor   47'
Hayward   59'
Report Russell   48'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Iskander Rusli (MAS)

Bendigo

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The second phase of the tournament was a two match test series held at the Bendigo Hockey Complex.

Test Matches

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29 November 2016
18:30
Australia   2–3   India
Willis   36'
Mitton   43'
Report Affan   19'19'
Raghunath   44'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

30 November 2016
18:30
India   3–4   Australia
Akashdeep   6'
Raghunath   22'35'
Report Mitton   13'
Whetton   23'
Hayward   38'54'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Women's tournament

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Melbourne

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The women's tournament was a three match test series held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre.

Results

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23 November 2016
18:00
Australia   0–1   India
Report Rampal   21'
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

25 November 2016
19:00
India   1–4   Australia
Rampal   27' Report Slattery   8'
Nanscawen   26'
Fey   29'
Bone   51'
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

27 November 2016
14:00
Australia   3–1   India
Peris   39'
Nance   41'
Holzberger   58'
Report Katariya   17'
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Melbourne

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Bendigo

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The Bendigo series finished as a tie, with both teams winning one match as well as scoring and conceding 6 goals each.

References

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  1. ^ "International Festival of Hockey, Melbourne & Bendigo". Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Kookaburras take out Inaugural International Festival of Hockey". Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ Regulations