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2023 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

The 2023 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the sixth edition of this tournament and played from 5 to 11 February 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa.[1]

2023 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityPretoria
Dates5–11 February
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Heartfelt Arena [de]
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up Austria
Third place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored219 (5.48 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Donja Zwinkels (17 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Donja Zwinkels
Best young playerUnited States Reese D'Ariano
Best goalkeeperCzech Republic Barbora Čecháková
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The Netherlands defeated Austria in the final to win their third overall title, while the Czech Republic defeated host South Africa for the bronze medal.[2]

Qualification edit

All the teams which qualified for the cancelled 2022 edition of the tournament were eligible to participate in the 2023 edition.[3]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
15–21 July 2019 2019 Indoor Asia Cup Chonburi, Thailand 1   Kazakhstan
17–19 January 2020 2020 EuroHockey Indoor Championship Minsk, Belarus 5   Austria
  Belgium
  Belarus[a]
  Czech Republic
  Germany[b]
  Netherlands
  Ukraine
16–18 April 2021 2021 Indoor Africa Cup Durban, South Africa 2   South Africa
  Namibia
25–27 June 2021 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup Spring City, United States 2   Canada
  United States
9 August 2022 Invitational — 2   Australia[a]
  New Zealand[b]
Total 12

First round edit

The schedule was released on 17 October 2022.[5]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 5 5 0 0 29 4 +25 15 Quarter-finals
2   Austria 5 4 0 1 14 12 +2 12
3   South Africa (H) 5 2 1 2 12 11 +1 7
4   Australia 5 2 0 3 11 16 −5 6
5   United States 5 1 1 3 16 11 +5 4 Ninth place game
6   New Zealand 5 0 0 5 6 34 −28 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
(H) Hosts
5 February 2023
08:30
Austria   3–2   South Africa
Buchta   12'
Laginja   25', 38' 		Report O'Connor   7'
De Waal   30'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Melina Illanes (ARG)
5 February 2023
10:50
Australia   4–2   United States
C. Burns   4', 37'
Economos   10'
Reid   40' 		Report D'Ariano   2', 20'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
5 February 2023
13:10
Netherlands   10–0   New Zealand
Zwinkels   2', 9', 22', 24', 37'
Van Wijk   16'
Van Erk   20'
Brands   25'
Van 't Hoog   34', 40' 		Report
Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
6 February 2023
16:40
Austria   2–1   United States
Buchta   1'
Czech   19' 		Report D'Ariano   15'
Umpires:
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Melina Illanes (ARG)
6 February 2023
19:00
Netherlands   3–1   South Africa
Imhof   6'
Van 't Hoog   27', 33' 		Report Seerane   12'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
6 February 2023
21:20
New Zealand   1–5   Australia
Pearce   19' Report Scriven   10', 36'
Field   21', 33'
Murphy   25'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
7 February 2023
09:40
United States   2–2   South Africa
Miller   14'
Burnett   22' 		Report Fourie   25'
O'Connor   26'
Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
7 February 2023
10:50
Australia   0–8   Netherlands
Report Imhof   9', 19'
Zwinkels   9', 24', 32', 32'
Van Wijk   22'
De Baat   34'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
7 February 2023
13:10
New Zealand   2–4   Austria
Pearce   7', 9' Report Pultar   6'
Bauer   19'
Laginja   20'
Mayer   33'
Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
8 February 2023
15:30
Austria   1–5   Netherlands
Czech   26' Report Brands   12'
Zwinkels   16', 36', 36'
De Baat   34'
Umpires:
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
8 February 2023
17:50
United States   9–0   New Zealand
Miller   4', 24', 38'
Sparling   7'
Mandato   8', 36'
D'Ariano   10', 22'
Herbine   21' 		Report
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
8 February 2023
20:10
South Africa   1–0   Australia
Fourie   31' Report
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Melina Illanes (ARG)
9 February 2023
08:30
Netherlands   3–2   United States
Clasener   6'
Van Wijk   26', 40' 		Report D'Ariano   23', 32'
Umpires:
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
Cathy Wright (WAL)
9 February 2023
10:50
South Africa   6–3   New Zealand
Fourie   19'
De Oliveira   26'
O'Connor   27'
Lardant   30'
Brisset   34'
De Waal   40' 		Report Ritchie   31', 37'
Norman   36'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
9 February 2023
13:10
Australia   2–4   Austria
Scriven   4', 30' Report Proksch   10'
Laginja   26'
Bauer   30'
Czech   34'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Cathy Wright (WAL)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 5 4 0 1 26 8 +18 12 Quarter-finals
2   Belgium 5 3 0 2 9 12 −3 9
3   Ukraine 5 2 2 1 11 9 +2 8
4   Canada 5 1 3 1 10 10 0 6
5   Kazakhstan 5 1 2 2 16 23 −7 5 Ninth place game
6   Namibia 5 0 1 4 7 17 −10 1 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
5 February 2023
15:30
Namibia   3–5   Kazakhstan
Mengo   19'
Van Staden   34'
Schimming   38' 		Report Beisenbay   3'
Bissirova   3', 23'
Lyapina   30'
Lobanova   40'
Umpires:
Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
5 February 2023
17:50
Ukraine   1–1   Canada
Ponomarenko   20' Report Lee   27'
Umpires:
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
Cathy Wright (WAL)
5 February 2023
20:10
Czech Republic   6–1   Belgium
Nováková   2'
Kolářová   6'
Laciná   7', 39'
Lehovcová   15', 37' 		Report De Mot   37'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
6 February 2023
09:40
Canada   2–2   Namibia
McCrory   15'
Lee   31' 		Report Gillies   28', 30'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Cathy Wright (WAL)
6 February 2023
12:00
Czech Republic   8–2   Kazakhstan
Laciná   5', 40'
Nováková   9', 18', 19', 37'
Lehovcová   13'
Babická   28' 		Report Lobanova   7', 26'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
6 February 2023
14:20
Ukraine   3–0   Belgium
Ponomarenko   4'
Honcharenko   28'
Leonova   34' 		Report
Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
7 February 2023
15:30
Canada   3–2   Czech Republic
McCrory   5'
Wong   6'
Leahy   35' 		Report Kolářová   24'
Babická   37'
Umpires:
Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
7 February 2023
17:50
Namibia   1–2   Ukraine
Philander   13' Report Ponomarenko   5'
Shevchenko   33'
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Melina Illanes (ARG)
7 February 2023
20:10
Kazakhstan   2–5   Belgium
Bissirova   15'
Lobanova   37' 		Report Ronquetti   7', 40'
Delforge   9', 25'
Wagemans   14'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
8 February 2023
08:30
Czech Republic   4–2   Ukraine
Vorlová   2', 10'
Duchková   38'
Babická   40' 		Report Honcharenko   1', 22'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
8 February 2023
10:50
Belgium   2–1   Namibia
Delforge   32'
De Mot   40' 		Report Philander   40'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
8 February 2023
13:10
Kazakhstan   4–4   Canada
Beisenbay   4', 39'
Bissirova   8'
Lobanova   11' 		Report Wong   6'
McCrory   22', 23', 32'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
9 February 2023
15:30
Belgium   1–0   Canada
Barry   28' Report
Umpires:
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
9 February 2023
16:40
Namibia   0–6   Czech Republic
Report Lehovcová   14'
Hájková   17'
Vorlová   34', 36', 40'
Laciná   35'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Sean Edwards (ENG)
9 February 2023
17:50
Ukraine   3–3   Kazakhstan
Ponomarenko   2'
Shevchenko   23'
Leonova   30' 		Report Lobanova   33'
Bissirova   33'
Beisenbay   39'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

Classification matches edit

Eleventh place game edit

10 February 2023
08:30
New Zealand   4–3   Namibia
Norman   22'
Pearce   23', 31', 32' 		Report Kruger   30', 37'
Philander   33'
Umpires:
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
Cathy Wright (WAL)

Ninth place game edit

10 February 2023
10:00
United States   5–1   Kazakhstan
Miller   5'
Mandato   7'
D'Ariano   15'
McDonough   29'
Sparling   35' 		Report Bissirova   18'
Umpires:
Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Second round edit

Bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 February
 
 
  Netherlands6
 
11 February
 
  Canada1
 
  Netherlands6
 
10 February
 
  South Africa1
 
  Belgium1
 
11 February
 
  South Africa2
 
  Netherlands7
 
10 February
 
  Austria0
 
  Austria3
 
11 February
 
  Ukraine1
 
  Austria1
 
10 February
 
  Czech Republic0 Third place
 
  Czech Republic6
 
11 February
 
  Australia0
 
  South Africa1
 
 
  Czech Republic3
 

Quarter-finals edit

10 February 2023
13:00
Czech Republic   6–0   Australia
Laciná   1', 35'
Vorlová   25', 38'
Nováková   27', 36' 		Report
Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
10 February 2023
16:00
Austria   3–1   Ukraine
Czech   3'
Bauer   5'
Pultar   32' 		Report Honcharenko   33'
Umpires:
Melina Illanes (ARG)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
10 February 2023
19:00
Belgium   1–2   South Africa
De Mot   33' Report O'Connor   3'
Fourie   20'
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
10 February 2023
22:00
Netherlands   6–1   Canada
Van Wijk   15', 18', 30'
Zwinkels   15', 33', 36' 		Report Wong   27'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Semi-finals edit

11 February 2023
12:30
Austria   1–0   Czech Republic
Pultar   35' Report
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Céline Martin-Schmetz (BEL)
11 February 2023
14:00
Netherlands   6–1   South Africa
Imhof   7'
Van Wijk   10', 24'
Zwinkels   16', 37'
De Baat   38' 		Report De Oliveira   13'
Umpires:
Melina Illanes (ARG)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

Third place game edit

11 February 2023
18:30
South Africa   1–3   Czech Republic
Fourie   26' Report Lehovcová   10+', 22'
Kolářová   24'
Umpires:
Melina Illanes (ARG)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

Final edit

11 February 2023
21:30
Netherlands   7–0   Austria
Van Wijk   3'
Van 't Hoog   5'
Brands   14', 26', 38'
Clasener   32'
De Geus   39' 		Report
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

Final standings edit

Rank Team[2]
    Netherlands
    Austria
    Czech Republic
4   South Africa
5   Belgium
6   Ukraine
7   Australia
8   Canada
9   United States
10   Kazakhstan
11   New Zealand
12   Namibia

Awards edit

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Award Player
Player of the tournament   Donja Zwinkels
Top goalscorer   Donja Zwinkels
Goalkeeper of the tournament   Barbora Čecháková
Young player of the tournament   Reese D'Ariano

Goalscorers edit

There were 219 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.

17 goals

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Following advice from the International Olympic Committee, Belarus were excluded due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and were replaced by Australia.
  2. ^ a b Germany withdrew and were replaced by New Zealand.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "South Africa to host FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup in 2023". fih.ch. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Austria and Netherlands on top of the world at 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup". fih.ch. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Teams and Pools confirmed for FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup South Africa 2023". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Deutschland verzichtet auf Start bei der Hallenhockey-WM". magazin.hockey.de. 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup South Africa 2023: match schedule revealed". FIH. 17 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.
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