The women's field hockey tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre between 29 July and 7 August 2022.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | England | ||
| City | Birmingham | ||
| Dates | 29 July – 7 August 2022 | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  England (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Australia | ||
| Third place |  India | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 139 (5.15 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Grace Balsdon Jean-Leigh du Toit (6 goals) | ||
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Qualification
editEngland qualified as host nation, New Zealand qualified as defending champions, and the 8 other teams qualified by FIH Women's World Ranking.[3][4]
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games | 5–14 April 2018 | 1 | ||
| FIH World Rankings | 1 February 2022 | — | 8 | |
| TOTAL | 10 | |||
- Scheduling issues
- ^ The Malaysian Hockey Confederation withdrew from the Commonwealth Games in order to optimise preparation for the 2022 Asian Games, where the winning team will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][5] At the time, the Asian Games were scheduled to take place in September 2022.[6]
Competition format
editIn March 2022, ten teams were drawn into two groups of five;[7] the top two performing teams in each group advance to the semi-finals, whilst the remaining teams are sent to lower classification matches to determine their final ranking.
Umpires
edit- Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
- Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
- Lelia Sacre (CAN)
- Hannah Harrison (ENG)
- Rachel Williams (ENG)
- Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
- Amber Church (NZL)
- Katrina Turner (NZL)
- Binish Hayat (PAK)
- Wanri Venter (RSA)
- Cookie Tan (SGP)
- Cathy Wright (WAL)
Group stage
editPool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 12 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | Fifth place match | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | Seventh place match | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 | Ninth place match |
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
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Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 12 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 | Fifth place match | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 3 | Seventh place match | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | −50 | 0 | Ninth place match |
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
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Classification matches
editNinth place match
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Seventh place match
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Fifth place match
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Medal round
editBracket
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Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Final position
editAs per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 16 | Gold Medal | ||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 13 | Silver Medal | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | Bronze Medal | ||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 52 | −50 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 1 |
Goalscorers
editThere were 139 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.15 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Claire Colwill
Karli Johansen
Lily Owsley
Nafisatu Umaru
Neha Goyal
Grace Bwire
Frances Davies
Louise Campbell
Erin Christie
Elisabeth Bingham
Source: FIH
References
edit- ^ "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Competition Schedule | Hockey (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 22, 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ a b Gilmour, Rod (2 March 2022). "Hockey nations confirmed for 2022 Commonwealth Games". The Hockey Paper. 1touch Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Athlete Allocation System | Hockey (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / FIH. 29 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Qualification System - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024 | Hockey (PDF). IOC / FIH. 7 April 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "OCA Press Release on Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 and Shantou Asian Youth Games 2021". OCA. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 unveils match schedules for hockey". University of Birmingham. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.