2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the 8th and last edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 27 April to 4 May 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.^[1]

2014 FIH Women's
Champions Challenge I

Tournament details
Host country	Scotland
City	Glasgow
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Glasgow National Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	United States (1st title)
Runner-up	Ireland
Third place	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	86 (3.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Park Mi-Hyun Katie O'Donnell (5 goals)
Best player	Megan Frazer
← 2012 (previous)

The United States won the tournament for the first time after defeating Ireland 3–1 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous fifteen editions.^[2] South Africa won the third place match by defeating Spain 1–0.

Qualification

The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.^[3][4]

•  Scotland (Host nation)
•  South Korea (Seventh in 2012 Champions Trophy)
•  United States (Second in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•  Ireland (Third in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•  Belgium (Fifth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•  South Africa (Sixth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•  India (Seventh in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•  Spain (Highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I)

Results

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)^[5]

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Korea	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	7
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
4	India	3	0	0	3	2	13	−11	0

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

27 April 2014 14:30 Belgium  2–1  Scotland Van Lindt  39' Nelen  53' Report Bell  14' Umpires: Chen Hong (CHN) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

27 April 2014 16:30 South Korea  4–2  India Park M.  14' Kim J.  24' Cheon E.  28' Lee Y.  42' Report Kataria  12' Poonam  69' Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

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28 April 2014 19:00 India  0–4  Scotland Report Kidd  30' Maguire  33' Bunce  41' Ward  66' Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

28 April 2014 21:00 Belgium  1–2  South Korea De Groof  49' Report Park M.  27', 52' Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Amber Church (NZL)

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30 April 2014 14:00 South Korea  2–2  Scotland Kim O.  12' Kim J.  57' Report Clement  30', 49' Umpires: Gabriele Schmitz (GER) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

30 April 2014 16:00 India  0–5  Belgium Report Simons  33' Boon  38' Versavel  41' Puvrez  64' Van Lindt  69' Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Maggie Giddens (USA)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
2	South Africa	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
3	Spain	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2
4	Ireland	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	2

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

27 April 2014 10:00 United States  3–1  Spain O'Donnell  30' Vittese  47' González  55' Report Riera  62' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

27 April 2014 12:00 South Africa  2–2  Ireland Damons  11' Chamberlain  49' Report Carroll  44' O'Flynn  58' Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

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28 April 2014 14:00 South Africa  2–1  United States Deetlefs  45' Plessis  50' Report O'Donnell  12' Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

28 April 2014 16:00 Spain  2–2  Ireland Magaz  10' Riera  13' Report Beatty  62', 66' Umpires: Gabriele Schmitz (GER) Maggie Giddens (USA)

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30 April 2014 09:30 Spain  1–1  South Africa Gómez  26' Report Deetlefs  33' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

30 April 2014 11:30 United States  3–0  Ireland Nichols  7' Sharkey  18' O'Donnell  24' Report Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Chen Hong (CHN)

Second round

	Quarterfinals				Semi-finals				Final
	1 May 2014
	South Korea	1
					3 May 2014
	Ireland	2
					Ireland	2
	1 May 2014
					South Africa	1
	South Africa	2
									4 May 2014
	Scotland	1
									Ireland	1
	1 May 2014
									United States	3
	Belgium	1 (2)
					3 May 2014
	Spain (p.s.o)	1 (3)
					Spain	1
	1 May 2014
					United States	3			Third place match
	United States	1
									4 May 2014
	India	0
									South Africa	1
									Spain	0

Quarterfinals

1 May 2014 13:00 South Korea  1–2  Ireland Han  49' Report Mullan  3' O'Flanagan  57' Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Gabriele Schmitz (GER)

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1 May 2014 15:15 Belgium  1–1  Spain Gerniers  31' Report Ybarra  6' Penalties De Scheemaekere Nelen De Groof Gerniers Raes Gerniers 2–3 Bonastre Magaz Riera Salvatella Pérez Magaz Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

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1 May 2014 18:00 South Africa  2–1  Scotland Russell  1', 38' Report Maguire  64' Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

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1 May 2014 20:15 United States  1–0  India Dawson  59' Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Chen Hong (CHN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place match
	3 May 2014
	South Korea	3
					4 May 2014
	Scotland	2
					South Korea (p.s.o)	1 (2)
	3 May 2014
					Belgium	1 (1)
	Belgium	4
	India	2
					Seventh place match
					4 May 2014
					Scotland	4
					India	3

Crossover

3 May 2014 09:00 South Korea  3–2  Scotland Cheon S.  3' Park M.  50' Kim D.  53' Report Wyllie  7' Ralph  65' Umpires: Gabriele Schmitz (GER) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

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3 May 2014 11:15 Belgium  4–2  India De Vos  20' Sinia  28', 60' Versavel  45' Report Poonam  25' Monika  44' Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

Seventh and eighth place

4 May 2014 10:30 Scotland  4–3  India Bunce  44', 67' Wyllie  64' Clement  68' Report Goyal  46' Minz  51' Navneet  63' Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

Fifth and sixth place

4 May 2014 12:45 South Korea  1–1  Belgium Park M.  52' Report De Vos  49' Penalties Park M. Kim D. Cho E. Cheon E. 2–1 Gerniers De Scheemaekere De Groof Nelen Raes Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

3 May 2014 14:00 Ireland  2–1  South Africa Frazer  16' Evans  46' Report Evans  8' Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Chen Hong (CHN)

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3 May 2014 16:15 Spain  1–3  United States Riera  56' Report O'Donnell  10' Sharkey  12' Witmer  33' Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Third and fourth place

4 May 2014 15:30 South Africa  1–0  Spain Chamberlain  67' Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Chen Hong (CHN)

Final

4 May 2014 17:45 Ireland  1–3  United States Smyth  3' Report Selenski  25' Nichols  35' O'Donnell  48' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

Awards

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:^[6]

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorers	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Young Player of the Tournament
Megan Frazer	Park Mi-Hyun Katie O'Donnell	Emma Gray	Emily Wold

Statistics

Final ranking

As 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	Status
	United States	6	5	0	1	14	5	+9	15	Qualified for 2016 Champions Trophy
	Ireland	6	2	2	2	9	12	−3	8
	South Africa	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11
4	Spain	6	0	3	3	6	11	−5	3
5	South Korea	6	3	2	1	13	10	+3	11
6	Belgium	6	3	2	1	14	7	+7	11
7	Scotland	6	2	1	3	14	12	+2	7
8	India	6	0	0	6	7	22	−15	0

Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 86 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.

5 goals

• Park Mi-Hyun
• Katie O'Donnell

3 goals

• Vikki Bunce
• Linda Clement
• Lola Riera

2 goals

• Charlotte De Vos
• Emilie Sinia
• Lieselotte van Lindt
• Louise Versavel
• Poonam Rani
• Emily Beatty
• Emily Maguire
• Ailsa Wyllie
• Dirkie Chamberlain
• Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
• Shelley Russell
• Kim Jong-Eun
• Caroline Nichols
• Kathleen Sharkey

1 goal

• Jill Boon
• Stephanie De Groof
• Alix Gerniers
• Barbara Nelen
• Emma Puvrez
• Manon Simons
• Neha Goyal
• Vandana Kataria
• Navneet Kaur
• Lilima Minz
• Monika
• Naomi Carroll
• Nicola Evans
• Megan Frazer
• Kathryn Mullan
• Anna O'Flanagan
• Audrey O'Flynn
• Emma Smyth
• Alison Bell
• Nikki Kidd
• Catriona Ralph
• Rebecca Ward
• Sulette Damons
• Lilian di Plessis
• Celia Evans
• Kim Da-Rae
• Cheon Eun-Bi
• Han Hye-Lyoung
• Kim Ok-Ju
• Cheon Seul-Ki
• Lee Young-Sil
• María Gómez
• Alicia Magaz
• Rocío Ybarra
• Rachel Dawson
• Melissa González
• Paige Selenski
• Michelle Vittese
• Jill Witmer

Source: FIH