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 countryScotland
CityGlasgow
Teams8
Venue(s)Glasgow National Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runner-up Ireland
Third place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored86 (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]

Results

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

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)
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)
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'
Gonzalez  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)
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)
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
 
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 May 2014
 
 
 South Korea1
 
3 May 2014
 
 Ireland2
 
 Ireland2
 
1 May 2014
 
 South Africa1
 
 South Africa2
 
4 May 2014
 
 Scotland1
 
 Ireland1
 
1 May 2014
 
 United States3
 
 Belgium1 (2)
 
3 May 2014
 
 Spain (p.s.o)1 (3)
 
 Spain1
 
1 May 2014
 
 United States3 Third place match
 
 United States1
 
4 May 2014
 
 India0
 
 South Africa1
 
 
 Spain0
 

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)
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)
1 May 2014
18:00
South Africa  2–1  Scotland
Russell  1', 38' Report Maguire  64'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
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
 
CrossoverFifth place match
 
      
 
3 May 2014
 
 
 South Korea3
 
4 May 2014
 
 Scotland2
 
 South Korea (p.s.o)1 (2)
 
3 May 2014
 
 Belgium1 (1)
 
 Belgium4
 
 
 India2
 
Seventh place match
 
 
4 May 2014
 
 
 Scotland4
 
 
 India3
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)
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)
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)
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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References
  1. "Did you know... a brief history of Champions Challenge 1". FIH. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. "USA edge Ireland to claim gold at Champions Challenge 1 in Glasgow". FIH. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  3. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  4. "Hockey Champions Challenge 1 in Malaysia and Scotland". FIH. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
  5. "FIH confirms match schedule for Women's Champions Challenge I". FIH. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  6. "USA women edge out Ireland to win Champions Challenge 1". FIH.ch. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
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