2018 Women's Hockey Sompo Cup

The 2018 Women's Hockey SOMPO CUP is the first Hockey SOMPO CUP, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It will be held in Japan, from September 12 to 16, 2018, and will feature four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

2018 SOMPO CUP
Tournament details
Host country Japan
CityIbaraki, Osaka
Teams4
Venue(s)Ritsumeikan University, Osaka
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored25 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Stephanie Kershaw
Renee Taylor
Kanon Mori (2 goals)

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, South Korea, United States, and the hosts, Japan, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.[2]

Country August 2018 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Australia 3 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
 Japan 14 Fifth place (2006) Eighth place (2004)
 South Korea 10 Third place (1990) Runners-up (1988, 1996)
 United States 12 Third place (1994) Third place (1984)

Results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Final
2  Japan (H) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  United States 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 Third and fourth
place playoff
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Pool matches
12 September 2018
16:30
South Korea  1–2  United States
Kim Jeong-ihn  22' Report Sharkey  28'
Woods  48'
Umpires:
Chen Hong (CHN)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
12 September 2018
18:30
Australia  2–0  Japan
R. Taylor  13'
Padget  42'		 Report
Umpires:
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
Mary Driscoll (USA)
13 September 2018
16:30
Australia  3–1  South Korea
Kershaw  18', 58'
Malone  44'		 Report In Ha-wa  23'
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Mary Driscoll (USA)
13 September 2018
18:30
United States  0–3  Japan
Report Imao  1'
Tsubouchi  27'
Shimizu  44'
Umpires:
Kim Jung-Hee (KOR)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
15 September 2018
14:00
United States  1–2  Australia
West  59' Report Morgan  23'
Evans  60'
Umpires:
Chen Hong (CHN)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
15 September 2018
16:00
South Korea  0–4  Japan
Report Mori  5', 25'
Matsumoto  7'
Sasaki  20'
Umpires:
Mary Driscoll (USA)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)

Third and fourth place
16 September 2018
13:45
United States  1–2  South Korea
Funk  27' Report Kim Eun-ji  55'
Lee Yu-rim  56'
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Chen Hong (CHN)

Final
16 September 2018
16:00
Australia  1–2  Japan
R. Taylor  3' Report Suzuki  10'
Toriyama  22'
Umpires:
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
Mary Driscoll (USA)

Statistics

Goalscorers
2 goals
1 goal

References
  1. "SOMPO CUP Four Nations Women's Hockey Ibaraki International Tournament". FIH. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. "SOMPO CUP Four Nations Women's Hockey Ibaraki International Tournament". sompocup-hockey-ibaraki. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. "FIH Men's and Women's Hero World Ranking". FIH. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
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