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2013 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Whangārei)

The 2013 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the first of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Whangārei, New Zealand, from April 10 to 14, 2013, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Four Nations
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityWhangārei
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
VenueNorthland Hockey Association
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Top scorerNew Zealand Sian Fremaux (4 goals)
← Auckland (previous) (next) Hamilton →

Competition format

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

Country October 2011 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Argentina 2 Champions (2002, 2010) Runners-Up (2000, 2012)
 New Zealand 3 Fourth Place (1986) Fourth Place (2012)
 South Korea 8 Third Place (1990) Runners-Up (1988, 1996)
 United States 10 Third place (1994) Third place (1984)

Officials

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The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]

  • Amber Church (NZL)
  • Irene Clelland (AUS)
  • Suzi Sutton (USA)
  • Aleesha Unka (NZL)
  • Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
  • Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)

Results

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All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand (H) 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6 Advanced to Final
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
4  United States 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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Final

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Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand (H) 4 3 0 1 13 5 +8 9 Tournament Champion
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Argentina 4 2 0 2 10 6 +4 6
4  United States 4 1 0 3 2 12 −10 3
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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References

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