2012 Women's VISA International Hockey Tournament

VISA International
Tournament details
Host country	United Kingdom
City	London
Dates	2–6 May
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Riverbank Arena
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	19 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Crista Cullen (4 goals)
← 2007 (previous)

The 2012 Women's VISA International Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in London, United Kingdom, from May 2 to 6, 2012. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.^[2]

Great Britain won the tournament after defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final. South Korea finished in third place after defeating China 3–2 in the third place playoff.^[3]

Competition format[edit]

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, China, South Korea, and the hosts, Great Britain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Argentina	Champions (2002, 2010)	Runners-up (2000)
China	Third Place (2002)	Runners-up (2008)
Great Britain *	Third Place (2010)	Third Place (1992)
South Korea	Third place (1990)	Runners-up (1988, 1996)

* Includes results representing England.

Results[edit]

Pool stage[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain (H)	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Final
2	Argentina	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4	Final
3	South Korea	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	China	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: GB Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

2 May 2012
11:00

Argentina	3–0	China
D. Sruoga 12' Rebecchi 34' D'Elía 49'	Report

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Frances Block (GBR)

2 May 2012
13:15

Great Britain	1–0	South Korea
Danson 62'	Report

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Elena Eskina (RUS)

3 May 2012
11:00

Argentina	0–0	South Korea
	Report

Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

3 May 2012
13:15

China	0–3	Great Britain
	Report	Cullen 6', 70+' Gilbert 68'

Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Stella Bartlema (NED)

5 May 2012
09:30

China	1–2	South Korea
Sun 7'	Report	Kim J. 19', 58'

Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Carol Metchette (IRE)

5 May 2012
11:45

Great Britain	2–0	Argentina
Danson 15' Ball 23'	Report

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Stella Bartlema (NED)

Classification matches[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

6 May 2012
09:30

South Korea	3–2	China
Lee S. 2' Park K. 11' Cheon S. 41'	Report	Zhao 27' Li H. 68'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Carol Metchette (IRE)

Final[edit]

6 May 2012
12:15

Great Britain	2–0	Argentina
Cullen 37', 42'	Report

Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Amy Hassick (USA)

Statistics[edit]

Final standings[edit]

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.