2014 ARFU Women's Sevens Series

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2014 Women's Sevens Series
Hosts Hong Kong
 China
Date22–23 August & 18–19 October
Nations8
Final positions
Champions China
Runners-up Japan
Third Hong Kong
2013

The 2014 ARFU Women's Sevens Series is the 15th edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament for women. It was played over two legs hosted in Hong Kong and Beijing, China. China's earlier win in Hong Kong and their runners-up position in Beijing earned them the crow of Asian Sevens champions of 2014, with Japan as runners-up and Hong Kong in third place.[1][2]

Tournaments[edit]

Hong Kong[edit]

The first leg of the tournament was held from 22 to 23 August 2014 at Shek Kip Mei Park, Hong Kong.

Pool stages[edit]

Pool W

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 Japan 3 0 0 105 5
 Kazakhstan 2 0 1 82 5
 Singapore 1 0 2 19 72
 Philippines 0 0 3 0 96

Pool X

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 China 2 0 0 104 12
 Hong Kong 1 1 1 46 43
 Thailand 1 1 1 36 47
 Sri Lanka 0 0 3 0 84

Knockout stages[edit]

Plate

 
Semi-finals5th-place final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka 26
 
 
 
 Singapore 10
 
 Sri Lanka 19
 
 
 
 Thailand 14
 
 Thailand 49
 
 
 Philippines 0
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Singapore 28
 
 
 Philippines 10

Cup

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Hong Kong 10
 
 
 
 Japan 5
 
 China 38
 
 
 
 Hong Kong 7
 
 China 19
 
 
 Kazakhstan 12
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Japan 19
 
 
 Kazakhstan 5

China[edit]

The second and last leg was held from 18 to 19 October 2014 at Beijing, China

Pool stages[edit]

Pool W

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 Japan 3 0 0 89 7
 China 2 0 1 91 12
 Thailand 1 0 2 36 68
 Philippines 0 0 3 0 129
Japan 32 - 0 Thailand
China 36 - 0 Thailand
China 7 - 12 Japan

Pool X

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 Kazakhstan 3 0 0 85 12
 Hong Kong 2 0 1 60 26
 Sri Lanka 1 0 2 22 60
 Singapore 0 0 3 14 83

Knockout stages[edit]

Plate

 
Semi-finals5th-place final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Thailand 22
 
 
 
 Singapore 0
 
 Thailand 25
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka 5
 
 Sri Lanka 42
 
 
 Philippines 0
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Singapore 24
 
 
 Philippines 12

Cup

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Japan 17
 
 
 
 Hong Kong 0
 
 Japan 24
 
 
 
 China 19
 
 China 17
 
 
 Kazakhstan 14
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Hong Kong 14
 
 
 Kazakhstan 12

Final standings[edit]

# Teams
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hong Kong
4.  Kazakhstan
5.  Thailand
6.  Sri Lanka
7.  Singapore
8.  Philippines

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Men sweep ARFU Asian Sevens Series, Japan Women win Beijing but China Women claim Asian crown in 2014". www.bcmagazine.net. 2014-10-19. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. ^ Sallay, Alvin (2014-10-19). "Best in Asia: stylish Hong Kong seal sevens series title". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2021-11-26.