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2007 Women's Good Luck Beijing
Hockey Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityBeijing
Teams4
Venue(s)Olympic Green Hockey Field
Final positions
Champions Australia
Runner-up China
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored28 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Nicole Hudson (3 goals)
(next) 2012

The 2007 Women's Good Luck Beijing Hockey Tournament was an invitational international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. The event, organised by the Chinese Hockey Association, was hosted in Beijing from 8–13 August 2007, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1] The tournament served as a test event for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Australia won the tournament after defeating China 3–1 in penalties after the final finished a 2–2 draw.[3][4]

Competition format

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

Country August 2007 FIH Ranking[5] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Argentina 2 Champions (2002) Runners-Up (2000)
 Australia 4 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
 China 5 Third Place (2002) Fourth Place (2004)
 South Africa 12 Seventh place (1998) Ninth place (2004)

Results

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Final
2  China (H) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

8 August 2007
17:00
China  3–0  Argentina
Ma field hockey ball 10'40'
Tang field hockey ball 59'
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
8 August 2007
18:30
Australia  4–0  South Africa
Sanders field hockey ball 16'
Rivers field hockey ball 28'
Hollywood field hockey ball 31'
Hudson field hockey ball 43'
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

9 August 2007
09:30
Argentina  0–2  Australia
Report Hudson field hockey ball 32'
Rivers field hockey ball 57'
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
9 August 2007
11:00
China  3–0  South Africa
Ren field hockey ball 28'
Li H. field hockey ball 47'
Tang field hockey ball 53'
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

11 August 2007
18:00
Argentina  6–0  South Africa
Rebecchi field hockey ball 21'
Maloberti field hockey ball 26'
Gulla field hockey ball 40'
Rojas field hockey ball 50'
Aguirre field hockey ball 53'
Roman field hockey ball 65'
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
11 August 2007
19:30
Australia  3–0  China
Munro field hockey ball 8'
Hudson field hockey ball 54'
Sanders field hockey ball 57'
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

Classification matches

Third and fourth place

13 August 2007
09:30
Argentina  2–1  South Africa
Aguirre field hockey ball 22'
Rebecchi field hockey ball 58'
Report Russell field hockey ball 20'
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

Final

13 August 2007
19:00
Australia  2–2  China
Blyth field hockey ball 18'
Munro field hockey ball 59'
Report Chen Z. field hockey ball 28'
Song field hockey ball 57'
Penalties
3–1
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

Statistics

Final standings

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 Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Tournament Champion
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China (H) 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Argentina 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 6
4  South Africa 4 0 0 4 1 15 −14 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 28 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "BEIJING 2008: A TEST OF GOOD LUCK". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "An Olympic Rehearsal". bjreview.com. Beijing Review. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Australian women take gold in Good Luck Beijing' tournament". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007–2008" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003 / 2010" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.