The 2015 Women's Hockey Under-21 Invitational Tournament was an invitational women's under-21

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competition, hosted by Hockey Netherlands. The tournament took place between 19–25 July 2015 in

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, Netherlands. A total of five teams competed for the title. It was held alongside a men's tournament. The

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won the tournament, defeating

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5–1 in the final.

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defeated

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1–0 in

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, after the third place match finished 1–1.

Teams

Including the

, 5 teams were invited by Hockey Netherlands to participate in the tournament. The team from

however, comprised players up to 23 years of age. * * * * * (host nation) *

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the

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to officiate the tournament: * Fanneke Alkemade ( NED) * Vilma Bagdanskiene ( LTU) * Durga Devi (

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) * Maggie Giddens (

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) * Emma Shelbourn ( ENG) * Sandra Wagner ( GER) * Katrina Woolf ( NZL) * Ju Xiaoyu ( CHN)

Results

Preliminary round

Fixtures

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Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

International Hockey Federation
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