The International Festival of Hockey is a men's and women's invitational, international

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tournament hosted annually by

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. The tournament is held in the

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cities of

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and

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Format

Founded in 2016, the International Festival of Hockey hosts two stages of competition in both the men's and women's events. The first stage of the competition comprises a series of test matches in both the men's and women's events. The test matches are held in

at the Bendigo Hockey Complex. The second stage of the competition is a men's and women's competitive tournament held at the

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in the

capital,

. The women's tournament has been altered to match the men's, as the number of women's teams has increased at the 2017 edition from two teams to four, as well as the inclusion of a competitive tournament, which was absent at the 2016 edition.

Results

Men

Summaries

Team appearances

Results

Women

Summaries

Team appearances

References

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