The 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 20th edition of the
Hockey Champions Trophy
The Hockey Champions Trophy (HCT) was an international field hockey tournament held by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). It featured the top 6 ranked nations in that year.
History
Founded in 1978 by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan and ...
for women. It was held from 28 January to 5 February 2012 in
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
, Argentina. This was the last annual edition of the tournament until
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
when it returned to its original biennial format due to the introduction of the
World League.
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...
1–0 in the final. The
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
won the third place match by defeating
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
5–4.
Format
Another format change was announced. The eight participating teams were split into two groups. After they played a
round-robin every team advanced to the knockout stage. From there on, a
knockout system was used to determine the winner.
Qualification
A change in the qualification process was decided. Along with the host nation, the top five finishers from the tournament's previous edition and the winner of the 2011 Champions Challenge I qualify automatically. In addition to the two teams nominated by the FIH Executive Board, the following eight teams, competed in this tournament.
* (Host nation)
* (
Defending champions)
* (Third in 2011 Champions Trophy)
* (Fourth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
* (Fifth in 2011 Champions Trophy as
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
)
* (Winner of
2011 Champions Challenge I)
* (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)
* (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)
Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the
International Hockey Federation
The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major int ...
:
*
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
*Frances Block (GBR)
*Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
*Elena Eskina (RUS)
*Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
*
Michelle Meister (GER)
*
Carol Metchette (IRL)
*Miao Lin (CHN)
*Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
*Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Results
''All times are
Argentina Time
Argentina is located at a longitude that would naturally put it in the UTC−04:00 or UTC−05:00 time zone; however, it actually uses the UTC−03:00 time zone. Argentina determines whether to change clocks in observation of daylight saving t ...
(
UTC−03:00)''
First round
Pool A
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Pool B
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Second round
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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=Seventh and eighth place
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=Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
=Semi-finals
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=Third and fourth place
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=Final
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Awards
Statistics
Final standings
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Goalscorers
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Crista Cullen
Chay Crista Kerio Cullen (born 20 August 1985) is an Olympic Gold Medal-winning English field hockey player.
Hockey career
Cullen made her senior international debut for England in 2003. She was part of the Great Britain squad which won Bronze ...
*
Rika Komazawa
*
Lee Seon-ok
;4 goals
*
Noel Barrionuevo
María Noel Barrionuevo (born 16 May 1984) is an Argentine field hockey player.
She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and another silver medal at the 2020 Summer O ...
*
Ma Yibo
*
Kim Lammers
*
Maartje Paumen
*
Lidewij Welten
Lidewij Welten (born 16 July 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player.
Welten was a part of the Netherlands women's national field hockey team, Dutch national team in the youth and is seen as one of the most promising talents in the world. Nationa ...
;3 goals
*
Nina Hasselmann
*
Celine Wilde
*
Lisa Hahn
*
Alex Danson
Alexandra Mary Louise "Alex" Danson (born 21 May 1985) is a retired English international hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain. She played club hockey for Clifton Robinsons, Reading, Klein Zwitserland, Trojans ...
*
Akane Shibata
*
Cathryn Finlayson
*
Katie Glynn
*
Stacey Michelsen
;2 goals
*
Delfina Merino
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Josefina Sruoga
*
Zhao Yudiao
*
Natascha Keller
*
Ashleigh Ball
Ashleigh Adele Ball (born March 31, 1983) is a Canadian voice actress and singer. She is known for voicing characters in several toyetic movies and television series, notably the ''Barbie'' film series, ''Bratz'', ''Johnny Test'', '' Care Bea ...
*
Helen Richardson
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Kaori Fujio
*
Kim Jong-eun
*
Kim Jong-hee
*
Marilyn Agliotti
*
Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
;1 goal
*
Luciana Aymar
Luciana Paula Aymar (; born 10 August 1977) is an Argentine retired field hockey player.
She is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Award eight times, and is considered the best female hockey player of all time. In ...
*
Martina Cavallero
Martina Cavallero (born 7 May 1990) is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national team where the team achieved the silver medal. Martina also won three Champions Trophy, the World Leag ...
*
Silvina D'Elía
María Silvina D'Elía (born 25 April 1986) is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national field hockey team. Silvina won the 2010 World Cup, five Champions Trophy, the silver medal at ...
*
Rosario Luchetti
*
Sofía Maccari
*
Carla Rebecchi
*
De Jiaojiao
*
Fu Baorong
Fu Baorong (; born June 3, 1978, in Jilin City, Jilin) is a PR China, Chinese former field hockey player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She finished fourth with the Chinese team in the Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics, women' ...
*
Gao Lihua
*
Song Qingling
*
Tang Chunling
*
Anke Brockmann
*
Hannah Krüger
*
Marie Mävers
Marie Mävers (born 13 February 1991) is a German field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Germany women's national field hockey team in the Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, women's e ...
*
Christina Schütze
*
Maike Stöckel
*
Sarah Thomas
*
Georgie Twigg
Georgina Sophie Twigg (born 21 November 1990) is an English international field hockey player and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Hockey career
She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division ...
*
Ai Murakami
*
Izuki Tanaka
*
Cheon Eun-bi
*
Han Hye-lyoung
*
Hong Yoo-jin
*
Kim Ok-ju
Kim Ok-ju (born 20 February 1988) is a South Korean field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport even ...
*
Maartje Goderie
*
Naomi van As
*
Kitty van Male
*
Samantha Harrison
*
Anita Punt
References
External links
Official websiteResults book
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2012
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Events January
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2012 in women's field hockey
hockey
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International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Argentina
Sport in Rosario, Santa Fe
January 2012 sports events in South America
February 2012 sports events in South America