2007 Women's Good Luck Beijing Hockey Tournament

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]

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) Nicole Hudson (3 goals)
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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) Host.

Fixtures
8 August 2007
17:00
China  3–0  Argentina
Ma  10', 40'
Tang  59'		 Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
8 August 2007
18:30
Australia  4–0  South Africa
Sanders  16'
Rivers  28'
Hollywood  31'
Hudson  43'		 Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
9 August 2007
09:30
Argentina  0–2  Australia
Report Hudson  32'
Rivers  57'
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
9 August 2007
11:00
China  3–0  South Africa
Ren  28'
Li H.  47'
Tang  53'		 Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
11 August 2007
18:00
Argentina  6–0  South Africa
Rebecchi  21'
Maloberti  26'
Gulla  40'
Rojas  50'
Aguirre  53'
Roman  65'		 Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field
11 August 2007
19:30
Australia  3–0  China
Munro  8'
Hudson  54'
Sanders  57'		 Report
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

Classification matches

Third and fourth place
13 August 2007
09:30
Argentina  2–1  South Africa
Aguirre  22'
Rebecchi  58'		 Report Russell  20'
Stadium:
Olympic Green Hockey Field

Final
13 August 2007
19:00
Australia  2–2  China
Blyth  18'
Munro  59'		 Report Chen Z.  28'
Song  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
 Australia 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Tournament Champion
 China (H) 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
 Argentina 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 6
4  South Africa 4 0 0 4 1 15 −14 0
Source: FIH
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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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.
  5. "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003 / 2010" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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