International Festival of Hockey
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | Australia Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (M, 3rd title) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (W, 1st title) |
| Most titles | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (M, 3 titles) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (W, 1 title) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (W, 1 title) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (W, 1 title) |
| Official website | Hockey Australia |
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The International Festival of Hockey is a men's and women's invitational, international field hockey tournament hosted annually by Hockey Australia.[1] The tournament was previously held in the Victorian cities of Bendigo and Melbourne, however was moved to Perth, Western Australia, for the 2024 edition.
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 Bendigo at the Bendigo Hockey Complex. The second stage of the competition is a men's and women's competitive tournament held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Victorian capital, Melbourne. 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.[2] In 2024, the tournament was reintroduced. The men's tournament consisted of a series of test matches, while the women's tournament consisted of a round-robin format.[3]
Results
Men
Summaries
| Year | Hosts | Final | 3rd Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 2016 | Melbourne, VIC | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
3–1 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
File:Flag of India.svg India |
4–1 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | ||
| 2017 | Melbourne, VIC | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
2–1 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
2–1 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | ||
| 2024 | Perth, WA | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
5–0 (matches won) |
File:Flag of India.svg India |
only two teams | ||||
Team appearances
| Team | 2016 | 2017 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3 |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 3rd | – | 2nd | 2 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | – | 3rd | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 4th | – | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 2nd | 2nd | – | 2 |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | – | 4th | – | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
Results
Women
Summaries
| Year | Hosts | Final | 3rd Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 2016 | Melbourne, VIC | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
7–3 (aggregate) |
File:Flag of India.svg India |
only two teams | ||||
| 2017 | Melbourne, VIC | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
5–0 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
5–0 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | ||
| 2024 | Perth, WA | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
round–robin | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Development |
round–robin | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | ||
Team appearances
| Team | 2016 | 2017 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Development | – | – | 3rd | 1 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | – | – | 1st | 1 |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 2nd | – | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | – | 2nd | 4th | 2 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | – | 1st | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | – | 4th | – | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
References
- ↑ "International Festival of Hockey, Melbourne & Bendigo". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ "International Festival of Hockey 2017 tickets on sale". planethockey.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Perth International Festival of Hockey". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2024.