2007 Women's Good Luck Beijing Hockey Tournament Explained

Tournament:Good Luck Beijing
Country:China
City:Beijing
Venues:Olympic Green Hockey Field
Teams:4
Matches:8
Goals:28
Top Scorer: Nicole Hudson
Top Scorer Goals:3
Previous Year:2004
Previous Tournament:2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament
Next Year:2012
Next Tournament:2012 Women's VISA International 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]

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.

CountryAugust 2007 FIH Ranking[5] Best World Cup finishBest Olympic Games finish
2Champions (2002)Runners-Up (2000)
4Champions (1994, 1998)Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
5Third Place (2002)Fourth Place (2004)
12Seventh place (1998)Ninth place (2004)

Results

Pool

Fixtures

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Classification matches

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BEIJING 2008: A TEST OF GOOD LUCK . . olympic.org . 27 April 2020.
  2. Web site: An Olympic Rehearsal . . bjreview.com . 27 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Australian women take gold in Good Luck Beijing' tournament . . fih.ch . 27 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007–2008 . Government of Australia . clearinghouseforsport.gov.au . 27 April 2020 .
  5. Web site: FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003 / 2010 . . 24 April 2020.