Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament explained
| Tournament: | Women's hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games |
| Country: | England |
| City: | Birmingham |
| Dates: | 29 July – 7 August 2022 |
| Venues: | University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 27 |
| Goals: | 139 |
| Top Scorer: | Grace Balsdon
Jean-Leigh du Toit |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Previous Tournament: | Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Next Tournament: | Hockey at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament |
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre between 29 July and 7 August 2022.[1] [2]
Qualification
England qualified as host nation, New Zealand qualified as defending champions, and the 8 other teams qualified by FIH Women's World Ranking.[3] [4]
Competition format
In March 2022, ten teams were drawn into two groups of five;[5] the top two performing teams in each group advance to the semi-finals, whilst the remaining teams are sent to lower classification matches to determine their final ranking.
Umpires
- Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
- Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
- Lelia Sacre (CAN)
- Hannah Harrison (ENG)
- Rachel Williams (ENG)
- Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
- Amber Church (NZL)
- Katrina Turner (NZL)
- Binish Hayat (PAK)
- Wanri Venter (RSA)
- Cookie Tan (SGP)
- Cathy Wright (WAL)
Group stage
Pool A
Pool B
Classification matches
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Medal round
Bracket
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Competition Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111234/https://www.birmingham2022.com/schedule/overview. BOCCG. 9 March 2022. 2 March 2022. live.
- Book: Competition Schedule Hockey. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111534/https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/02/25/994bcb57-b109-4c09-a1a0-a49914d1a11f/Birmingham-2022-Competition-Schedule.pdf. BOCCG. 22, 23. 9 March 2022. 2 March 2022. live.
- News: Gilmour . Rod . Hockey nations confirmed for 2022 Commonwealth Games . 9 March 2022 . The Hockey Paper . 1touch Media Ltd . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302131932/https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2022/03/02/hockey-nations-confirmed-for-2022-commonwealth-games . 2 March 2022. live.
- Book: Athlete Allocation System Hockey. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028154153/https://www.fih.ch/media/13350422/hockey_b2022-athlete-allocation-system_revised_v2.pdf. Commonwealth Sport / FIH. 29 April 2021. 9 March 2022. 28 October 2021. live.
- Web site: Birmingham 2022 unveils match schedules for hockey . University of Birmingham . 9 March 2022 . 8 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309175438/https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2022/03/birmingham-2022-unveils-match-schedules-for-hockey.aspx . 9 March 2022 . live.
