2012 Women's VISA International Hockey Tournament

VISA International
Tournament details
Host country	United Kingdom
City	London
Dates	2–6 May
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Riverbank Arena
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	19 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Crista Cullen (4 goals)
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The 2012 Women's VISA International Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in London, United Kingdom, from May 2 to 6, 2012. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.^[2]

Great Britain won the tournament after defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final. South Korea finished in third place after defeating China 3–2 in the third place playoff.^[3]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, China, South Korea, and the hosts, Great Britain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Argentina	Champions (2002, 2010)	Runners-up (2000)
China	Third Place (2002)	Runners-up (2008)
Great Britain *	Third Place (2010)	Third Place (1992)
South Korea	Third place (1990)	Runners-up (1988, 1996)

* Includes results representing England.

Results

Pool stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain (H)	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Final
2	Argentina	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4	Final
3	South Korea	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	China	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: GB Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

2 May 2012
11:00

Argentina	3–0	China
D. Sruoga 12' Rebecchi 34' D'Elía 49'	Report

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Frances Block (GBR)

2 May 2012
13:15

Great Britain	1–0	South Korea
Danson 62'	Report

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Elena Eskina (RUS)

3 May 2012
11:00

Argentina	0–0	South Korea
	Report

Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

3 May 2012
13:15

China	0–3	Great Britain
	Report	Cullen 6', 70+' Gilbert 68'

Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Stella Bartlema (NED)

5 May 2012
09:30

China	1–2	South Korea
Sun 7'	Report	Kim J. 19', 58'

Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Carol Metchette (IRE)

5 May 2012
11:45

Great Britain	2–0	Argentina
Danson 15' Ball 23'	Report

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Stella Bartlema (NED)

Classification matches

Third and fourth place

6 May 2012
09:30

South Korea	3–2	China
Lee S. 2' Park K. 11' Cheon S. 41'	Report	Zhao 27' Li H. 68'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Carol Metchette (IRE)

Final

6 May 2012
12:15

Great Britain	2–0	Argentina
Cullen 37', 42'	Report

Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Amy Hassick (USA)

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.