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2019 Women's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament

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Ready Steady Tokyo
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
CityTokyo
Dates17–21 August
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)Oi Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions India
Runner-up Japan
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored26 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Gurjit Kaur (3 goals)

The 2019 Women's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Tokyo, Japan, from August 17 to 21, 2019. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[2]

India won the tournament after defeating Japan 2–1 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating China 3–1 in the third place playoff.

Competition format

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The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, China, India, and the hosts, Japan, 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 June 2019 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Australia 2 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
 China 11 Third Place (2002) Runners-up (2008)
 India 10 Fourth Place (1974) Fourth Place (1980)
 Japan 14 Fifth place (2006) Eighth place (2004)

Squads

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Results

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Pool stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Final
2  Japan (H) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3  China 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Australia 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts
17 August 2019
11:45
India  2–1  Japan
Gurjit field hockey ball 9'35' Report Nishikori field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
17 August 2019
12:15
Australia  2–3  China
Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 56'
Malone field hockey ball 57'
Report Gu field hockey ball 5'
Luo field hockey ball 22'
Zhong field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

18 August 2019
09:30
India  2–2  Australia
Vandana field hockey ball 36'
Gurjit field hockey ball 59'
Report Nobbs field hockey ball 14'
Stewart field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
18 August 2019
10:00
China  1–2  Japan
Zhong field hockey ball 39' Report Y. Nagai field hockey ball 16'
Shimizu field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

20 August 2019
17:30
Australia  2–2  Japan
Lawton field hockey ball 34'
Commerford field hockey ball 54'
Report Mitsuhashi field hockey ball 26'
Nomura field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
20 August 2019
19:45
China  0–0  India
Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

Classification stage

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Third and fourth place

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21 August 2019
17:30
China  1–3  Australia
Li J. field hockey ball 57' Report Commerford field hockey ball 11'
Malone field hockey ball 16'
Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

Final

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21 August 2019
19:45
India  2–1  Japan
Navjot field hockey ball 11'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 33'
Report Shimizu field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

Statistics

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Final standings

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  India 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 4 1 2 1 9 8 +1 5 Bronze Medal
4  China 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4 Fourth Place
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

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There were 26 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Test Events". Tokyo2020. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey (Women)". FIH. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ "FIH Men's and Women's Hero World Ranking". FIH. Retrieved 19 July 2019.