2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Ireland | ||
| City | Dublin | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | University College Dublin | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  United States | ||
| Third place |  Ireland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 99 (4.13 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Jodie Schulz (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | Katie O'Donnell | ||
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The 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the 7th edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 29 September to 7 October 2012 in Dublin, Ireland. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy to be held in Argentina as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.
Australia won the tournament for the first time after defeating the United States 6 – 1 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous edition.[1]
The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.[2]
Ireland (Host nation)
Australia (Sixth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
Belgium (Winners of 2011 Champions Challenge II)
United States (Second in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
Scotland (Third in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
South Africa (Fifth in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
India (Seventh in 2011 Champions Challenge I)
Wales
Results
All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+01:00)[3]
First round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 |
| 2 |  Belgium |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  India |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 |  Wales |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 |  South Africa |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Second round
| Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 October 2012 | ||||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 October 2012 | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 October 2012 | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
| India | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Australia | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 October 2012 | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 October 2012 | ||||||||||
| Ireland (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 October 2012 | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | Third place match | ||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
| Wales | 2 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| Ireland (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place match | |||||
| 6 October 2010 | ||||||
| South Africa (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| 7 October 2010 | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||
| 6 October 2010 | ||||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||
| Belgium | 8 | |||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
| 7 October 2010 | ||||||
| India | 4 | |||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer |
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| Katie O'Donnell |
Jodie Schulz |
