2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Scotland | ||
| City | Glasgow | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | Glasgow National Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  United States (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Ireland | ||
| Third place |  South Africa | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 86 (3.58 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Park Mi-Hyun Katie O'Donnell (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Megan Frazer | ||
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The 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the 8th and last edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 27 April to 4 May 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.[1]
The United States won the tournament for the first time after defeating Ireland 3–1 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous fifteen editions.[2] South Africa won the third place match by defeating Spain 1–0.
The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.[3][4]
Scotland (Host nation)
South Korea (Seventh in 2012 Champions Trophy)
United States (Second in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
Ireland (Third in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
Belgium (Fifth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
South Africa (Sixth in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
India (Seventh in 2012 Champions Challenge I)
Spain (Highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I)
Results
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)[5]
First round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Belgium |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 |  Scotland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 |  India |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 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 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Spain |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | Ireland |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
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 | ||||||||
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| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 May 2014 | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 May 2014 | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 1 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||
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| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| 3 May 2014 | ||||||||||
| Spain (p.s.o) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
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| United States | 3 | Third place match | ||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
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| India | 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place match | |||||
| 3 May 2014 | ||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||
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| Scotland | 2 | |||||
| South Korea (p.s.o) | 1 (2) | |||||
| 3 May 2014 | ||||||
| Belgium | 1 (1) | |||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
| 4 May 2014 | ||||||
| Scotland | 4 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
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
Semi-finals
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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:[6]
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament |
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| Megan Frazer |
Park Mi-Hyun Katie O'Donnell |
Emma Gray |
Emily Wold |
