2019 Women's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Japan |
| City | Tokyo |
| Dates | 17–21 August |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | Oi Hockey Stadium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 26 (3.25 per match) |
| Top scorer | Gurjit Kaur (3 goals) |
| Field hockey | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Squads | ||
| men | women | |
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.
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) |
