Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was the sixth appearance of Hockey at the Commonwealth Games. The field hockey competition was held on the Gold Coast, Australia, from 5 to 14 April.[1] The hockey competition was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre.[2] This is the sixth time that hockey was held, following the sport's debut at the 1998 Games.
| Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Gold Coast Hockey Centre |
| Dates | 5–14 April 2018 |
| Competitors | 360 from 11 nations |
Competition schedule
Qualification
A total of ten men's and women's team qualified to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (18 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 36 athletes. The host nation (Australia) along with the top nine ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017, qualified for the games.[3]
Men's qualification
| Event | Date | Teams | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/a | 1 |  Australia |
| FIH World Rankings[4] | 31 October 2017 | 9 |  India England New Zealand Canada Malaysia Pakistan South Africa Scotland Wales |
| Total | 10 |
Women's qualification
| Event | Date | Teams | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/a | 1 | Australia |
| FIH World Rankings[5] | 31 October 2017 | 9 | England New Zealand India South Africa Scotland Canada Malaysia Wales Ghana |
| Total | 10 |
Men's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
Teams were divided into two groups of five nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top two teams per group qualified for the semi-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | Scotland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Canada |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 | South Africa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 9th–10th place match |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | England |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | Malaysia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Pakistan |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 | Wales |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | 9th–10th place match |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
Medal round
Women's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
Teams were divided into two groups of five nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top two teams per group qualified for the semi-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | India |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | South Africa |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Malaysia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 | Wales |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | 9th–10th place match |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 8 | |
| 3 | Canada |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Scotland |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 | Ghana |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | 9th–10th place match |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 12 April 2018 | ||||||
| England | 0 (1) | |||||
| 14 April 2018 | ||||||
| New Zealand (p.s.o) | 0 (2) | |||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||
| 12 April 2018 | ||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 14 April 2018 | ||||||
| England | 6 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | England | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
Participating nations
There are 11 participating nations at the hockey competitions with a total of 360 athletes.[3] The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.