# 2023 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

The 2023 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the sixth edition of this tournament and played from 5 to 11 February 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa.
The Netherlands defeated Austria in the final to win their third overall title, while the Czech Republic defeated host South Africa for the bronze medal.

## Qualification

All the teams which qualified for the cancelled 2022 edition of the tournament were eligible to participate in the 2023 edition.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| 15–21 July 2019 | 2019 Indoor Asia Cup | Chonburi, Thailand | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 17–19 January 2020 | 2020 EuroHockey Indoor Championship | Minsk, Belarus | 5 | Austria Belgium Belarus Czech Republic Germany Netherlands Ukraine |
| 16–18 April 2021 | 2021 Indoor Africa Cup | Durban, South Africa | 2 | South Africa Namibia |
| 25–27 June 2021 | 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup | Spring City, United States | 2 | Canada United States |
| 9 August 2022 | Invitational | — | 2 | Australia New Zealand |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## First round

The schedule was released on 17 October 2022.
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 15 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | South Africa (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
* 5 February 2023 08:30
| Austria | 3–2 | South Africa |
| Buchta 12' Laginja 25', 38' | Report | O'Connor 7' De Waal 30' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Melina Illanes (ARG)
* 5 February 2023 10:50
| Australia | 4–2 | United States |
| C. Burns 4', 37' Economos 10' Reid 40' | Report | D'Ariano 2', 20' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
* 5 February 2023 13:10
| Netherlands | 10–0 | New Zealand |
| Zwinkels 2', 9', 22', 24', 37' Van Wijk 16' Van Erk 20' Brands 25' Van 't Hoog 34', 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
* 6 February 2023 16:40
| Austria | 2–1 | United States |
| Buchta 1' Czech 19' | Report | D'Ariano 15' |
* Umpires: Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Melina Illanes (ARG)
* 6 February 2023 19:00
| Netherlands | 3–1 | South Africa |
| Imhof 6' Van 't Hoog 27', 33' | Report | Seerane 12' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Emily Carroll (AUS)
* 6 February 2023 21:20
| New Zealand | 1–5 | Australia |
| Pearce 19' | Report | Scriven 10', 36' Field 21', 33' Murphy 25' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 7 February 2023 09:40
| United States | 2–2 | South Africa |
| Miller 14' Burnett 22' | Report | Fourie 25' O'Connor 26' |
* Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Rachel Williams (ENG)
* 7 February 2023 10:50
| Australia | 0–8 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Imhof 9', 19' Zwinkels 9', 24', 32', 32' Van Wijk 22' De Baat 34' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
* 7 February 2023 13:10
| New Zealand | 2–4 | Austria |
| Pearce 7', 9' | Report | Pultar 6' Bauer 19' Laginja 20' Mayer 33' |
* Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
* 8 February 2023 15:30
| Austria | 1–5 | Netherlands |
| Czech 26' | Report | Brands 12' Zwinkels 16', 36', 36' De Baat 34' |
* Umpires: Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
* 8 February 2023 17:50
| United States | 9–0 | New Zealand |
| Miller 4', 24', 38' Sparling 7' Mandato 8', 36' D'Ariano 10', 22' Herbine 21' | Report | |
* Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
* 8 February 2023 20:10
| South Africa | 1–0 | Australia |
| Fourie 31' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Melina Illanes (ARG)
* 9 February 2023 08:30
| Netherlands | 3–2 | United States |
| Clasener 6' Van Wijk 26', 40' | Report | D'Ariano 23', 32' |
* Umpires: Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA) Cathy Wright (WAL)
* 9 February 2023 10:50
| South Africa | 6–3 | New Zealand |
| Fourie 19' De Oliveira 26' O'Connor 27' Lardant 30' Brisset 34' De Waal 40' | Report | Ritchie 31', 37' Norman 36' |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Rachel Williams (ENG)
* 9 February 2023 13:10
| Australia | 2–4 | Austria |
| Scriven 4', 30' | Report | Proksch 10' Laginja 26' Bauer 30' Czech 34' |
* Umpires: Lyndal Robertson (RSA) Cathy Wright (WAL)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 5 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Namibia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
* 5 February 2023 15:30
| Namibia | 3–5 | Kazakhstan |
| Mengo 19' Van Staden 34' Schimming 38' | Report | Beisenbay 3' Bissirova 3', 23' Lyapina 30' Lobanova 40' |
* Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Emily Carroll (AUS)
* 5 February 2023 17:50
| Ukraine | 1–1 | Canada |
| Ponomarenko 20' | Report | Lee 27' |
* Umpires: Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA) Cathy Wright (WAL)
* 5 February 2023 20:10
| Czech Republic | 6–1 | Belgium |
| Nováková 2' Kolářová 6' Laciná 7', 39' Lehovcová 15', 37' | Report | De Mot 37' |
* Umpires: Lyndal Robertson (RSA) Rachel Williams (ENG)
* 6 February 2023 09:40
| Canada | 2–2 | Namibia |
| McCrory 15' Lee 31' | Report | Gillies 28', 30' |
* Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Cathy Wright (WAL)
* 6 February 2023 12:00
| Czech Republic | 8–2 | Kazakhstan |
| Laciná 5', 40' Nováková 9', 18', 19', 37' Lehovcová 13' Babická 28' | Report | Lobanova 7', 26' |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Diego Barbas (ARG)
* 6 February 2023 14:20
| Ukraine | 3–0 | Belgium |
| Ponomarenko 4' Honcharenko 28' Leonova 34' | Report | |
* Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
* 7 February 2023 15:30
| Canada | 3–2 | Czech Republic |
| McCrory 5' Wong 6' Leahy 35' | Report | Kolářová 24' Babická 37' |
* Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
* 7 February 2023 17:50
| Namibia | 1–2 | Ukraine |
| Philander 13' | Report | Ponomarenko 5' Shevchenko 33' |
* Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Melina Illanes (ARG)
* 7 February 2023 20:10
| Kazakhstan | 2–5 | Belgium |
| Bissirova 15' Lobanova 37' | Report | Ronquetti 7', 40' Delforge 9', 25' Wagemans 14' |
* Umpires: Lyndal Robertson (RSA) Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
* 8 February 2023 08:30
| Czech Republic | 4–2 | Ukraine |
| Vorlová 2', 10' Duchková 38' Babická 40' | Report | Honcharenko 1', 22' |
* Umpires: Lyndal Robertson (RSA) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
* 8 February 2023 10:50
| Belgium | 2–1 | Namibia |
| Delforge 32' De Mot 40' | Report | Philander 40' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
* 8 February 2023 13:10
| Kazakhstan | 4–4 | Canada |
| Beisenbay 4', 39' Bissirova 8' Lobanova 11' | Report | Wong 6' McCrory 22', 23', 32' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Emily Carroll (AUS)
* 9 February 2023 15:30
| Belgium | 1–0 | Canada |
| Barry 28' | Report | |
* Umpires: Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
* 9 February 2023 16:40
| Namibia | 0–6 | Czech Republic |
| | Report | Lehovcová 14' Hájková 17' Vorlová 34', 36', 40' Laciná 35' |
* Umpires: Lyndal Robertson (RSA) Sean Edwards (ENG)
* 9 February 2023 17:50
| Ukraine | 3–3 | Kazakhstan |
| Ponomarenko 2' Shevchenko 23' Leonova 30' | Report | Lobanova 33' Bissirova 33' Beisenbay 39' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

## Classification matches
### Eleventh place game

* 10 February 2023 08:30
| New Zealand | 4–3 | Namibia |
| Norman 22' Pearce 23', 31', 32' | Report | Kruger 30', 37' Philander 33' |
* Umpires: Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA) Cathy Wright (WAL)

### Ninth place game

* 10 February 2023 10:00
| United States | 5–1 | Kazakhstan |
| Miller 5' Mandato 7' D'Ariano 15' McDonough 29' Sparling 35' | Report | Bissirova 18' |
* Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

## Second round
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 10 February | 10 February | | | |
| Netherlands | 6 | | | |
| Netherlands | 6 | 11 February | 11 February | | |
| Canada | 1 | 11 February | 11 February | |
| Canada | 1 | Netherlands | 6 | |
| 10 February | 10 February | | Netherlands | 6 | |
| 10 February | 10 February | South Africa | 1 | |
| Belgium | 1 | South Africa | 1 | |
| Belgium | 1 | | | | 11 February | 11 February |
| South Africa | 2 | | | | 11 February | 11 February |
| South Africa | 2 | | | | Netherlands | 7 |
| 10 February | 10 February | | | | | Netherlands | 7 |
| 10 February | 10 February | | | | Austria | 0 |
| Austria | 3 | | | | Austria | 0 |
| Austria | 3 | 11 February | 11 February | | | |
| Ukraine | 1 | 11 February | 11 February | | | |
| Ukraine | 1 | Austria | 1 | | | |
| 10 February | 10 February | | Austria | 1 | | | |
| 10 February | 10 February | Czech Republic | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Czech Republic | 6 | Czech Republic | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Czech Republic | 6 | | | | 11 February | 11 February |
| Australia | 0 | | | | 11 February | 11 February |
| Australia | 0 | | | | South Africa | 1 |
| | | | | | Czech Republic | 3 |

### Quarter-finals

* 10 February 2023 13:00
| Czech Republic | 6–0 | Australia |
| Laciná 1', 35' Vorlová 25', 38' Nováková 27', 36' | Report | |
* Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
* 10 February 2023 16:00
| Austria | 3–1 | Ukraine |
| Czech 3' Bauer 5' Pultar 32' | Report | Honcharenko 33' |
* Umpires: Melina Illanes (ARG) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 10 February 2023 19:00
| Belgium | 1–2 | South Africa |
| De Mot 33' | Report | O'Connor 3' Fourie 20' |
* Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
* 10 February 2023 22:00
| Netherlands | 6–1 | Canada |
| Van Wijk 15', 18', 30' Zwinkels 15', 33', 36' | Report | Wong 27' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

### Semi-finals

* 11 February 2023 12:30
| Austria | 1–0 | Czech Republic |
| Pultar 35' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Céline Martin-Schmetz (BEL)
* 11 February 2023 14:00
| Netherlands | 6–1 | South Africa |
| Imhof 7' Van Wijk 10', 24' Zwinkels 16', 37' De Baat 38' | Report | De Oliveira 13' |
* Umpires: Melina Illanes (ARG) Rachel Williams (ENG)

### Third place game

* 11 February 2023 18:30
| South Africa | 1–3 | Czech Republic |
| Fourie 26' | Report | Lehovcová 10+', 22' Kolářová 24' |
* Umpires: Melina Illanes (ARG) Emily Carroll (AUS)

### Final

* 11 February 2023 21:30
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Austria |
| Van Wijk 3' Van 't Hoog 5' Brands 14', 26', 38' Clasener 32' De Geus 39' | Report | |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Netherlands |
| | Austria |
| | Czech Republic |
| 4 | South Africa |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | Ukraine |
| 7 | Australia |
| 8 | Canada |
| 9 | United States |
| 10 | Kazakhstan |
| 11 | New Zealand |
| 12 | Namibia |

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Award | Player |
| Player of the tournament | Donja Zwinkels |
| Top goalscorer | Donja Zwinkels |
| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Barbora Čecháková |
| Young player of the tournament | Reese D'Ariano |

## Goalscorers

There were 219 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.
17 goals
* Donja Zwinkels
10 goals
* Lieke van Wijk
8 goals
* Reese D'Ariano
7 goals
* Kateřina Laciná
* Natálie Nováková
* Anna Vorlová
6 goals
* Adéla Lehovcová
* Alina Bissirova
* Viktoriya Lobanova
* Kirsten Pearce
5 goals
* Samantha McCrory
* Mabel Brands
* Eva van 't Hoog
* Tegan Fourie
* Hannah Miller
4 goals
* Emma Scriven
* Johanna Czech
* Marta Laginja
* Balzhan Beisenbay
* Pam Imhof
* Jessica O'Connor
* Olha Honcharenko
* Oksana Ponomarenko
3 goals
* Katharina Bauer
* Marianne Pultar
* Laurine Delforge
* France de Mot
* Elise Wong
* Nikol Babická
* Anna Kolářová
* Azaylee Philander
* Noor de Baat
* Sydney Mandato
2 goals
* Caitlin Burns
* Litiana Field
* Daria Buchta
* Marie Ronquetti
* Alison Lee
* Jaime Gillies
* Jivanka Kruger
* Tessa Clasener
* Philippa Norman
* Deanna Ritchie
* Daniella de Oliveira
* Kayla de Waal
* Karyna Leonova
* Yuliia Shevchenko
* Opal Sparling
1 goal
* Samantha Economos
* Madeleine Murphy
* Emma Reid
* Luisa Mayer
* Katharina Proksch
* Claire Barry
* Caroline Wagemans
* Kathleen Leahy
* Lucie Duchková
* Natálie Hájková
* Viktoriya Lyapina
* Magreth Mengo
* Kaela Schimming
* Armin van Staden
* Elin van Erk
* Anna de Geus
* Laikén Brisset
* Jessica Lardant
* Celia Seerane
* Abigail Burnett
* Annika Herbine
* Anarose McDonough
Source: FIH