# 2013 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Hamilton)

The 2013 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the second of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, from April 17 to 21, 2013, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, South Korea, the United States, and the hosts, New Zealand, 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 | October 2011 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Argentina | 2 | Champions (2002, 2010) | Runners-Up (2000, 2012) |
| New Zealand | 3 | Fourth Place (1986) | Fourth Place (2012) |
| South Korea | 8 | Third Place (1990) | Runners-Up (1988, 1996) |
| United States | 10 | Third place (1994) | Third place (1984) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Karen Bennett (NZL)
* Amber Church (NZL)
* Irene Clelland (AUS)
* Suzi Sutton (USA)
* Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
* Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)

## Results

All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 17 April 2013 17:00
| South Korea | 4–1 | United States |
| An 17' Park M. 30', 40' Lee Y. 47' | Report | Crandall 52' |
* Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton Umpires: Irene Clelland (AUS) Amber Church (NZL)
* 17 April 2013 19:00
| New Zealand | 2–2 | Argentina |
| Michelsen 55' Harrison 70' | Report | Cavallero 11' Rebecchi 41' |
* Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton Umpires: Suzi Sutton (USA) Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)
* 18 April 2013 17:00
| Argentina | 4–2 | South Korea |
| Rebecchi 5', 63' Barrionuevo 28', 38' | Report | Kim Y. 49', 70' |
* Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Suzi Sutton (USA)
* 18 April 2013 19:00
| New Zealand | 1–0 | United States |
| Curtis 17' | Report | |
* Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton Umpires: Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR) Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
* 20 April 2013 13:00
| Argentina | 1–1 | United States |
| Merino 32' | Report | Dawson 69' |
* Blake Park, Tauranga Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)
* 20 April 2013 15:00
| South Korea | 1–5 | New Zealand |
| Cheon S. 21' | Report | Glynn 32', 35', 38', 44' Merry 65' |
* Blake Park, Tauranga Umpires: Veronica Villafañe (ARG) Irene Clelland (AUS)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 21 April 2013 15:00
| South Korea | 0–1 | United States |
| | Report | Pfeiffer 48' |
* Blake Park, Tauranga Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Veronica Villafañe (ARG)

#### Final

* 21 April 2013 17:00
| New Zealand | 1–5 | Argentina |
| Reid 48' | Report | Merino 15' Rebecchi 27', 35' Aymar 28' Juárez 50' |
* Blake Park, Tauranga Umpires: Suzi Sutton (USA) Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 8 | Tournament Champion |
| | New Zealand (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
| | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.
5 goals
* Carla Rebecchi
4 goals
* Katie Glynn
2 goals
* Noel Barrionuevo
* Delfina Merino
* Park Mi-Hyun
* Kim Young-Ran
1 goal
* Luciana Aymar
* Martina Cavallero
* Giselle Juárez
* Michaela Curtis
* Charlotte Harrison
* Olivia Merry
* Stacey Michelsen
* Cassandra Reid
* An Hyo-Ju
* Cheon Seul-Ki
* Lee Young-Sil
* Lauren Crandall
* Rachel Dawson
* Lauren Pfeiffer
Source: FIH