# 2015 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2015 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was a field hockey tournament held in Changzhou, China between 5 – 13 September 2015.
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, held in Santiago, Chile in November and December 2016.
China won the tournament by defeating Japan 3–1 in a shoot-out, after the final finished a 2–2 draw. South Korea won the bronze medal by defeating India 3–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Teams

The following Under 21 teams from the Asian Hockey Federation competed in the tournament.
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Japan
* Malaysia
* North Korea
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Thailand

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 6 | |
| 4 | North Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 3 | |
| 5 | Singapore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 | |
* 5 September 2015 15:00
| Malaysia | 2–0 | Singapore |
| Hanis 10' Safiqah 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Choi Eun-young (KOR)
* 5 September 2015 15:30
| India | 13–0 | North Korea |
| Dubey 11', 64' Jaspreet 20' Navneet 24', 70+' Rampal 28', 43', 44', 46', 52' Mayengbam 31' P. Barla 34' Minz 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA) Petrina de Souza (SGP)
* 6 September 2015 17:00
| India | 12–0 | Singapore |
| P. Barla 7' A. Barla 10', 68' Dubey 15', 64' Jaspreet 25' Mayengbam 49', 65' Gurjit 52' Minz 59' Navneet 61' Ekka 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA) Norasyikin Shariudin (MAS)
* 6 September 2015 19:15
| China | 11–0 | North Korea |
| Cai 1' Gu 7', 36', 56', 67' Zhang 29' Li 35', 41' Zhong M. 44' Guo C. 60' Zhong J. 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Binish Hayat (PAK)
* 7 September 2015 19:15
| Malaysia | 0–4 | China |
| | Report | Gu 34' Li 35' Shan 66' Yuan 69' |
* Umpires: Binish Hayat (PAK) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 8 September 2015 17:00
| Singapore | 0–4 | North Korea |
| | Report | Ryang Il-sim 19', 24', 38', 65' |
* Umpires: Suman Chumbuk (IND) Choi Eun-young (KOR)
* 9 September 2015 17:00
| North Korea | 2–3 | Malaysia |
| Pak Un-hyang 3', 67' | Report | Nuraslinda 30', 65' Fatin 59' |
* Umpires: Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
* 9 September 2015 19:15
| India | 2–4 | China |
| Jaspreet 33' Gurjit 56' | Report | Gu 10', 11' Guo Q. 15' Guo C. 50' |
* Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 10 September 2015 17:15
| Malaysia | 1–9 | India |
| Norfaiezah 32' | Report | Rampal 8', 37', 42' Jaspreet 15', 60' Dubey 29' Ekka 39' Navneet 41' P. Barla 51' |
* Umpires: Tian Yimiao (CHN) Binish Hayat (PAK)
* 10 September 2015 19:30
| China | 7–0 | Singapore |
| Zhong M. 4' Ou 16', 28' Shan 20' Gu 48', 67' Zhong J. 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Choi Eun-young (KOR)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 0 | |
* 5 September 2015 17:15
| Japan | 16–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Mori 15', 62', 70' Matsumoto 26' Hirahara 33', 50' Nagai 39', 61' Asai 41' Mano 43' Kawamura 47', 58', 64' Segawa 53' Karino 60', 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Choe Kwang-suk (PRK)
* 5 September 2015 19:30
| South Korea | 7–0 | Thailand |
| Baek Ee-seul 4' Lee Min-ji 10' Lee Yu-rim 13', 46' Park Mi-rim 27' Lee Yu-ri 39' Kim Min-ji 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Suman Chumbuk (IND)
* 7 September 2015 17:00
| Japan | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Asai 26', 69' Kawamura 28' | Report | Baek Ee-seul 63' |
* Umpires: Annelize Rostron (BEL) Tian Yimiao (CHN)
* 8 September 2015 19:15
| Thailand | 3–2 | Chinese Taipei |
| Sanpoung 9', 49', 70' | Report | Yang Chia-yu 5' Wu Huang-yu 29' |
* Umpires: Norasyikin Shariudin (MAS) Tian Yimiao (CHN)
* 10 September 2015 15:00
| Thailand | 0–12 | Japan |
| | Report | Segawa 5' Mano 6', 11', 43' Hirahara 12' Nagai 25', 37' Yagi 32' Mori 32', 66' Matsumoto 41' Karino 47' |
* Umpires: Norasyikin Shariudin (MAS) Choe Kwang-suk (PRK)
* 10 September 2015 15:30
| South Korea | 12–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Kim Min-ji 11' Baek Ee-seul 23', 40', 65' Kim Min-yeong 35+', 47' Cho Hye-jin 37', 70' Lee Yu-rim 38', 49' Lee Min-ji 42' Park Mi-rim 63' | Report | |
* Umpires: Petrina de Souza (SGP) Suman Chumbuk (IND)

### Classification round
#### Fifth to ninth place classification
##### Seventh to ninth place

| Playoff | Playoff | Seventh and eighth place | Seventh and eighth place |
| 12 September 2015 | 12 September 2015 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 | 13 September 2015 | 13 September 2015 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 13 September 2015 | 13 September 2015 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | Singapore | 1 (1) |
| | | North Korea (p.s.o) | 1 (3) |

###### Playoff

* 12 September 2015 14:00
| Singapore | 1–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| T. Ong 39' | Report | |
* Umpires: Choi Eun-young (KOR) Norasyikin Shariudin (MAS)

###### Seventh and eighth place

* 13 September 2015 16:30
| Singapore | 1–1 | North Korea |
| R. Sanip 65' | Report | Ryang Il-sim 50' |
| Penalties |||
| T. Ong R. Sanip S. Sanip Wong | 1–3 | Pak Un-hyang Kang Ok-yong Ryang Il-sim Ri Yong-ok |
* Umpires: Tian Yimiao (CHN) Suman Chumbak (IND)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 12 September 2015 16:15
| Malaysia | 3–1 | Thailand |
| Hanis 22', 35' Fatin 56' | Report | Sanpoung 47' |
* Umpires: Tian Yimiao (CHN) Suman Chumbak (CHN)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 September 2015 | 12 September 2015 |
| China | 1 |
| China | 1 | 13 September 2015 | 13 September 2015 |
| South Korea | 0 | 13 September 2015 | 13 September 2015 |
| South Korea | 0 | China (p.s.o) | 2 (3) |
| 12 September 2015 | 12 September 2015 | | China (p.s.o) | 2 (3) |
| 12 September 2015 | 12 September 2015 | Japan | 2 (1) |
| Japan (p.s.o) | 2 (3) | Japan | 2 (1) |
| India | 2 (2) | | |
| India | 2 (2) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 September 2015 | 13 September 2015 |
| | | South Korea | 3 |
| | | India | 2 |

##### Semi-finals

* 12 September 2015 15:00
| China | 1–0 | South Korea |
| Zhong M. 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Binish Hayat (PAK)
* 12 September 2015 17:30
| Japan | 2–2 | India |
| Mano 18' Hirahara 57' | Report | Ekka 4' Yadav 25' |
| Penalties |||
| Mano Kawamura Matsumoto Mori Nagai | 3–2 | Navjot Dubey Navneet Ekka Rampal |
* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)

##### Third and fourth place

* 13 September 2015 16:00
| South Korea | 3–2 | India |
| Baek Ee-seul 29' Lee Min-ji 66' Cho Hye-jin 68' | Report | Toppo 19' Minz 38' |
* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

##### Final

* 13 September 2015 18:30
| China | 2–2 | Japan |
| Gu 4', 40' | Report | Yagi 15' Mano 60' |
| Penalties |||
| Gu Yuan Zhong M. | 3–1 | Mano Kawamura Mori Nagai |
* Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)

## Statistics
### Final rankings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| | China | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 16 | Gold Medal |
| | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 11 | Silver Medal |
| | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 10 | +30 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 9 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 3 | Sixth place |
| 7 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 4 | Seventh place |
| 8 | Singapore | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 4 | Eighth place |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 0 | Ninth place |