# 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the fifth tournament of field hockey championship for women. It was held in Dublin, Ireland from June 18–26, 2011.

## Teams

Eight teams participated in the tournament, they were:
* Azerbaijan
* India
* Japan
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Ireland

## Results

All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+01:00)

### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 |
* 18 June 2011 10:00
| Japan | 2 – 1 | United States |
| Murukami 2' Komazawa 45' | Report | O'Donnell 9' |
* Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 18 June 2011 12:30
| South Africa | 2 – 2 | Scotland |
| Coetzee 52' Davids 59' | Report | Baxter 29' Kidd 35' |
* Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 19 June 2011 10:30
| United States | 1 – 3 | Scotland |
| O'Donnell 9' | Report | Kidd 11' Judge 36' Bell 67' |
* Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 19 June 2011 13:00
| South Africa | 5 – 1 | Japan |
| Russell 2' Bright 8' Coetzee 57' Hubach 61' Chamberlain 68' | Report | Komazawa 29' |
* Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
* 21 June 2011 11:00
| Japan | 1 – 1 | Scotland |
| Otsuka 33' | Report | Kidd 13' |
* Umpires: Lesley Pieterse (RSA) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
* 21 June 2011 13:30
| United States | 5 – 5 | South Africa |
| Selenski 3', 46' Laubach 35' O'Donnell 52', 62' | Report | Coetzee 10', 12', 23', 67' Marais 39' |
* Umpires: Irene Clelland (SCO) Melissa Trivic (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
* 18 June 2011 15:00
| India | 1 – 2 | Ireland |
| Handa 59' | Report | Symmons 11' Watkins 50' |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Irene Clelland (SCO)
* 18 June 2011 17:30
| Spain | 1 – 2 | Azerbaijan |
| Sánchez 55' | Report | Suleymanova 32' Aliyeva 67' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
* 19 June 2011 15:30
| Azerbaijan | 1 – 2 | Ireland |
| Mammadova 18' | Report | O'Flynn 13' O'Halloran 21' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
* 19 June 2011 18:00
| India | 1 – 1 | Spain |
| Poonam 69' | Report | Bonastre 64' |
* Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Claire Adenot (FRA)
* 21 June 2011 16:00
| Azerbaijan | 1 – 6 | India |
| Aliyeva 47' | Report | Anjum 4', 7', 32' Deepika 10' Rani 18' Handa 52' |
* Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 21 June 2011 18:30
| Spain | 1 – 1 | Ireland |
| Malda 50' | Report | Clarke 52' |
* Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

### Second round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 23 June 2011 | 23 June 2011 | | | |
| South Africa | 2 | | | |
| South Africa | 2 | 25 June 2011 | 25 June 2011 | | |
| Spain (a.e.t.) | 3 | 25 June 2011 | 25 June 2011 | |
| Spain (a.e.t.) | 3 | Spain | 2 | |
| 23 June 2011 | 23 June 2011 | | Spain | 2 | |
| 23 June 2011 | 23 June 2011 | Japan (a.e.t.) | 3 | |
| India | 0 | Japan (a.e.t.) | 3 | |
| India | 0 | | | | 26 June 2011 | 26 June 2011 |
| Japan | 1 | | | | 26 June 2011 | 26 June 2011 |
| Japan | 1 | | | | Japan | 3 |
| 23 June 2011 | 23 June 2011 | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| 23 June 2011 | 23 June 2011 | | | | United States | 2 |
| Scotland | 3 | | | | United States | 2 |
| Scotland | 3 | 25 June 2011 | 25 June 2011 | | | |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 25 June 2011 | 25 June 2011 | | | |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | Scotland | 0 | | | |
| 23 June 2011 | 23 June 2011 | | Scotland | 0 | | | |
| 23 June 2011 | 23 June 2011 | United States | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Ireland | 1 | United States | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Ireland | 1 | | | | 26 June 2011 | 26 June 2011 |
| United States | 3 | | | | 26 June 2011 | 26 June 2011 |
| United States | 3 | | | | Spain | 2 (3) |
| | | | | | Scotland (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) |

#### Quarterfinals

* 23 June 2011 10:00
| South Africa | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
| Damons 26' Coetzee 68' | Report | Huertas 32' Malda 48' Sánchez 84' |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Claire Adenot (FRA)
* 23 June 2011 12:30
| India | 0 – 1 | Japan |
| | Report | Mitsuhashi 64' |
* Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 23 June 2011 15:00
| Scotland | 3 – 2 | Azerbaijan |
| Wyllie 18' Cram 42' Bell 48' | Report | Aliyeva 10' Jhoi 52' |
* Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Mariana Reydo (ARG)
* 23 June 2011 17:30
| Ireland | 1 – 3 | United States |
| O'Flynn 48' | Report | Taylor 14', 20' Dawson 37' |
* Umpires: Lesley Pieterse (RSA) Irene Clelland (SCO)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place match | Fifth place match |
| 24 June 2011 | 24 June 2011 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 | 26 June 2011 | 26 June 2011 |
| India | 0 | 26 June 2011 | 26 June 2011 |
| India | 0 | South Africa | 2 |
| 24 June 2011 | 24 June 2011 | | South Africa | 2 |
| 24 June 2011 | 24 June 2011 | Ireland | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | Ireland | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | | |
| Ireland | 1 | Seventh place match | Seventh place match |
| | | 26 June 2011 | 26 June 2011 |
| | | India | 3 |
| | | Azerbaijan | 1 |

##### Crossover

* 24 June 2011 15:30
| South Africa | 2 – 0 | India |
| Coetzee 23' George 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
* 24 June 2011 18:00
| Azerbaijan | 0 – 1 | Ireland |
| | Report | Sargent 45' |
* Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Irene Clelland (SCO)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 26 June 2011 09:00
| India | 3 – 1 | Azerbaijan |
| Anjum 44' C. Thokchom 49' A. Thokchom 68' | Report | Suleymanova 28' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Irene Clelland (SCO)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 26 June 2011 11:30
| South Africa | 2 – 1 | Ireland |
| Damons 17' Coetzee 53' | Report | Symmons 47' |
* Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semifinals

* 25 June 2011 14:00
| Spain | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
| Bonastre 51' Ybarra 54' | Report | Komazawa 7', 67' Murukami 78' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
* 25 June 2011 16:30
| Scotland | 0 – 3 | United States |
| | Report | Selenski 44' Nichols 59' Gonzalez 68' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

##### Third and fourth place

* 26 June 2011 14:00
| Spain | 2 – 2 | Scotland |
| Malda 17' Sánchez 43' | Report | Cram 16' Kidd 39' |
| Penalties |||
| Huertas Oliva Malda Ybarra Comerma Huertas | 3 – 4 | Kidd Bunce Bartlett Clement Cram Bartlett |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Carol Metchette (IRL)

##### Final

* 26 June 2011 16:30
| Japan | 3 – 2 | United States |
| Shibata 35' Murukami 42', 64' | Report | Kasold 3' O'Donnell 26' |
* Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

## Statistics
### Final ranking

* Japan
* United States
* Scotland
* Spain
* South Africa
* Ireland
* India
* Azerbaijan