# 2007 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2007 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the 4th edition of the Champions Challenge I for women.
China won the tournament for the first time, defeating South Korea 2–1 in the final.

## Teams

Alongside the host nation, 5 teams competed in the tournament.
* Azerbaijan (host nation)
* China
* England
* New Zealand
* South Korea
* United States

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | Final |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Third place game |
| 4 | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | Third place game |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Azerbaijan (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | Fifth place game |
* 9 June 2007 13:00
| United States | 0–2 | South Korea |
| | Report | Cheon 7' Han 31' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
* 9 June 2007 15:15
| New Zealand | 0–1 | England |
| | Report | Gilliat-Smith 11' |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Elena Eskina (RUS)
* 9 June 2007 18:00
| China | 2–0 | Azerbaijan |
| Fu 58' Ma 70+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Nor Piza Hassan (MAS)
* 10 June 2007 13:30
| South Korea | 4–2 | England |
| Seo 10' Kim Ju. 12' Kim E. 30' Cheon 67' | Report | Cullen 9' Walsh 70' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Nor Piza Hassan (MAS)
* 10 June 2007 15:45
| China | 1–2 | United States |
| Song 65' | Report | Dawson 33' Kasold 53' |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Elena Eskina (RUS)
* 10 June 2007 18:00
| Azerbaijan | 0–1 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Paewai 27' |
* Umpires: Lee Keum-ju (KOR) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
* 12 June 2007 13:30
| New Zealand | 1–8 | China |
| Saunders 69' | Report | Song 20', 70' Xing 29', 65' Tang 35' Ma 39' Li 47', 49' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
* 12 June 2007 15:45
| England | 2–2 | United States |
| Clewlow 45' Danson 48' | Report | Sensenig 17' Fronzoni 67' |
* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
* 12 June 2007 18:00
| Azerbaijan | 3–4 | South Korea |
| Mirzaliyeva 18' Z. Nuriyeva 35' M. Aliyeva 66' | Report | Park S. 12' Im 27' Cheon 42' Park M. 53' |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 14 June 2007 13:30
| United States | 1–0 | New Zealand |
| Fronzoni 70+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Nor Piza Hassan (MAS)
* 14 June 2007 15:45
| South Korea | 0–2 | China |
| | Report | Sun 18' Tang 27' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
* 14 June 2007 18:00
| England | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
| Walker 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
* 16 June 2007 12:00
| China | 4–1 | England |
| Ren 13' Ma 16', 33' Fu 26' | Report | Danson 61' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 16 June 2007 14:15
| New Zealand | 1–3 | South Korea |
| Dillon 5' | Report | Kim Jo. 23' Cheon 30', 69' |
* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 16 June 2007 16:30
| Azerbaijan | 1–2 | United States |
| Jafarova 38' | Report | Fronzoni 43' Crandall 64' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Lisette Klaassen (NED)

### Classification round
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 17 June 2007 13:00
| New Zealand | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Azerbaijan |
| Paewai 54' Saunders 63', 65', 80' | Report | M. Aliyeva 6' L. Nuriyeva 29' Zeynalova 43' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (AUS) Lee Keum-ju (KOR)

#### Third and fourth place

* 17 June 2007 15:30
| United States | 1–2 | England |
| Sensenig 36' | Report | Gilliat-Smith 39' Walker 43' |
* Umpires: Nor Piza Hassan (MAS) Miao Lin (CHN)

#### Final

* 17 June 2007 18:00
| China | 2–1 | South Korea |
| Ma 12' Tang 61' | Report | Cheon 30' |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Sarah Garnett (NZL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

* China
* South Korea
* England
* United States
* New Zealand
* Azerbaijan