International Festival of Hockey

International Festival of Hockey
SportField hockey
Founded2016
No. of teams4
CountryAustralia Australia
Most recent
champion(s)
 Australia (M, 3rd title)
 China (W, 1st title)
Most titles Australia (M, 3 titles)
 Australia (W, 1 title)
 China (W, 1 title)
 Netherlands (W, 1 title)
Official websiteHockey Australia

The International Festival of Hockey is a men's and women's invitational, international field hockey tournament hosted annually by Hockey Australia.[1]

The tournament was previously held in the Victorian cities of Bendigo and Melbourne, however was moved to Perth, Western Australia, for the 2024 edition.

Format

Founded in 2016, the International Festival of Hockey hosts two stages of competition in both the men's and women's events.

The first stage of the competition comprises a series of test matches in both the men's and women's events. The test matches are held in Bendigo at the Bendigo Hockey Complex.

The second stage of the competition is a men's and women's competitive tournament held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Victorian capital, Melbourne. The women's tournament has been altered to match the men's, as the number of women's teams has increased at the 2017 edition from two teams to four, as well as the inclusion of a competitive tournament, which was absent at the 2016 edition.[2]

In 2024, the tournament was reintroduced. The men's tournament consisted of a series of test matches, while the women's tournament consisted of a round-robin format.[3]

Results

Men

Summaries

Year Hosts Final 3rd Place Match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2016 Melbourne, VIC
Australia
3–1
New Zealand

India
4–1
Malaysia
2017 Melbourne, VIC
Australia
2–1
New Zealand

Japan
2–1
Pakistan
2024 Perth, WA
Australia
5–0
(matches won)

India
only two teams

Team appearances

Team 2016 2017 2024 Total
 Australia 1st 1st 1st 3
 India 3rd 2nd 2
 Japan 3rd 1
 Malaysia 4th 1
 New Zealand 2nd 2nd 2
 Pakistan 4th 1
Total 4 4 2 10

Results

Women

Summaries

Year Hosts Final 3rd Place Match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2016 Melbourne, VIC
Australia
7–3
(aggregate)

India
only two teams
2017 Melbourne, VIC
Netherlands
5–0
Japan

Australia
5–0
United States
2024 Perth, WA
China
round–robin
Australia

Australia Development
round–robin
Japan

Team appearances

Team 2016 2017 2024 Total
 Australia 1st 3rd 2nd 3
 Australia Development 3rd 1
 China 1st 1
 India 2nd 1
 Japan 2nd 4th 2
 Netherlands 1st 1
 United States 4th 1
Total 2 4 4 10

References

  1. ^ "International Festival of Hockey, Melbourne & Bendigo". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ "International Festival of Hockey 2017 tickets on sale". planethockey.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Perth International Festival of Hockey". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2024.