The 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held on 9–10 November at Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium in Guangzhou. Japan, as host, prequalified for the Olympic Games, and did not take part in this competition. The champion of the tournament, hosts China, qualify for the Asian continental berth in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The second and third-placed teams, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan, qualify to take part in a 2020 Olympic repechage tournament for one of two final berths in Tokyo. [1]
| 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  CHN |
| Date | 9–10 November |
| Nations | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | China |
| Runners-up |  Hong Kong |
| Third |  Kazakhstan |
| Series details | |
| Matches played | 20 |
← 2019 (I) 2021 → | |
Teams
editPool stage
editAll times in China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)[2]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal | |
Pool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 7 | +139 | 9 |
| Hong Kong
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 49 | +32 | 7 |
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 87 | –61 | 5 |
 South Korea
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 115 | –110 | 3 |
| 9 November 2019 17:38 |
| Sri Lanka | 19–5 | South Korea |
| Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium |
| 10 November 2019 9:44 |
| Hong Kong | 47–0 | South Korea |
| Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 17 | +80 | 9 |
 Thailand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 17 | +64 | 7 |
 Singapore
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 98 | –78 | 5 |
 Philippines
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 90 | –66 | 3 |
| 9 November 2019 14:22 |
| Kazakhstan | 34–5 | Philippines |
| Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium |
| 9 November 2019 16:54 |
| Singapore | 20–19 | Philippines |
| Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium |
Knockout round
editPlate
edit| Semi-finals | Plate final | |||||
| 10 November – 12:30 – Guangzhou | ||||||
| Singapore | 19 | |||||
| 10 November – 15:42 – Guangzhou | ||||||
| South Korea | 7 | |||||
| Singapore | 12 | |||||
| 10 November – 12:52 – Guangzhou | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 33 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 12 | |||||
| Philippines | 10 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 10 November – 15:20 – Guangzhou | ||||||
| South Korea | 5 | |||||
| Philippines | 31 | |||||
Cup
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 November – 13:14 – Guangzhou | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 7 | |||||
| 10 November – 16:30 – Guangzhou | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 19 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||
| 10 November – 13:36 – Guangzhou | ||||||
| China | 33 | |||||
| China | 34 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 November – 16:04 – Guangzhou | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 17 | |||||
| Thailand | 14 | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics beckon in do-or-die tournament for women's rugby sevens – 'You either have it, or you don't'". South China Morning Post. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Qualifier 2019 Women #AR7sQ". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 8 November 2019.