The International Festival of Hockey is a men's and women's invitational, international field hockey tournament hosted annually by Hockey Australia.[1]
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country |  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 website | Hockey Australia |
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
editFounded 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
editMen
editSummaries
edit| 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
edit| 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
editWomen
editSummaries
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "International Festival of Hockey, Melbourne & Bendigo". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Perth International Festival of Hockey". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2024.