2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey
Tournament details
CityMelbourne, Victoria
Bendigo, Victoria
Teams4
Venue(s)State Netball and Hockey Centre
Bendigo Hockey Complex
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored36 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Rupinder Pal Singh (6 goals)
Best playerAustralia Dylan Wotherspoon
(next) 2017

The 2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey was a field hockey tournament held in Victoria, Australia. The tournament was held between 23–30 November in the Victorian cities, Melbourne and Bendigo. A total of four teams competed in the tournament.[1]

Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating New Zealand 3–1 in the final. India won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 4–1 in the third and fourth playoff.[2]

All times are local (UTC+10:00).

Participating nations

Results

Melbourne

The first phase of the tournament was a 4 team tournament at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne.

Pool matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Final
2  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 4
3  India 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 3 Third and fourth
4  Malaysia 3 0 1 2 3 10 7 1
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
23 November 2016
16:00
Malaysia  1–1  New Zealand
Shahril field hockey ball 32' Report Panchia field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
23 November 2016
20:00
Australia  3–2  India
Hayward field hockey ball 24', 36'
Mitton field hockey ball 43'
Report Rupinder Pal field hockey ball 21', 53'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Iskandar Rusli (MAS)

24 November 2016
18:00
India  4–2  Malaysia
Thimmaiah field hockey ball 24', 55'
Rupinder Pal field hockey ball 40'
Akashdeep field hockey ball 55'
Report Faizal field hockey ball 39'
Shahril field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
24 November 2016
20:00
Australia  3–1  New Zealand
Govers field hockey ball 8', 9'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 15'
Report Russell field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Deepak Joshi (IND)

26 November 2016
15:00
Australia  5–0  Malaysia
Whetton field hockey ball 9', 43'
Boyde field hockey ball 51'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 56'
Zalewski field hockey ball 57'
Report
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
26 November 2016
17:00
India  2–3  New Zealand
Rupinder Pal field hockey ball 18', 58' Report Ross field hockey ball 47'
Smith field hockey ball 48'
Inglis field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Iskander Rusli (MAS)
Third and fourth place
27 November 2016
16:00
India  4–1  Malaysia
Akashdeep field hockey ball 2'
Raghunath field hockey ball 45'
Talwinder field hockey ball 52'
Rupinder Pal field hockey ball 57'
Report van Huizen field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Murray Grime (AUS)
Final
27 November 2016
18:00
Australia  3–1  New Zealand
Mitton field hockey ball 24'
Bausor field hockey ball 47'
Hayward field hockey ball 59'
Report Russell field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Iskander Rusli (MAS)

Bendigo

The second phase of the tournament was a two match test series held at the Bendigo Hockey Complex.

Test Matches

29 November 2016
18:30
Australia  2–3  India
Willis field hockey ball 36'
Mitton field hockey ball 43'
Report Affan field hockey ball 19', 19'
Raghunath field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

30 November 2016
18:30
India  3–4  Australia
Akashdeep field hockey ball 6'
Raghunath field hockey ball 22', 35'
Report Mitton field hockey ball 13'
Whetton field hockey ball 23'
Hayward field hockey ball 38', 54'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Women's tournament

Melbourne

The women's tournament was a three match test series held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre.

Results

23 November 2016
18:00
Australia  0–1  India
Report Rampal field hockey ball 21'
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

25 November 2016
19:00
India  1–4  Australia
Rampal field hockey ball 27' Report Slattery field hockey ball 8'
Nanscawen field hockey ball 26'
Fey field hockey ball 29'
Bone field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

27 November 2016
14:00
Australia  3–1  India
Peris field hockey ball 39'
Nance field hockey ball 41'
Holzberger field hockey ball 58'
Report Katariya field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

Melbourne

Bendigo

The Bendigo series finished as a tie, with both teams winning one match as well as scoring and conceding 6 goals each.

References

  1. "International Festival of Hockey, Melbourne & Bendigo". Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. "Kookaburras take out Inaugural International Festival of Hockey". Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. Regulations
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