2017 Women's Four Nations Cup
{{Infobox field hockey
| tournament = 2017 Women's Four Nations Cup
| other_titles =
| country = {{flagicon|GER}} Germany
| city = Berlin
| venues =
| teams = 4
| champions = {{fhw|GER}}
| count = 3
| second = {{fhw|IRE}}
| third = {{fhw|CHN}}
| matches = 6
| goals = 23
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|GER}} Nike Lorenz
{{flagicon|GER}} Marie Mävers
{{flagicon|IRE|field hockey}} Kathryn Mullan
| top_scorer_goals = 2
| best_player =
| previous_year = 2016
| previous_tournament = 2016 Women's Four Nations Cup
| next_year = 2018
| next_tournament = 2018 Women's Four Nations Cup
}}
The 2018 Women's Four Nations Cup was the seventh Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from June 15 to 18, 2017, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/808#summary|title=2017 4 Nations Invitational (W)|publisher=FIH|access-date=August 6, 2018}}
Competition format
The tournament featured the national teams of China, Ireland, South Korea, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:125px;"|Country
! style="width:200px;"|June 2017 FIH Ranking{{cite web |title= FIH Men's and Women's Hero World Ranking|url=http://fih.ch/rankings/outdoor/# |publisher=FIH |accessdate=August 3, 2018}} ! style="width:225px;"|Best World Cup finish ! style="width:225px;"|Best Olympic Games finish |
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| style="text-align:center;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fhw|CHN}} |8 |Third Place (2002) |Runners-Up (2008) |
| style="text-align:center;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fhw|GER}} |7 |Champions (2004) |
| style="text-align:center;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fhw|IRE}} |15 |Eleventh Place (1994) |Never Qualified |
| style="text-align:center;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fhw|KOR}} |9 |Third Place (1990) |
Results
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source = [https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/808#summary FIH]
|update = complete
|team1=GER |team2=IRE |team3=CHN |team4=KOR
|result1=WIN
|win_CHN=1 |draw_CHN=1 |loss_CHN=1 |gf_CHN=6 |ga_CHN=6
|win_GER=2 |draw_GER=0 |loss_GER=1 |gf_GER=7 |ga_GER=4 |status_GER=H
|win_IRE=2 |draw_IRE=0 |loss_IRE=1 |gf_IRE=6 |ga_IRE=7
|win_KOR=0 |draw_KOR=1 |loss_KOR=2 |gf_KOR=4 |ga_KOR=6
|name_CHN = {{fhw|CHN}}
|name_GER = {{fhw|GER}}
|name_IRE = {{fhw|IRE}}
|name_KOR = {{fhw|KOR}}
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
|res_col_header = Result
|col_WIN = green1 |text_WIN = Tournament Champion
}}
=Matches=
{{fieldhockeybox
|date= 15 June 2017
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{fhw-rt|CHN}}
|score= 1–1
|team2= {{fhw|KOR}}
|goals1= Zhao {{fhgoal|FG|32}}
|report= [https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9930/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals2= Cheon Eun-bi {{fhgoal|FG|53}}
|stadium=
|umpires= Alison Keogh (IRE)
Michelle Meister (GER)
}}
{{fieldhockeybox
|date= 15 June 2017
|time= 19:00
|team1= {{fhw-rt|GER}}
|score= 1–2
|team2= {{fhw|IRE}}
|goals1= Teschke {{fhgoal|PC|45}}
|report= [https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9931/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals2= O'Flanagan {{fhgoal|FG|40}}
Mullan {{fhgoal|FG|57}}
|stadium=
|umpires= Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Kim Sung-youn (KOR)
}}
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{{fieldhockeybox
|date= 16 June 2017
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{fhw-rt|CHN}}
|score= 5–2
|team2= {{fhw|IRE}}
|goals1= Liang {{fhgoal|PS|10}}
Zhong {{fhgoal|FG|38}}
Peng {{fhgoal|FG|44}}
Sun {{fhgoal|PC|55}}
Zhang X. {{fhgoal|FG|59}}
|report= [https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9932/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals2= Watkins {{fhgoal|PS|35}}
Upton {{fhgoal|FG|42}}
|stadium=
|umpires= Michelle Meister (GER)
Kim Sung-yeon (KOR)
}}
{{fieldhockeybox
|date= 16 June 2017
|time= 19:00
|team1= {{fhw-rt|GER}}
|score= 3–2
|team2= {{fhw|KOR}}
|goals1= Lorenz {{fhgoal|PC|10}}
Mävers {{fhgoal|FG|33}}
Nobis {{fhgoal|FG|58}}
|report= [https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9933/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals2= Kim Jong-eun {{fhgoal|PC|36}}
Cho Yun-kyoung {{fhgoal|FG|53}}
|stadium=
|umpires= Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
}}
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{{fieldhockeybox
|date= 18 June 2017
|time= 12:00
|team1= {{fhw-rt|IRE}}
|score= 2–1
|team2= {{fhw|KOR}}
|goals1= McCay {{fhgoal|PC|35}}
Mullan {{fhgoal|FG|43}}
|report= [https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9934/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals2= Cheon Seul-ki {{fhgoal|PC|37}}
|stadium=
|umpires= Michelle Meister (GER)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
}}
{{fieldhockeybox
|date= 18 June 2017
|time= 14:00
|team1= {{fhw-rt|GER}}
|score= 3–0
|team2= {{fhw|CHN}}
|goals1= Mävers {{fhgoal|FG|25}}
Lorenz {{fhgoal|FG|42}}
Hauke {{fhgoal|PC|53}}
|report= [https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9935/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals2=
|stadium=
|umpires= Alison Keogh (IRE)
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
}}
Statistics
=Goalscorers=
;2 Goals
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
- {{flagicon|GER}} Nike Lorenz
- {{flagicon|GER}} Marie Mävers
- {{flagicon|IRE|field hockey}} Kathryn Mullan
{{colend}}
;1 Goal
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Meiyu
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhong Mengling
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Xiao
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Xiaoxue
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Peng Yang
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Yudiao
- {{flagicon|GER}} Camille Nobis
- {{flagicon|GER}} Franzisca Hauke
- {{flagicon|GER}} Jana Teschke
- {{flagicon|IRE|field hockey}} Shirley McCay
- {{flagicon|IRE|field hockey}} Anna O'Flanagan
- {{flagicon|IRE|field hockey}} Roisin Upton
- {{flagicon|IRE|field hockey}} Chloe Watkins
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Cheon Eun-bi
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jong-eun
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Cheon Seul-ki
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Yun-kyoung
{{colend}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Hockey Four Nations Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Four Nations Cup}}
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