2018 SOMPO CUP
Tournament details
Host countryJapan Japan
CityIbaraki, Osaka
Teams4
Venue(s)Ritsumeikan University, Osaka
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored25 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Stephanie Kershaw
Australia Renee Taylor
Japan Kanon Mori (2 goals)

The 2018 Women's Hockey SOMPO CUP is the first Hockey SOMPO CUP, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It will be held in Japan, from September 12 to 16, 2018, and will feature four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, South Korea, United States, and the hosts, Japan, 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.[2]

Country August 2018 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Australia 3 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
 Japan 14 Fifth place (2006) Eighth place (2004)
 South Korea 10 Third place (1990) Runners-up (1988, 1996)
 United States 12 Third place (1994) Third place (1984)

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Final
2  Japan (H) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  United States 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 Third and fourth
place playoff
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Pool matches

12 September 2018
16:30
South Korea  1–2  United States
Kim Jeong-ihn field hockey ball 22' Report Sharkey field hockey ball 28'
Woods field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Chen Hong (CHN)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
12 September 2018
18:30
Australia  2–0  Japan
R. Taylor field hockey ball 13'
Padget field hockey ball 42'		 Report
Umpires:
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
Mary Driscoll (USA)
13 September 2018
16:30
Australia  3–1  South Korea
Kershaw field hockey ball 18', 58'
Malone field hockey ball 44'		 Report In Ha-wa field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Mary Driscoll (USA)
13 September 2018
18:30
United States  0–3  Japan
Report Imao field hockey ball 1'
Tsubouchi field hockey ball 27'
Shimizu field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Kim Jung-Hee (KOR)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
15 September 2018
14:00
United States  1–2  Australia
West field hockey ball 59' Report Morgan field hockey ball 23'
Evans field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Chen Hong (CHN)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
15 September 2018
16:00
South Korea  0–4  Japan
Report Mori field hockey ball 5', 25'
Matsumoto field hockey ball 7'
Sasaki field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Mary Driscoll (USA)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)

Classification matches

Third and fourth place

16 September 2018
13:45
United States  1–2  South Korea
Funk field hockey ball 27' Report Kim Eun-ji field hockey ball 55'
Lee Yu-rim field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Chen Hong (CHN)

Final

16 September 2018
16:00
Australia  1–2  Japan
R. Taylor field hockey ball 3' Report Suzuki field hockey ball 10'
Toriyama field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
Mary Driscoll (USA)

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "SOMPO CUP Four Nations Women's Hockey Ibaraki International Tournament". FIH. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "SOMPO CUP Four Nations Women's Hockey Ibaraki International Tournament". sompocup-hockey-ibaraki. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "FIH Men's and Women's Hero World Ranking". FIH. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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