International Festival of Hockey

The International Festival of Hockey is a men's and women's invitational, international field hockey tournament hosted annually by Hockey Australia. The tournament is held in the Victorian cities of Bendigo and Melbourne.[1]

International Festival of Hockey
SportField hockey
Founded2016
No. of teams4
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		M: Australia (2nd title)
W: Netherlands (1st title)
Most titlesM: Australia (2 titles)
W: Australia &
 Netherlands (1 title)
Official websiteHockey Australia

Format

Founded 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]

Results

Summaries
Year Hosts Final 3rd Place Match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2016
Melbourne
Australia		 3 – 1
New Zealand
India		 4 – 1
Malaysia
2017
Melbourne
Australia		 2 – 1
New Zealand
Japan		 2 – 1
Pakistan

Team appearances
Team 2016 2017 Total
 Australia 1st1st2
 India 3rd–1
 Japan –3rd1
 Malaysia 4th–1
 New Zealand 2nd2nd2
 Pakistan –4th1

Results

Summaries
Year Hosts Final 3rd Place Match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2016
Melbourne
Australia		 7 – 3
(aggregate)
India		 only two teams
2017
Melbourne
Netherlands		 5 – 0
Japan
Australia		 5 – 0
United States

Team appearances
Team 2016 2017 Total
 Australia 1st3rd2
 India 2nd–1
 Japan –2nd1
 Netherlands –1st1
 United States –4th1

References
  1. "International Festival of Hockey, Melbourne & Bendigo". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. "International Festival of Hockey 2017 tickets on sale". planethockey.org. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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