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Women's field hockey at the 2022 Asian Games
Tournament details
Host country China
City Hangzhou
Dates 25 September – 7 October 2023
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field
Final positions
Champions  China (4th title)
Runner-up  South Korea
Third place  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played 27
Goals scored 173 (6.41 per match)
Top scorer(s) Gu Bingfeng (9 goals)
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The women's field hockey tournament at the 2022 Asian Games was a big event. It was the 11th time women's field hockey was played at the Asian Games. The games took place in Hangzhou, China. They happened from September 25 to October 7, 2023. The matches were held at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field.

The host country, China, won the gold medal. They beat South Korea 2–0 in the final match. This was China's fourth Asian Games title in women's field hockey. India won the bronze medal. They defeated Japan 2–1. By winning, China earned a direct spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Teams That Competed

To play in the tournament, teams had to qualify first. Ten teams from Asia competed in total. These teams were divided into two groups, Pool A and Pool B.


Just like the men's teams, the women's teams also had different ways to qualify. The host country automatically got a spot. Other teams qualified based on their performance in the 2018 Asian Games. There was also a special qualification tournament for women's teams in 2022.

Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified team
Host country 16 September 2016 N/A 1  China
2018 Asian Games 19–31 August 2018 Indonesia Jakarta 5  Japan
 India
 South Korea
 Malaysia
 Thailand
2022 Asian Games Qualifier 6–14 June 2022 4  Hong Kong
 Kazakhstan
 Singapore
 Indonesia
Total 10


First Round: Pool Play

Teams played against every other team in their group. Points were given for wins and draws. The top teams from each group moved on to the semi-finals.

Pool A Teams and Results

In Pool A, five teams battled it out. These teams were India, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. India and South Korea showed strong performances. They both moved forward to the semi-finals.


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.

Pool B Teams and Results

Pool B also had five teams competing. These were Japan, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia. Japan and China were the strongest teams in this group. They both earned their spots in the semi-finals.


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.

Final Rounds: Who Won Medals?

After the pool play, the top teams moved to the medal rounds. Other teams played classification games to decide their final ranks.

Classification Games

These games decided the final places for teams that didn't reach the semi-finals.

  • Ninth Place Game: Hong Kong beat Indonesia 2–1 to finish ninth.
  • Seventh Place Game: Singapore won against Kazakhstan 2–0 for seventh place.
  • Fifth Place Game: Malaysia defeated Thailand 2–1 to secure fifth place.

Medal Round Bracket

The bracket shows how the top teams played each other to win medals.

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
            
 
 5 October
 
 
  India 0
 
 7 October
 
  China 4
 
  China 2
 
 5 October
 
  South Korea 0
 
  Japan 2 (3)
 
 
  South Korea 2 (4)
 
 Third place
 
 
 7 October
 
 
  India 2
 
 
  Japan 1

Semi-finals: The Road to the Final

The semi-finals were exciting matches. The winners would play for gold. The losers would play for bronze.

India vs. China

5 October 2023
16:00
India  0–4  China
Report Zhong field hockey ball 25'
Zou field hockey ball 40'
Liang field hockey ball 55'
Gu field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Yoon Seon Kim (KOR)

China played very well against India. They scored four goals and didn't let India score any. This strong win sent China to the gold medal match.

Japan vs. South Korea

5 October 2023
18:30
Japan  2–2  South Korea
Kobayakawa field hockey ball 48'
Oikawa field hockey ball 58'		 Report Seo field hockey ball 13'
Park field hockey ball 34'
Penalties
Nagai Penalty shoot-out scored
Toriyama Penalty shoot-out scored
Asai Penalty shoot-out missed
Shimada Penalty shoot-out scored
Suzuki Penalty shoot-out missed		 3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Seo
Penalty shoot-out scored Cheon
Penalty shoot-out scored Pak
Penalty shoot-out missed An
Penalty shoot-out scored Cho
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Japan and South Korea had a very close game. It ended in a 2–2 tie. The winner was decided by a penalty shootout. South Korea won the shootout 4–3, moving on to the final.

Bronze Medal Match: India vs. Japan

7 October 2023
16:00
India  2–1  Japan
Deepika field hockey ball 5'
Chanu field hockey ball 50'		 Report Y. Nagai field hockey ball 30+'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Kim Yoon Seon (KOR)

India and Japan played for the bronze medal. India won the match 2–1. This secured them the third-place finish in the tournament.

Gold Medal Match: China vs. South Korea

7 October 2023
18:30
China  2–0  South Korea
Chen field hockey ball 7'
Zou field hockey ball 54'		 Report
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Cookie Tan (SGP)

The final match was between China and South Korea. China won 2–0, earning the gold medal. This victory also qualified them for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Tournament Statistics

Here are some interesting facts and figures from the tournament.

Final Standings: Who Finished Where?

This table shows the final ranking of all the teams.

Pos Team
Source: FIH

Top Goal Scorers

A total of 173 goals were scored in 27 matches. Here are the players who scored the most goals.

There were 173 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 6.41 goals per match.

9 goals

  • Gu Bingfeng

7 goals

  • Zhang Ying
  • Zhong Jiaqi

6 goals

  • Liang Meiyu
  • Sangita Kumari
  • Shiho Kobayakawa

5 goals

  • Deepika
  • Navneet Kaur
  • Miyu Hasegawa
  • Yuri Nagai

4 goals

  • Huang Haiyan
  • Zou Meirong
  • Deep Grace Ekka
  • Vandana Katariya
  • Aimi Kobayashi
  • Shihori Oikawa
  • Hanis Onn

3 goals

  • Chen Yi
  • Monika Malik
  • Hazuki Nagai
  • Mai Toriyama
  • Nuraini Rashid
  • Sardonna Ng

2 goals

  • Chen Yang
  • Li Hong
  • Ma Ning
  • Zhang Xiaoxue
  • Vaishnavi Phalke
  • Sushila Chanu
  • Nur Azhar
  • Norfaiezah Saiuti
  • Fatin Sukri
  • An Su-Jin
  • Cheon Eun-Bi
  • Cho Eun-Ji
  • Cho Hye-Jin
  • Kim Jeong-Ihn
  • Park Seung-Ae
  • Seo Jung-Eun
  • Kunjira Inpa
  • Kornkanok Sanpoung

1 goal

  • Dan Wen
  • Tiffany Chan
  • Katherine Mountain
  • Lalremsiami
  • Neha Goyal
  • Salima Tete
  • Udita Duhan
  • Asri Dewi Prasati
  • Paulina Ronsumbre
  • Yu Asai
  • Chiko Fujibayashi
  • Sakurako Omoto
  • Miyu Suzuki
  • Vera Domashneva
  • Viktoriya Lobanova
  • Siti Husain
  • Effarizal Insyriah
  • Khairunnisa Mohamed
  • Siti Mohamed
  • Nurmaizatul Syafi
  • Ng Jolene
  • Baek Ee-Seul
  • Choi Su-ji
  • Kang Ji-Na
  • Lee Yu-Ri
  • Pak Ho-Jeong
  • Natthakaran Aunjai
  • Suwapat Konthong
  • Sudarat Noo-Keaw
  • Supansa Samanso

Source: FIH

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