2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge II
# 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge II

The 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge II was held from June 21 to June 27, 2009 in Kazan, Russia.

India won the tournament after defeating Belgium 6–3 in the final, gaining qualification to the 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I.

## Results

All times are Moscow Daylight Time (UTC+4)

### First round

**Pool A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 9 | Advance to Semi–finals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 4 | Advance to Semi–finals |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | |

* 21 June 2009 08:00

| India | 5–3 | Belgium |
| - | - | - |
| Rampal 26' Anjum 41' Surinder 42', 61' Deepika 56' | Report | De Vos 4' Gierts 7' Vermeersch 33' |

* Umpires: Corrine Cornelius (RSA) Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 21 June 2009 10:00

| Belarus | 3–1 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| Kazachok 2' Shyntar 32', 50' | Report | Rushton 42' |

* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Zenia Howe (IRL)
* 22 June 2009 08:00

| Canada | 1–8 | India |
| - | - | - |
| Walkey 10' | Report | Deepika 6' Surinder 29' Rani 54', 63', 70+' Rampal 57', 61' Kharb 67' |

* Umpires: Annie Thomas (MAS) Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 22 June 2009 10:00

| Belgium | 8–1 | Belarus |
| - | - | - |
| Meuwese 14', 30', 54', 55' De Vos 38', 63' Boon 65' Gierts 70' | Report | Kulinkovich 11' |

* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Elena Eskina (RUS)
* 24 June 2009 14:00

| India | 5–1 | Belarus |
| - | - | - |
| Surinder 3', 62' Kharb 16' Anjum 18', 24' | Report | Shcharbakova 25' |

* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 24 June 2009 16:00

| Belgium | 2–2 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| Gierts 52', 58' | Report | Walkey 2' Roemer 45' |

* Umpires: Annie Thomas (MAS) Zenia Howe (IRL)

**Pool B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Semi–finals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Semi–finals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |

* 21 June 2009 14:00

| Ukraine | 2–1 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Vasyukova 26' Vynohradova 46' | Report | Nadia 17' |

* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Suman Deswal (IND)
* 21 June 2009 16:00

| Russia | 0–4 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Symmons 10', 24' Colvin 22' Jacob 33' |

* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Gillian Batey (CAN)
* 22 June 2009 14:00

| Ireland | 1–1 | Ukraine |
| - | - | - |
| Colvin 59' | Report | Vynohradova 56' |

* Umpires: Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 22 June 2009 16:00

| Malaysia | 2–2 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Fazilla 6' Norbaini 63' | Report | Shentsova 35' Ashurova 50' |

* Umpires: Corrine Cornelis (RSA) Gillian Batey (CAN)
* 24 June 2009 08:00

| Ireland | 1–0 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Jacob 18' | Report | |

* Umpires: Corrine Cornelius (RSA) Gillian Batey (CAN)
* 24 June 2009 10:00

| Russia | 1–2 | Ukraine |
| - | - | - |
| Kovaleva 35+' | Report | Derkach 27' Vynohradova 46' |

* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 26 June 2009 | 26 June 2009 |
| Belarus (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| Belarus (a.e.t.) | 1 | 27 June 2009 | 27 June 2009 |
| Russia | 0 | 27 June 2009 | 27 June 2009 |
| Russia | 0 | Belarus | 2 |
| 26 June 2009 | 26 June 2009 | | Belarus | 2 |
| 26 June 2009 | 26 June 2009 | Canada | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 (3) | Canada | 1 |
| Canada (p.s.o) | 0 (4) | | |
| Canada (p.s.o) | 0 (4) | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 27 June 2009 | 27 June 2009 |
| | | Russia | 1 |
| | | Malaysia | 2 |

**Crossover**

* 26 June 2009 08:00

| Belarus | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| Shyntar 79' | Report | |

* Umpires: Suman Chumbak (IND) Zenia Howe (IRL)
* 26 June 2009 10:30

| Malaysia | 0–0 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Nadia Siti S. Juliani Siti N. Nurul —— Siti N. Nadia Siti S. | 3–4 | Roemer Jameson Nesbitt Kozniuk Sandhu —— Jameson Roemer Nesbitt |

* Umpires: Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR) Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

**Seventh and eighth place**

* 27 June 2009 08:00

| Russia | 1–2 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Shentsova 47' | Report | Nurul 42', 64' |

* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Zenia Howe (IRL)

**Fifth and sixth place**

* 27 June 2009 10:30

| Belarus | 2–1 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| Shyntar 35' Piotukh 57' | Report | Jameson 66' |

* Umpires: Annie Thomas (MAS) Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 26 June 2009 | 26 June 2009 |
| India | 2 |
| India | 2 | 27 June 2009 | 27 June 2009 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 27 June 2009 | 27 June 2009 |
| Ukraine | 1 | India | 6 |
| 26 June 2009 | 26 June 2009 | | India | 6 |
| 26 June 2009 | 26 June 2009 | Belgium | 3 |
| Ireland | 1 | Belgium | 3 |
| Belgium | 3 | | |
| Belgium | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 27 June 2009 | 27 June 2009 |
| | | Ukraine | 1 |
| | | Ireland | 2 |

**Semifinals**

* 26 June 2009 15:30

| India | 2 – 1 | Ukraine |
| - | - | - |
| Thokchom 6' Anjum 23' | Report | Vasyukova 44' |

* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Gillian Batey (CAN)
* 26 June 2009 18:00

| Ireland | 1 – 3 | Belgium |
| - | - | - |
| McCay 10' | Report | Boon 13' Meuwese 24', 45' |

* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

**Third and fourth place**

* 27 June 2009 15:30

| Ukraine | 1 – 2 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |
| Vynohradova 45' | | Flinn 8', 62' |

* Umpires: Gillian Batey (CAN) Elena Eskina (RUS)

**Final**

* 27 June 2009 18:00

| India | 6 – 3 | Belgium |
| - | - | - |
| Rampal 17', 38', 44', 54' Anjum 20' Thokchom 49' | Report | Vermeersch 40', 52' Boon 55' |

* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
* 2009 Hockey Champions Challenge II
* India First title

## Awards

| Top Goalscorer | Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Best Young Player | Fair Play Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Rani Rampal | Surinder Kaur | Nadine Khouzam | Rani Rampal | Ukraine |

## Statistics

### Final ranking

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | India | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 15 | Qualified for 2011 Champions Challenge I |
| | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 7 | |
| | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Belarus | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 9 | |
| 6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | |
| 7 | Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | |
