2017 Women's Four Nations Cup
# 2017 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.

## 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.

| Country | June 2017 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| - | - | - | - |
| China | 8 | Third Place (2002) | Runners-Up (2008) |
| Germany | 7 | Champions (1976, 1981) | Champions (2004) |
| Ireland | 15 | Eleventh Place (1994) | Never Qualified |
| South Korea | 9 | Third Place (1990) | Runners-Up (1988, 1996) |

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Tournament Champion |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |

### Matches

* 15 June 2017 17:00

| China | 1–1 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Zhao 32' | Report | Cheon Eun-bi 53' |

* Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 15 June 2017 19:00

| Germany | 1–2 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |
| Teschke 45' | Report | O'Flanagan 40' Mullan 57' |

* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Kim Sung-youn (KOR)
* 16 June 2017 17:00

| China | 5–2 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |
| Liang 10' Zhong 38' Peng 44' Sun 55' Zhang X. 59' | Report | Watkins 35' Upton 42' |

* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Kim Sung-yeon (KOR)
* 16 June 2017 19:00

| Germany | 3–2 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Lorenz 10' Mävers 33' Nobis 58' | Report | Kim Jong-eun 36' Cho Yun-kyoung 53' |

* Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 18 June 2017 12:00

| Ireland | 2–1 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| McCay 35' Mullan 43' | Report | Cheon Seul-ki 37' |

* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 18 June 2017 14:00

| Germany | 3–0 | China |
| - | - | - |
| Mävers 25' Lorenz 42' Hauke 53' | Report | |

* Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

## Statistics

### Goalscorers

**2 Goals**

* Nike Lorenz
* Marie Mävers
* Kathryn Mullan

**1 Goal**

* Liang Meiyu
* Zhong Mengling
* Sun Xiao
* Zhang Xiaoxue
* Peng Yang
* Zhao Yudiao
* Camille Nobis
* Franzisca Hauke
* Jana Teschke
* Shirley McCay
* Anna O'Flanagan
* Roisin Upton
* Chloe Watkins
* Cheon Eun-bi
* Kim Jong-eun
* Cheon Seul-ki
* Cho Yun-kyoung
