The International Festival of Hockey is a men's and women's invitational, international field hockey tournament hosted annually by Hockey Australia.
The tournament was previously held in the Victorian cities of Bendigo and Melbourne, however was moved to Perth, Western Australia, for the 2024 edition.
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.
In 2024, the tournament was reintroduced. The men's tournament consisted of a series of test matches, while the women's tournament consisted of a round-robin format.
Results Men Summaries YearHostsFinal3rd Place MatchChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd PlaceScore4th Place2016Melbourne, VIC3–14–12017Melbourne, VIC2–12–12024Perth, WA5–0(matches won)only two teams
Team appearances Team 2016 2017 2024 Total1st1st1st33rd–2nd2–3rd–14th––12nd2nd–2–4th–1 Total 4 4 2 10
Results Women Summaries YearHostsFinal3rd Place MatchChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd PlaceScore4th Place 2016Melbourne, VIC7–3(aggregate)only two teams 2017Melbourne, VIC5–05–0 2024Perth, WAround–robinround–robin
Team appearances Team 2016 2017 2024 Total1st 3rd 2nd 3 – – 3rd 1 – – 1st 12nd – – 1 – 2nd 4th 2 – 1st – 1 – 4th – 1 Total 2 4 4 10
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