The 2002 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Perth and Sydney, from 13 to 23 June 2002.
South Korea won the tournament after defeating Australia 1–0 in the final. Japan finished in third place after defeating the Australian Institute of Sport 3–1 in the third place playoff.
Competition format The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Japan and South Korea, as well as a team from the Australian Institute of Sport. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
Squads
Head Coach: David Bell
Head Coach: Akihiro Kuga
Head Coach: Lim Heung-Sin
Results Preliminary round Pool
Fixtures
Classification round Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Top GoalscorerPlayer of the Final Julie Towers Kim Seong-Eun
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References