title: 2018 Women's Hockey Sompo Cup
text: # 2018 Women's Hockey Sompo Cup
  
  The 2018 Women's Hockey SOMPO CUP is the first Hockey SOMPO CUP, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It will be held in Japan, from September 12 to 16, 2018, and will feature four of the top nations in women's field hockey.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, South Korea, United States, and the hosts, Japan, 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 | August 2018 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | 3 | Champions (1994, 1998) | Champions (1988, 1996, 2000) |
  | Japan | 14 | Fifth place (2006) | Eighth place (2004) |
  | South Korea | 10 | Third place (1990) | Runners-up (1988, 1996) |
  | United States | 12 | Third place (1994) | Third place (1984) |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Final |
  | 2 | Japan (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Final |
  | 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | Third and fourth place playoff |
  | 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Third and fourth place playoff |
  
  ### Pool matches
  
  * 12 September 2018 16:30
  
  | South Korea | 1–2 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kim Jeong-ihn 22' | Report | Sharkey 28' Woods 48' |
  
  * Umpires: Chen Hong (CHN) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
  * 12 September 2018 18:30
  
  | Australia | 2–0 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | R. Taylor 13' Padget 42' | Report | |
  
  * Umpires: Kim Jung-hee (KOR) Mary Driscoll (USA)
  * 13 September 2018 16:30
  
  | Australia | 3–1 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kershaw 18', 58' Malone 44' | Report | In Ha-wa 23' |
  
  * Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Mary Driscoll (USA)
  * 13 September 2018 18:30
  
  | United States | 0–3 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | Imao 1' Tsubouchi 27' Shimizu 44' |
  
  * Umpires: Kim Jung-Hee (KOR) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
  * 15 September 2018 14:00
  
  | United States | 1–2 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  | West 59' | Report | Morgan 23' Evans 60' |
  
  * Umpires: Chen Hong (CHN) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
  * 15 September 2018 16:00
  
  | South Korea | 0–4 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | Mori 5', 25' Matsumoto 7' Sasaki 20' |
  
  * Umpires: Mary Driscoll (USA) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
  
  ### Classification matches
  
  **Third and fourth place**
  
  * 16 September 2018 13:45
  
  | United States | 1–2 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Funk 27' | Report | Kim Eun-ji 55' Lee Yu-rim 56' |
  
  * Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Chen Hong (CHN)
  
  **Final**
  
  * 16 September 2018 16:00
  
  | Australia | 1–2 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | R. Taylor 3' | Report | Suzuki 10' Toriyama 22' |
  
  * Umpires: Kim Jung-hee (KOR) Mary Driscoll (USA)
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  **2 goals**
  
  * Stephanie Kershaw
  * Renee Taylor
  * Kanon Mori
  
  **1 goal**
  
  * Naomi Evans
  * Ambrosia Malone
  * Georgina Morgan
  * Hayley Padget
  * Akiko Imao
  * Natsuha Matsumoto
  * Moe Sasaki
  * Minami Shimizu
  * Miyu Suzuki
  * Mai Toriyama
  * Moeka Tsubouchi
  * Kim Eun-ji
  * In Ha-wa
  * Kim Jeong-ihn
  * Lee Yu-rim
  * Jill Funk
  * Kathleen Sharkey
  * Taylor West
  * Nicole Woods
  