title: 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge
text: # 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge
  
  The 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Canberra and Perth, from 28 April to 9 May, 1999.
  
  Australia won the tournament, defeating South Africa 5–0 in the final. India finished in third place after winning the third place match 4–3 in penalties, defeating South Korea.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, South Africa and South Korea. 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.
  
  ## Officials
  
  The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
  
  * Judith Barnesby (AUS)
  * Renée Cohen (NED)
  * Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
  * Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
  * Jane Nockolds (ENG)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia (H) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 18 | Advanced to Final |
  | 2 | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 12 | Advanced to Final |
  | 3 | India | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 | |
  | 4 | South Korea | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | |
  
  **Fixtures**
  
  * 28 April 1999 18:00 (AEST)
  
  | South Korea | 0–1 | South Africa |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | Coetzee 13' |
  
  * National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Judith Barnesby (AUS)
  * 28 April 1999 20:00 (AEST)
  
  | Australia | 5–1 | India |
  | - | - | - |
  | Langham 24', 60' Annan 30', 46' Andrews 47' | Report | Sita 37' |
  
  * National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Jane Nockolds (ENG)
  * 30 April 1999 14:00 (AEST)
  
  | South Korea | 0–8 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | Andrews 5', 8' Langham 14' Annan 55', 56' Powell 60' J. Towers 66', 70' |
  
  * National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Renée Cohen (NED)
  * 30 April 1999 16:00 (AEST)
  
  | South Africa | 3–1 | India |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bentley 19' Coetzee 36', 68' | Report | Papki 25' |
  
  * National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
  * 1 May 1999 14:00 (AEST)
  
  | India | 3–1 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Neha 13' Pritam 19' Manjinder 58' | Report | Oh 70' |
  
  * National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Judith Barnesby (AUS)
  * 1 May 1999 16:00 (AEST)
  
  | Australia | 5–3 | South Africa |
  | - | - | - |
  | Langham 5', 32' Annan 8', 40' Ringrose 45' | Report | Coetzee 11', 35' Geyser 54' |
  
  * National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Lee Mi-Ok (KOR) Renée Cohen (NED)
  * 5 May 1999 18:00 (AWST)
  
  | Australia | 4–0 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Powell 1' Mitchell-Taverner 6' Dobson 12' Annan 59' | Report | |
  
  * Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
  * 5 May 1999 20:00 (AWST)
  
  | India | 2–5 | South Africa |
  | - | - | - |
  | Subite 4' Suraj 54' | Report | Coetzee 2' Bee 33' Van Schalkwyk 53' Wessels 62' Bentley 65' |
  
  * Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
  * 6 May 1999 18:00 (AWST)
  
  | South Africa | 1–3 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dare 64' | Report | Andrews 16', 51' Powell 59' |
  
  * Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
  * 6 May 1999 20:00 (AWST)
  
  | South Korea | 2–1 | India |
  | - | - | - |
  | Lee E. 4' Kim E. 52' | Report | Suraj 6' |
  
  * Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Judith Barnesby (AUS)
  * 8 May 1999 14:00 (AWST)
  
  | India | 1–5 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Pritam 8' | Report | Langham 5', 34' K. Towers 16' J. Towers 53' Annan 68' |
  
  * Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Lee Mi-Ok (KOR) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
  * 8 May 1999 16:00 (AWST)
  
  | South Africa | 3–1 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bee 14' Bentley 52' Coetzee 64' | Report | Park E. 17' |
  
  * Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Judith Barnesby (AUS)
  
  ### Classification round
  
  **Third and fourth place**
  
  * 9 May 1999 14:00 (AWST)
  
  | India | 2–2 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Papki 35' Pritam 60' | Report | Kim E. 35', 38' |
  | Penalties |||
  | Sandeep Suraj Jyoti Sita | 4–3 | Cho Oh Kim E. Park H. Lee E. |
  
  * Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
  
  **Final**
  
  * 9 May 1999 16:30 (AWST)
  
  | Australia | 5–0 | South Africa |
  | - | - | - |
  | J. Towers 15' Annan 34', 51' Andrews 55', 70' | Report | |
  
  * Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Renée Cohen (NED)
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Final standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Australia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 21 | Tournament Champion |
  | | South Africa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | |
  | | India | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 4 | |
  | 4 | South Korea | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 4 | |
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  There were 68 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 4.86 goals per match.
  
  10 goals
  
  * Alyson Annan
  
  7 goals
  
  * Michelle Andrews
  * Bianca Langham
  * Pietie Coetzee
  
  4 goals
  
  * Julie Towers
  
  3 goals
  
  * Katrina Powell
  * Pritam Rani Siwach
  * Caryn Bentley
  * Kim Eun-Jin
  
  2 goals
  
  * Papki Devi
  * Suraj Lata Devi
  * Kerry Bee
  
  1 goal
  
  * Louise Dobson
  * Claire Mitchell-Taverner
  * Candice Ringrose
  * Kristen Towers
  * Dubite Dalal
  * Sita Gussain
  * Manjinder Kaur
  * Neha Singh
  * Alison Dare
  * Jacqueline Geyser
  * Abigail van Schalkwyk
  * Susan Wessels
  * Park Eun-Kyung
  * Lee Eun-Young
  * Oh Ko-Woon
  