Women's tournament # Year Dates Number of Competition format Teams Matches 1 2000 16–23 September 6 teams 20 matches Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches 2 2004 16–26 August 8 teams 20 matches 3 2008 11–21 August 8 teams 20 matches 4 2012 30 July – 9 August 8 teams 24 matches 5 2016 9–19 August 8 teams 24 matches 6 2020 10 teams