The 2016 Men's International Festival of Hockey was a field hockey tournament held in Victoria, Australia . The tournament was held between 23–30 November in the Victorian cities, Melbourne and Bendigo . A total of four teams competed in the tournament.[ 1]
Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating New Zealand 3–1 in the final. India won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 4–1 in the third and fourth playoff.[ 2]
All times are local (UTC+10:00 ).
Participating nations
Results
Melbourne
The first phase of the tournament was a 4 team tournament at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne.
Pool matches
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Australia
3
3
0
0
11
3
+8
9
Final
2
New Zealand
3
1
1
1
5
6
−1
4
3
India
3
1
0
2
8
8
0
3
Third and fourth
4
Malaysia
3
0
1
2
3
10
−7
1
Source:
Hockey Australia Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Bendigo
The second phase of the tournament was a two match test series held at the Bendigo Hockey Complex.
Test Matches
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Melbourne
The women's tournament was a three match test series held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre .
Results
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Statistics
Final standings
Melbourne
Bendigo
The Bendigo series finished as a tie, with both teams winning one match as well as scoring and conceding 6 goals each.
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