2016 Hawke's Bay Cup|
| Host country | New Zealand | 
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| City | Hastings | 
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| Dates | 2–10 April | 
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| Teams | 8 | 
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| Venue(s) | Hawke's Bay Sports Park | 
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| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) | 
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| Runner-up |  Japan | 
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| Third place | .svg.png) Australia | 
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| Matches played | 24 | 
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| Goals scored | 85 (3.54 per match) | 
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| Top scorer(s) |  Mie Nakashima (5 goals) | 
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The 2016 Hawke's Bay Cup was the 3rd edition of the invitational Hawke's Bay Cup competition. It took place between 2–10 April 2016 in Hastings,  New Zealand. A total of eight teams competed for the title.[1]
New Zealand won the tournament for the first time after defeating Japan 3–2 in the final. Australia won the third place match by defeating China 3–1.[2][3]
Teams
Including New Zealand, 8 teams were invited by the New Zealand Hockey Federation to participate in the tournament.
Results
First round
Pool A
Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[4]
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Alison Keogh
 Fanneke Alkemade
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Miao Lin
 Kim Yoon-Seon
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Alison Keogh
 Devi Durga
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Miao Lin
 Amber Church
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Alison Keogh
 Melissa Trivic
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Miao Lin
 Devi Durga
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Pool B
Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[4]
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Laurine Delforge
 Junko Wagatsuma
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Lelia Sacre
 Melissa Trivic
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Fanneke Alkemade
 Melissa Trivic
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Junko Wagatsuma
 Kim Yoon-Seon
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Lelia Sacre
 Amber Church
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Laurine Delforge
 Kim Yoon-Seon
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Second round
Quarter-finals
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Amber Church
 Kim Yoon-Seon
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Durgi Devi
 Alison Keogh
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Laurine Delforge
 Lelia Sacre
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Fanneke Alkemade
 Junko Wagatsuma
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Fanneke Alkemade
 Junko Wagatsuma
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Amber Church
 Lelia Sacre
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Seventh and eighth place
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Durgi Devi
 Alison Keogh
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Fifth and sixth place
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Melissa Trivic
 Lelia Sacre
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Melissa Trivic
 Kim Yoon-Seon
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Laurine Delforge
 Miao Lin
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Third and fourth place
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Amber Church
 Fanneke Alkemade
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Final
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| Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires:
 Laurine Delforge
 Miao Lin
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Statistics
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status | 
|   |  New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 18 | Gold Medal | 
|   |  Japan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | Silver Medal | 
|   | .svg.png) Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | Bronze Medal | 
| 4 |  China | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |  | 
| 5 |  Ireland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 | 
| 6 |  India | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 
| 7 |  South Korea | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 4 | 
| 8 | .svg.png) Canada | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | 
Goalscorers
There were 85 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.54 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References
External links