2012 Women's VISA International Hockey Tournament

VISA International
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Dates2–6 May
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Riverbank Arena
Final positions
Champions Great Britain
Runner-up Argentina
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored19 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Kingdom Crista Cullen (4 goals)
2007 (previous)

The 2012 Women's VISA International Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in London, United Kingdom, from May 2 to 6, 2012. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[2]

Great Britain won the tournament after defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final. South Korea finished in third place after defeating China 3–2 in the third place playoff.[3]

  1. ^ "Plans announced for Olympic Hockey test event". en.olympic.cn. Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ "London 2012: Top teams for Olympics hockey test event". bbc.com. BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ "VISA INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. GB Hockey. Retrieved 19 September 2019.