Formerly | Women's Hockey Champions Challenge |
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Sport | Field hockey |
Founded | 2002 |
Ceased | 2014 |
Replaced by | Women's FIH Hockey World League |
No. of teams | 6–8 |
Last champion(s) | United States (1st title) |
Most titles | New Zealand (2 titles) |
Official website | www.fihockey.org |
The Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was an international field hockey tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2002 by the International Hockey Federation in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level. The Champions Challenge was replaced by the Women's FIH Hockey World League in 2014 after eight editions. [1]