2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 19th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 25 June to 3 July 2011 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | Amstelveen | ||
| Dates | 25 June – 3 June | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | Wagener Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Netherlands (6th title) | ||
| Runner-up | Argentina | ||
| Third place | New Zealand | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 83 (3.46 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Maartje Paumen (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | Maartje Paumen | ||
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The Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Argentina 3–2 in the final on a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 draw, tying the record previously set by Australia in 2003 of six titles won. New Zealand won the third place match by defeating Korea 3–2 to claim their first ever Champions Trophy medal.
After the preliminaries were over, the final originally was scheduled to be played between the Netherlands and Korea, but the Argentine side protested against the second round standing in which they were ranked third behind Korea based on goals scored in that round. After a second appeal by the Argentine team, the final day schedule was changed, since the regulations stated that in case of a draw in points in the second round, the total points in the tournament should be the next tie-breaker.