The 2024 Men's International Festival of Hockey was the third edition of the International Festival of Hockey, a field hockey tournament held in Australia. The tournament took place in Perth from 6–13 April 2024.[1]
The national teams of Australia and India will compete in a five-match test series.[2][3]
Australia won the tournament, defeating India in all five matches for a 5–0 sweep of the series.[4]
Background
This was the fifth test series between Australia and India in 27 years.[5] The last series was held in Adelaide, Australia in 2022, which ended in their 4–1 victory to Australia.[6] India's last series win against Australia came in 2014, also in Perth.[5] As per an initial memorandum of understanding between the two nations, the series was scheduled to be held in India, but was shifted to Australia, considering most FIH tournaments, including the following Hockey World Cup and the Olympic Games were to be held outside India.[7]
The series was seen as preparation to India and Australia's Olympic Games campaign to be held later that year,[8] where the two teams were drawn in the same group. India went to Australia on the back of five wins in a total of eight games earlier that year. The two teams faced off twice, both in the FIH Pro League, with Australia winning both matches; the first by a 6–4 margin, and the second by 3–0 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in regulation time.[5] Australia entered the series in good form, winning seven out of their eight matches in 2024.[9] The FIH Pro League was the last international tournament that the two teams featured in; the India-leg concluded in February that year.[7] Australia also had a superior head-to-head record over India in the decade prior to the series. Since 2013, they had won 28 times, lost 8 and drawn 7 in the 43 games played against India. However, in the FIH World Ranking, they were ranked fifth, one below India.[10]
Before flying to Australia, India's squad held a three-week preparatory camp in Bhubaneswar.[5] India's head coach Craig Fulton stated that the tour was "crucial" in the team's preparation for the Olympics and added that "Australia is the form team at the moment so it's always nice to test yourself against them."[11]
Squads
The national squads were announced prior to the tournament:[1]
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- Lachlan Sharp
- Corey Weyer
- Jake Harvie
- Thomas Wickham
- Matthew Dawson
- Nathan Ephraums
- Johan Durst (GK)
- Jacob Anderson
- Joshua Beltz
- Edward Ockenden (C)
- Jacob Whetton
- Blake Govers
- Jayden Atkinson
- Aran Zalewski (C)
- Craig Marais
- Ky Willott
- Jack Welch
- Flynn Ogilvie
- Daniel Beale (C)
- James Collins
- Joel Rintala
- Ashleigh Thomas (GK)
- Timothy Brand
- Andrew Charter (GK)
- Jeremy Hayward (C)
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- Dilpreet Singh
- Jarmanpreet Singh
- Abhishek
- Manpreet Singh
- Hardik Singh
- Gurjant Singh
- Mandeep Singh
- Krishan Pathak (GK)
- Harmanpreet Singh (C)
- Lalit Upadhyay
- P. R. Sreejesh (GK)
- Sumit Walmiki
- Nilakanta Sharma
- Shamsher Singh
- Boby Singh Dhami
- Amir Ali
- Raj Kumar Pal
- Akashdeep Singh
- Amit Rohidas
- Jugraj Singh
- Vivek Sagar Prasad
- Sukhjeet Singh
- Mohammed Raheel
- Vishnukant Singh
- Sanjay
- Suraj Karkera (GK)
- Araijeet Singh Hundal
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Officials
The following umpires were appointed by Hockey Australia and the FIH to officiate the tournament:[12]
- Benjamin de Young (AUS)
- Daniel Johnston (AUS)
- Jordan Moore (AUS)
- Raghu Prasad (IND)
- Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Results
All times are local (AWST).
Standings
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Fixtures
Goalscorers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Perth International Festival of Hockey. hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia.
- ↑ 2024 FIH Hockey Perth International Festival of Hockey - Perth. olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ International Festival of Hockey to descend on Perth. dlgsc.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ Hayward proves he’s among world’s best as Kookaburras complete series sweep of India. heraldsun.com.au. Herald Sun(13 April 2024).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 IND Vs AUS Hockey Test Series: Men In Blue Aim To End 10-Year Drought On Australian Soil. india.com(1 April 2024). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ Hockey Test: India lose series 4-1 to Australia. olympics.com(4 December 2022). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Series in Australia & taking Paddy to Olympics: India's Paris prep. The New Indian Express(21 February 2024). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ Indian men's team leaves for Australia for five-match Test series. thebridge.in(2 April 2024). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ Star-studded Hockeyroos and Kookaburras to headline Perth International Festival of Hockey. hockey.org.au. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ Preview: Indian Men’s Hockey Team gears up for epic showdown against Australia in five-match Test series. Hockey India(5 April 2024). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ↑ Hockey: Australia tour crucial in final stretch of Paris preparation, says Fulton. Sportstar(31 March 2024). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ 2024 Test Matches AUS v IND (M) – Officials. tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.