2001 Women's Intercontinental Cup


The 2001 Women's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held between 17–30 September 2001 in Amiens and Abbeville, France. The six highest placed teams would earn a berth to play in the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup, to be held in Perth, Australia.
England won the tournament after defeating Russia 4–0 in the final. Alongside Ukraine, Japan, Ireland and Scotland, these six teams qualified for the World Cup.

Qualification

All five confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.
DatesEventLocationQualifier
7–11 November 19981998 Hockey African Cup for NationsHarare, Zimbabwe—
18–29 August 19991999 EuroHockey Nations ChampionshipCologne, Germany






2–10 December 19991999 Hockey Asia CupNew Delhi, India


8–18 March 20012001 Pan American CupKingston, Jamaica

Squads

Below is the list of participating squads.
Daphné Heskin, Anne-Sophie De Scheemaeker, Charlotte De Vos, Isabelle Wagemans, Maïté Dequinze, Magali Demeyere, Olivia Bouche, Caroline Guisset, Sophie Turine, Valérie Van Elderen, An Christiaens, Tiffany Thys, Caroline Cuylits, Céline Robiette, Barbara Dequinze, Elke Mertens, Anne-Sophie Van Regemortel, and Miek Vandevenne.
Lisa Faust, Amy MacFarlane, Deb Cuthbert, Jenny Johnson, Sue Tingley, Aoibhinn Grimes, Julia Wong, Kristen Taunton, Karen MacNeill, Carla Somerville, Laurelee Kopeck, Michelle Bowyer, Becky Price, Andrea Rushton, Kelly Rezansoff, Emily Rix, Amy Agulay, Krista Thompson. Head Coach: Graeme "Butch" Worth.
Anna Bennett, Jenie Bimson, Sarah Blanks, Melanie Clewlow, Tina Cullen, Helen Grant, Leisa King, Denise Marston-Smith, Purdy Miller, Mandy Nicholson, Carolyn Reid, Hilary Rose, Jane Smith, Rachel Walker, Kate Walsh, Lucilla Wright, Kerry Moore, Frances Houslop, and Isabel Palmer. Head Coach: Tricia Heberle.
Tingoleima Chanu, Helen Mary, Amandeep Kaur, Suman Bala, Kanti Baa, Sita Gossain, Sumari Tete, Agnecia Lugun, Masira Surin, Neha Singh, Manjinder Kaur, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, Saggai Ibemal Chanu, Suraj Lata Devi, Pakpi Devi, Adline Kerketta, Mamta Kharab and Surinder Kaur. Head Coach: Ajay Kumar Bansal.
Tara Browne, Angela Platt, Arlene Boyles, Jenny Burke, Linda Caulfield, Eimear Cregan, Karen Humphreys, Rachael Kohler, Laura Lee, Pamela Magill, Jenny McDonough, Cathy McKean, Claire McMahon, Lynsey McVicker, Ciara O'Brien, Jill Orbinson, Sarah Rand, and Daphne Sixsmith. Head Coach: Riet Kuper.
Nami Miyazaki, Keiko Miura, Asuka Chiba, Sachimi Iwao, Natsumi Hori, Yuka Ogura, Sakae Morimoto, Akemi Kato, Naoko Saito, Toshi Tsukui, Rie Terazono, Chie Kimura, Kaori Chiba, Yukari Yamamoto, Yukiko Suzuki, Emiko Yokota, Yuko Morishita, and Akiko Kitada. Head Coach: Kazunori Kobayashi.
Nadezhda Sumkina, Galyma Karabalinova, Olga Kikeleva, Oxana Berkalieva, Ekaterina Zhukalina, Elena Svirskaya, Ainura Mutallyapova, Elena Apelganetz, Elena Lind, Gulnara Imangalieva, Tatyana Marchenko, Olga Apelganetz, Olga Shelomanova, Natalya Podshivalova, Marya Tussubzhanova, and Natalya Dryamova.
Lim Siew Gek, Catherine Lumbor, Norhaliza Abdul Rahman, Norfaraha Hashim, Rosmimi Jamalani, Lisa Ludong, Daring Nyokin, Devaleela Devadasan, Mary Along, Che Inan Melati Che Ibrahim, Hamidah Birang, Munaziah Mulim, Norsaliza Ahmad Soobni, Norliza Sahli, Ernawati Mahmood, Angela Kais, Ayu Afnida Hamdani, and Vimala Subramaniam.
Victoria Kotlyarenko, Fyeridye Bilyalova, Aishe Ramazanova, Olena Fritche, Iryna Knyazeva, Diana Tahiyeva, Marina Dudko, Tetyana Kobzenko, Svitlana Kolomiets, Olena Mykhalchenko, Natalya Vasyukova, Zhanna Savenko, Maryna Litvinchuk, Tetyana Salenko, Svitlana Petrenko, Olga Fisyun, Maryna Pyrohova, and Lyudmyla Vyhanyaylo. Head Coach: Zhuk Tetyana.
Andrea Fazzio, Eugenia Chiara, Bettiana Ceretta, Agustina Carbone, Florencia Castagnola, Patricia Bueno, Maria Ines Raiz, Rosario de los Santos, Ana Hernández, Patricia Carluccio, Virginia Silva, Rosanna Paselle, Adriana Boullosa, Carla Margni, Virginia Casabo, Laura Pradines, Veronica Tutte, and Eleonora Rebollo. Head Coach: Jorge Norvay.

Results

All times are Central European Summer Time

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Thirteenth and fourteenth place classification

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover

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Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

The match finished 2–2 and Lithuania won the subsequent penalty shoot-out 6–5. However Ireland captain, Rachel Kohler, spotted that the penalty strokes were being taken in the wrong order. She was initially ignored by the match officials, but Ireland appealed and the tournament director ruled the shoot-out should be replayed the next day. However Lithuania refused to take part and withdrew from the tournament.
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Seventh and eighth place

Match awarded to India following Lithuania's withdrawal.

Fifth and sixth place

After Ireland defeated Scotland 2–1 in this match they were initially confirmed as the final qualifier for the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup. Before the match the Lithuania team staged a sit down protest on the pitch. Lithuania lodged a further appeal to the FIH who then ordered that Ireland, Lithuania, India and the United States take part in a second qualification tournament. Lithuania were due to play India in a seventh and eighth place play-off before they withdrew. The United States had been unable to participate in the original tournament due to the disruption of airline schedules after the September 11 attacks. However Ireland in turn appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport who overruled the FIH decision and finally confirmed Ireland's place in the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup.

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Awards