Germany to host women's Champions Trophy'08

The six best women’s teams of the world will vie for the top honours of the 2008 Women’s Champions Trophy that will be played at the Warsteiner Hockey Stadium in Monchengladbach, Germany from May 17 to 25.

Australia will meet Japan in the tournament opener on May 17.

World Champion and defending Champions Trophy Champion Netherlands, Olympic Champion and host Germany, Australia, Olympic Games host China, Argentina and Japan are the 2008 Samsung Champions Trophy participants.

The event is extremely important for the participating teams, as they will be in full preparation for the Beijing Olympic Games, to be played in August 2008. It will also give all the teams a chance to judge each other ahead of Olympics.

Participating Teams Argentina Australia China Germany Japan Netherlands

Match Schedule (FIXTURE)

Saturday May 17 Australia v. Japan Netherlands v. Germany China v. Argentina

Sunday May 18 Germany v. Australia Netherlands v. China Argentina v. Japan

Monday May 19 Rest Day

Tuesday May 20 Australia v. Argentina Japan v. Germany

Wednesday May 21 China v. Australia Japan v. Netherlands

Thursday May 22 Germany v. China Argentina v. Netherlands

Friday May 23 Rest Day

Saturday May 24 Germany v. Argentina China v. Japan Australia v. Netherlands

Sunday May 25 (Position Matches) 5th v. 6th 3rd v. 4th 1st v. 2nd