Great Britain women's semi-final against Germany will be screened live on BBC

03 February 2012

Laura Bartlett FIH CT
Great Britain's women's hockey team will face long-standing rivals Germany in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy in Rosario, Argentina, on Saturday evening with the match set to be shown live on the BBC.
The final four clash takes place at 20:30 GMT (17:30 local) on Saturday and will be shown live on the BBC red button platform on satellite, cable and freeview.  The second semi final features Olympic Champions and world number one, The Netherlands, against World Champions and defending Champions Trophy title holders Argentina.
Great Britain reached the semi final by beating Korea 4-1 in Thursday night's quarter final tie; the goals coming from Clifton's Georgie Twigg and  Reading's Helen Richardson either side of two excellent strikes by Reading's Alex Danson.
It is only the third time a British representative has reached the final four of the Champions Trophy competition which began in 1987.  Two years ago, when the tournament was hosted in Nottingham, England picked up a first ever Champions Trophy medal after beating Germany 2-1 in the third place playoff thanks to goals from Leicester's Crista Cullen and University of Birmingham's Susie Gilbert.  Before that, in 1989, Great Britain finished fourth behind Korea, Australia and West Germany.  No British women's team has ever reached the final of the Champions Trophy.
Following the semi final, Great Britain's final match, either a bronze medal playoff or the final, will take place on Sunday evening.
The Champions Trophy represents the first of three major tournaments for the Great Britain women ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.  Hockey's Olympic Test Event takes place from 2-6 May on Olympic Park.  A month later, just seven weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, Great Britain will play host for the Investec London Cup, a six team international tournament to be held at the University of Westminster Sports Ground in Chiswick from 5-10 June.

Great Britain's women's hockey team will face long-standing rivals Germany in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy in Rosario, Argentina, on Saturday evening with the match set to be shown live on the BBC.

The final four clash takes place at 20:30 GMT (17:30 local) on Saturday and will be shown live on the BBC red button platform on satellite, cable and freeview.  The second semi final features Olympic Champions and world number one, The Netherlands, against World Champions and defending Champions Trophy title holders Argentina.

Great Britain reached the semi final by beating Korea 4-1 in Thursday night's quarter final tie; the goals coming from Clifton's Georgie Twigg and  Reading's Helen Richardson either side of two excellent strikes by Reading's Alex Danson.

It is only the third time a British representative has reached the final four of the Champions Trophy competition which began in 1987.  Two years ago, when the tournament was hosted in Nottingham, England picked up a first ever Champions Trophy medal after beating Germany 2-1 in the third place playoff thanks to goals from Leicester's Crista Cullen and University of Birmingham's Susie Gilbert.

Before that, in 1989, Great Britain finished fourth behind Korea, Australia and West Germany.  No British women's team has ever reached the final of the Champions Trophy.

Following the semi final, Great Britain's final match, either a bronze medal playoff or the final, will take place on Sunday evening.

The Champions Trophy represents the first of three major tournaments for the Great Britain women ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.  Hockey's Olympic Test Event takes place from 2-6 May on Olympic Park.

A month later, just seven weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, Great Britain will play host for the Investec London Cup, a six team international tournament to be held at the University of Westminster Sports Ground in Chiswick from 5-10 June.

 

 

 

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