Champions Trophy History
The BDO Hockey Champions Trophy Quilmes 2007 is the 15th women's Champions Trophy tournament in the history of the event.
The first women's Champions Trophy took place 1987 in Amstelveen (NED), after which the event was held every two years until 1999. Since 2000, the women's Champions Trophy has been held annually.
The 7th match of the 2007 BDO Champions Trophy, the encounter between Spain and Australia on Tuesday, January 16, was the 250th match in women's CT history.
Champions Trophy Winners
Of the 14 previous women's Champions Trophies, 6 have been won by Australia, including an uninterrupted streak from 1991 to 1999. 4 editions of the tournament were won by the Netherlands, and one each by Korea, China, Argentina, and Germany.
Teams winning on home soil include the Netherlands in 1987 and 2000, Australia in 1999 and 2003, and China in 2002. The worst finish by a team on home soil was Argentina's 6th place in 1995.
Teams which have participated, but never won include Canada, England, Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the USA, and Japan.
Champions Trophy Appearances by Nations
2007 debutantes Japan are the 14th country to participate in a Champions Trophy. The only other country to have participated only once is Canada with their only appearance in the first edition in 1987.
Australia are the only team to have participated in all 15 editions of the Champions Trophy, with the Netherlands a close second with 14 participations.
Champions Trophy Appearances by Players
A new joint record is being set at the BDO Champions Trophy 2007 in Quilmes with Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (GER) and Magdalena Aicega (ARG) each making their 10th Champions Trophy appearance.
When Ernsting-Krienke played her first Champions Trophy in 1991, the youngest player in the current Champions Trophy, Georgina Oliva (ESP) was barely 14 months old.
Of the 108 players in this Champions Trophy, 56 have never played in a CT before. With 3 players new to hockey's top annual event, the Netherlands have fewest debutantes, while Japan in their first ever CT appearance obviously have most debutantes with all their 18 players novices to the event.
Most Goals in Champions Trophy Tournaments
With three goals in the first five matches of the tournament, Nadine Ernsting-Krienke has overtaken Jacqueline Pereira as the all-time topscorer for goals scored in Champions Trophy tournaments. Pereira had been the leading scorer with 21 goals, while Ernsting Krienke is on 22 with one match to go in this event. Ernsting-Krienke howvever needed 10 Champions Trophy editions to achieve this feat while Pereira competed in only 5.
Player Ages
The oldest player competing in the current Champions Trophy is Akemi Kato who turned 36 in December 2006. The youngest player is Georgina Oliva from Spain who will turn 17 next July and is thus not even half Kato's age.
The average age of players in this tournament is 24 years and 5 months, with five players 18 years or younger at the start of the event, and eleven players 30 years or older.
The oldest team is Japan at an average age of 26 years and 2 months, while Spain are the youngest team at just over 23 years and 4 months.
One player celebrates a birthday during the event: Sakae Morimoto turns 30.
