Briefings


Jan 27, 2012 11:09 Match Preview 1. Netherlands - China (January 28th, 12:30pm)
Match Preview 1. Netherlands - China (January 28th, 12:30pm)
Head-to-Heads
> Netherland have taken on China 11 times before in Champions Trophy competition, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 1.
> The Dutch have won their 4 successive C T encounters with China since drawing 1-1 in 2006.
> China’s sole CT win over the Netherlands came in 2003 when Gao Lihua handed China a 1-0 victory.
> Their last meetings date back to 2010. In January-February 2010 the Dutch beat China 6-2 and 3-0 in a Tri Nations Tournament in San Diego.
> In June 2010 Netherlands beat China 3-2 at the Rabo Trophy and in July they won 2-1 in the Champions Trophy.
> Maartje Paumen has scored 5 of Holland’s 14 goals against China in 2010.
 
Netherlands
> Netherlands participate for the 19th time in a CT tournament breaking the record for most participations, which was jointly held with Australia. The Dutch only missed out on the Mar del Plata tournament in 1995.
> Netherlands are top of the World Ranking leading Argentina by a margin of only 33 points (2063 vs 2030 points).
> Defending champions Netherlands are a record breaking 7th Champions Trophy title. They are now tied on 6 gold medals with Australia.
> The Dutch have won a medal in the last 14 Champions Trophy editions. They have finished in the top 3 in 17 of their 18 previous CT participations.
> The Dutch are the reigning European champions, Olympic champions and Champions Trophy champions.
> Kim Lammers, Maartje Paumen and Luciana Aymar aim to collect their fifth CT gold medal to equal the record shared by Australia’s Rechelle Hawkes and Juliet Haslam.
> Maartje Paumen needs 1 more goal to equal Germany’s Nadine Ernsting-Krienke as all-time Champions Trophy top scorer on 22 goals.
> Paumen has scored 2 of her total of 21 CT goals against China.
> Paumen is on 19 PC goals in CT competition. The CT record is 20 by Argentina’s Noel Barrionuevo. China’s Ma Yibo is third on 18 PC career goals in CT competition.
> Kim Lammers is Holland’s top scorer in CT match against Asian teams on 5 goals. Maartje Paumen and Marilyn Agliotti are on 4 goals against Asian opposition in CT competition.
> Kim Lammers scored her first CT goal in a match against China in 2004 (2-0 win).
> Marilyn Agliotti scored 4 of her 11 CT career goals in matches against China. Only Argentina’s Alejandra Gulla has scored more CT goals against China.
> Joyce Sombroek, Willemijn Bos and Maartje Paumen were all selected in the FIH 2011 Women’s All Star team.
> Kitty van Male can make her Champions Trophy debut.
 
China
> China are the highest ranked Asian team on the world ranking in fifth place. China dropped from 4th to 5th in 2011. Fifth place is their lowest rank since 2007
> China make their fifth successive CT appearance and their 12th in total.
> China have failed to win a medal in their last 4 CT participations. Their last CT medal dates back to 2006 when they claimed silver losing 3-2 to Germany in the final.
> Since wining silver in 2006, China have dropped a spot every year finishing 4th in 2008, 5th in 2009, 6th in 2010 and 7th in 2011.
> China are the 2010 Asian Games Champions.
> Fu Baorong (15 CT goals) needs three more goals to equal Ma Yibo (18 goals) as China’s all-time top scorer in CT competition.
> All of Ma Yibo’s 18 Champions Trophy goals came from penalty corners.
> Three players in the squad can make their Champions Trophy debut: Liang Meiyu, Li Dongxiao and Zhang Lei.
> China’s Gao Lihua holds the record for most cards shown in Champions Trophy history. In 48 CT matches Gao received a total of 9 cards (3 yellow and 6 green). Argentina’s Luciana Aymar in on 8 cards (1yellow – 7 green).