The 2013 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships was a women's Field Hockey tournament held in the Northern Territory city of Darwin.
Queensland won the gold medal after defeating New South Wales 2âÂÂ1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 1âÂÂ1 draw. South Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Australian Capital Territory 1âÂÂ0 in the third and fourth playoff.
The tournament is played in a round-robin format, with each team facing each other once. Final placings after the pool matches determine playoffs.
The bottom four teams play in the classification round. Two crossover matches are played, with the fifth placed team playing the eighth place team and the sixth placed team facing the seventh placed team. The winners of the crossover matches progress to the fifth and sixth place playoff, while the losers contest the seventh and eighth place playoff.
The top four teams contest the medal round. Two semi-finals are played, with the first placed team taking on the fourth placed team and the second placed team taking on the third placed team. The winners progress to the final, while the losers contest the third and fourth place playoff.