It was held from 29 September to 7 October 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.

The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy to be held in Argentina as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.

Australia won the tournament for the first time after defeating the United States 6 – 1 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous edition.

[1] The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.

[2] All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+01:00)[3] The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[4] As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.