A match consists of two 15-minute halves, plus multiple golden goal periods of 5 minutes to resolve ties.
[4] As of 2013[update] there have been three Hockey 9s tournaments contested by national representative teams.
The inaugural tournament was played in Perth, Western Australia in October 2011.
The Australia men's national field hockey team defeated the New Zealand men's national field hockey team in the final by 5 goals to 3.
[5] As of 19 October 2013[update] the third international Hockey 9s tournament is being played in Perth.