The Ric Charlesworth Classic is an Australian field hockey tournament.

[1][2] The competition serves as a selection trial for Western Australia's representative team in the Sultana Bran Hockey One, the Perth Thundersticks.

[5][6] The Ric Charlesworth Classic was founded on 22 September 2019 by Hockey WA.

[7] Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Hockey Australia was forced to cancel a number of national tournaments.

With no high quality competition being contested, Hockey WA formulated a new competition to showcase the best players in the state, as well as members of Hockey Australia's High Performance Program.