India with one win and two draws topped the pool with five points and thus earned the right to play the gold medal match. If India managed to draw its game against China, the only team that beat Australia in the tournament, it was all because of Goalkeeper Savita who made some excellent saves, including two of penalty corners in the second half.

China needed a win to move to the gold medal round. However, it could not get past solid Indian defense in a game that saw the Chinese dominating the proceedings. Earlier, Japan managed to hold Australia to a 2-2 draw. The result helped the host to enter the gold medal round ahead of China.