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Netherlands (3rd) v China (4th)
Champions Trophy Head-to-Heads.
> Netherlands have taken on China on eight previous occasions in Champions Trophy history, winning three, drawing four and losing once.
> The Netherlands won the first round encounter (3-1) on Sunday, 18 May, through two penalty corner goals by Marilyn Agliotti and goal by Minke Smabers (PS). Zhao Yu Diao opened the score for China.
> The Netherlands are unbeaten in four successive CT matches against China (2 wins, 2 draws).
> China's sole win over the Dutch came at Sydney 2003 (1-0) through a goal by Gao Lihua.
> In August, China and the Netherlands play each other in pool A of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Team Facts Netherlands
> The Netherlands have played four bronze medal matches in Champions Trophy competition, winning all four.
> The Dutch have already won five Champions Trophy bronze medals.
> The Netherlands are the least experienced squad at Mönchengladbach 2008, with an average age of 52 caps per player.
> At an average age of 24 years and 25 days, the Netherlands are also youngest squad at the 2008 Champions Trophy.
> The Netherlands are yet to concede a penalty corner goal at Mönchengladbach 2008.
> They have seen only five penalty corners been awarded to their opponents.
> The Dutch hold the record for most Champions Trophy medals (13), having won 5 golds, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals.
> At Canberra 2005 the Netherlands recorded their biggest win in the competition, beating Germany 8-1.
> The Dutch have never lost a Champions Trophy match by more than two goals.
Team Facts China
> China are making their eighth Champions Trophy appearance.
> China have played two previous bronze medal matches (in 2005 they beat Argentina on penalty strokes and in 2001 they lost to Australia).
> China have won the Champions Trophy once (at Macau 2002). They also collected two silver medals (Sydney 2003 and Amstelveen 2006) and one bronze medal (Canberra 2005).
> China's last medal came at Amstelveen 2006, when they claimed silver.
> At Amstelveen 2006 China recorded their biggest Champions Trophy win, beating New Zealand 4-0.
> China's biggest CT defeat came at Rosario 2004, when they went down 5-0 against Argentina.
Player Facts Netherlands
> Fatima Moreira de Melo and Minke Smabers chase a record ninth Champions Trophy medal. They currently share the record for most medals (8) with Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (GER), Rechelle Hawkes (AUS) and Minke Booij (NED).
> Marilyn Agliotti (4 goals) is joint top scorer at Mönchengladbach 2008, joining Kaori Chiba (JPN) and Megan Rivers (AUS).
> Agliotti is the first player in Champions Trophy history to score for two totally different countries. At Amstelveen 2000, Agliotti netted once for South Africa.
> Six players in the Dutch squad have made their international debut at Mönchengladbach 2008.
> Champions Trophy top scorer in current squad is Fatima Moreira de Melo (8 goals).
> Ageeth Boomgaardt holds the record for Dutch top scorer in the competition with 17 goals.
Player Facts China
> Zhao Yu Diao celebrates her 19th birthday on Sunday 25 May. She is the youngest player at Mönchengladbach 2008.
> Ma Yi Bo is Champions Trophy top scorer for China with 12 goals, three of which she scored at Mönchengladbach 2008.
> Zhao Yu Diao has also scored three goals at Mönchengladbach 2008.
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