2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League

International field hockey competition 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League 13 13 51 ARG 1 NZL GER 212 1036 2012–13 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League 2016–17 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League The 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League was the second edition of women's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in June 2014 in Singapore, and finished in December 2015 in Rosario, Argentina.FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle http://www.fih.ch/en/news-4818-fih-unveils-event-hosts-for-2015-2018-cycle FIH 2013-11-08 2013-11-08FIH unveils plans for 2nd edition of Hockey World League http://www.fih.ch/en/news-4898-fih-unveils-plans-for-2nd-edition-of-hockey FIH 2014-02-06 2013-12-18 The Semifinals of this competition also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as 7 highest placed teams apart from the five continental champions qualified. Argentina won the tournament's Final round for the first time after defeating New Zealand 5–1 in the final. Germany won the third place match by defeating China 6–2.http://www.fih.ch/events/hockey-world-league/hockey-world-league-final-rosario-2015-w/news/argentina-win-2015-hockey-world-league-as-they-hit-high-five-against-new-zealand/ Argentina hit high five against New Zealand to win Argentina HWL Final 2015-12-13 FIH 2015-12-13http://www.fih.ch/events/hockey-world-league/hockey-world-league-final-rosario-2015-w/news/germany-go-from-bottom-of-the-pool-to-third-place-in-argentina-hwl-final/ Germany go from bottom of the pool to third place in Argentina HWL Final 2015-12-13 FIH 2015-12-13 Qualification Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, and after seeking entries to participate, 51 teams were announced to compete. The 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2013 received an automatic bye to the Semifinals while the 8 teams ranked between 12th and 19th received an automatic bye to Round 2. Scotland would have qualified as the nineteenth ranked team but will compete as Great Britain as in every Olympic Qualifying Tournament, giving its berth to twentieth ranked Russia. Those nineteen teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:FIH Women's World Rankings - 8 October 2012 http://www.fih.ch/files/Sport/World%20Ranking/FIH%20Womens%20World%20Rankings%208%20October%202012.pdf FIH 2014-03-25 2012-10-08Explanatory Note about the Format of Hockey World League 2014 / 2015 http://www.fih.ch/files/Sport/General%20documents/World%20League%202014-15%20Explanatory%20Note.pdf FIH 2014-04-22 2014-04-16 18em Netherlands (1) Argentina (2) New Zealand (3) Great Britain (4) Germany (5) Australia (6) China (7) South Korea (8) Japan (9) United States (10) South Africa (11) India (12) Belgium (13) Ireland (14) Spain (15) Azerbaijan (16) Italy (17) Chile (18) Russia (20) Schedule Round 1 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 DatesLocationTeamsRound 2QuotasRound 2Qualifier(s)21–26 June 2014SingaporeHong KongKazakhstanMalaysiaMyanmarSingaporeSri LankaThailand4MalaysiaKazakhstanThailandSingapore27–29 June 2014Šiauliai, LithuaniaBelarusLithuaniaPolandUkraine3BelarusUkraineLithuania5–7 September 2014Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicAustriaCzech RepublicFranceTurkey3FranceAustriaCzech Republic5–7 September 2014Nairobi, KenyaGhanaKenyaTanzania1Kenya11–14 September 2014Guadalajara, MexicoCanadaGuatemalaMexicoPeru2CanadaMexico30 September–5 October 2014Kingston, JamaicaBarbadosDominican RepublicJamaicaPuerto RicoTrinidad and Tobago2Trinidad and TobagoDominican Republic6–11 December 2014Suva, FijiFijiPapua New GuineaSamoaVanuatu1Fiji Round 2 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 DatesLocationTeams QualifiedSemifinalsQuotasSemifinalsQualifiersHostBy RankingFrom Round 114-22 February 2015Montevideo, UruguayUruguayAzerbaijanItalyDominican RepublicFranceKenyaMexicoTrinidad and Tobago3ItalyUruguayAzerbaijan7–15 March 2015New Delhi, IndiaIndiaRussiaGhanaKazakhstanMalaysiaPolandSingaporeThailand2IndiaPoland14–22 March 2015Dublin, IrelandIrelandChileAustriaBelarusCanadaLithuaniaTurkey1 1Ukraine2IrelandCanada 1 1 – The Czech Republic withdrew from participating and Turkey took their place. Semifinals 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals DatesLocationTeams QualifiedFinalQuotasFinalQualifiersHostBy RankingFrom Round 210–21 June 2015Valencia, SpainSpainArgentinaChinaGermanyGreat BritainSouth AfricaUnited StatesCanadaIrelandUruguay4Great BritainChinaGermanyArgentina20 June–5 July 2015Antwerp, BelgiumBelgiumAustraliaJapanNetherlandsNew ZealandSouth KoreaFrance2 2IndiaItalyPoland4AustraliaNetherlandsNew ZealandSouth Korea 2 2 – Azerbaijan withdrew from participating and France took their place.FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals - Antwerp: France replace Azerbaijan in women’s competition http://www.fih.ch/news/fintro-hockey-world-league-semi-finals-antwerp-france-replace-azerbaijan-in-women-s-competition/ FIH 2015-07-01 Final 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final DatesLocationTeams QualifiedHostFrom Semifinals5–13 December 2015Rosario, ArgentinaArgentinaAustraliaChinaGermanyGreat BritainNetherlandsNew ZealandSouth Korea Final ranking Reference:FIH Women's Ranking November 2015 - FIH official website 18em ARG NZL GER CHN NED AUS GBR KOR USA IND SPA JPN BEL RSA IRE ITA CAN POL URU FRA CHI Malaysia Belarus Thailand Mexico Not specified Russia AUT Kazakhstan TRI Lithuania UKR Dominican Republic Ghana Kenya Singapore Turkey Azerbaijan References 2014–15 Women's Hockey World League Category:Women's FIH Hockey World League Category:2014 in women's field hockey Category:2015 in women's field hockey