FIH Hockey World League / 2016–2017 Round 1 (women)

The first round of the women’s FIH Hockey World League / 2016–2017 took place between April 9 and October 9, 2016 in a total of seven tournaments.

FIH Hockey World League Round 1 2016-2017
Ladies
Number of nations	37
winner	Thailand , Fiji , Czech Republic , Ghana , Russia , Mexico and Chile
venue	Singapore , Suva , Prague , Accra , Douai , Salamanca and Chiclayo
opening	April 9, 2016
Endgame	October 9, 2016
Number of games	72
Number of goals	460  (Ø 6.39 per game)

Point rule

In contrast to most hockey competitions, a shoot-out was then played in the first two rounds in the group stage in the event of a tie and the winner received two points. The loser remained with one point.

Singapore

The tournament took place in Singapore from April 9th ​​to 17th, 2016 . At the same time, a men's tournament of the Hockey World League was held. The game was played at the Sengkang Sports Center . Participants were nations from (Southeast) Asia. The top three, Thailand , Kazakhstan, and Singapore qualified for the second round. The tournament was played in a group stage with everyone-against-everyone.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Thailand	6th	6th	0	0	42: 1	+41	18th
2.	Kazakhstan	6th	4th	1	1	29: 4	+25	13
3.	Singapore	6th	4th	0	2	27: 6	+21	12
4th	Hong Kong	6th	3	1 (1)	2	21:10	+11	11
5.	Sri Lanka	6th	2	0	4th	21:21	0	6th
6th	Brunei	6th	0	1 (1)	5	0:30	−30	2
7th	Cambodia	6th	0	1	5	0:68	−68	1

Qualification for Round 2

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Results

April 9, 2016
Hong Kong	3: 0 (2: 0)	Brunei
Thailand	14: 0 (8: 0)	Cambodia
Singapore	6: 1 (3: 0)	Sri Lanka
April 10, 2016
Thailand	7: 0 (3: 0)	Brunei
Kazakhstan	14: 0 (6: 0)	Cambodia
Hong Kong	4: 1 (1: 0)	Sri Lanka
April 11, 2016
Kazakhstan	8: 0 (4: 0)	Brunei
Thailand	9: 0 (7: 0)	Sri Lanka
Hong Kong	0: 1 (0: 1)	Singapore
April 13, 2016
Brunei	0: 0 (3: 2 SO)	Cambodia
Kazakhstan	2: 0 (1: 0)	Sri Lanka
Thailand	2: 0 (1: 0)	Singapore
April 14, 2016
Sri Lanka	6: 0 (3: 0)	Brunei
Kazakhstan	1: 1 (1: 0) (2: 3 SO)	Hong Kong
Singapore	14: 0 (5: 0)	Cambodia
April 15, 2016
Hong Kong	13: 0 (8: 0)	Cambodia
Kazakhstan	1: 3 (1: 1)	Thailand
Singapore	6: 0 (0: 0)	Brunei
17th April 2016
Sri Lanka	13: 0 (7: 0)	Cambodia
Thailand	7: 0 (3: 0)	Hong Kong
Kazakhstan	3: 0 (2: 0)	Singapore

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Thailand
2.	Kazakhstan
3.	Singapore
4th	Hong Kong
5.	Sri Lanka
6th	Brunei
7th	Cambodia

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Suva

The tournament for the oceanic nations took place from June 27th to July 1st, 2016 in Suva , Fiji at the National Hockey Center . At the same time a men's tournament of the Hockey World League was held. The tournament was not played in the large field format (with 11 players per team), but in the so-called Hockey5 format, with only five players per team, on a smaller field and with slightly modified rules. A group stage was played in which each team met the other teams twice. The winner of this tournament qualified for the second round. The infrastructure at the venue was damaged by a strong cyclone, but the tournament was held with the support of the Fiji government. The storm also affected the participating countries and led to Samoa being canceled.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Fiji	6th	6th	0	0	72: 2	+70	18th
2.	Papua New Guinea	6th	4th	0	2	26:19	+7	12
3.	Solomon Islands	6th	2	0	4th	10:38	−28	6th
4th	Tonga	6th	0	0	6th	4:53	−49	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Winner and qualification for the second round

Results

June 28, 2016
Fiji	18: 0 (8: 0)	Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea	10: 1 (8: 0)	Tonga
Tonga	1: 2 (0: 2)	Solomon Islands
Fiji	9: 1 (5: 1)	Papua New Guinea
June 29, 2016
Papua New Guinea	2: 1 (1: 1)	Solomon Islands
Fiji	19: 0 (11: 0)	Tonga
Fiji	9: 1 (3: 1)	Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea	7: 0 (6: 0)	Tonga
June 30, 2016
Tonga	2: 3 (1: 0)	Solomon Islands
Fiji	5: 0 (3: 0)	Papua New Guinea
July 1, 2016
Fiji	12: 0 (4: 0)	Tonga
Papua New Guinea	6: 3 (5: 1)	Solomon Islands

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Fiji
2.	Papua New Guinea
3.	Solomon Islands
4th	Tonga

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Prague

The tournament in Prague , Czech Republic was held from August 30th to September 4th, 2016 at the SK Slavia Prague facility . At the same time a men's tournament of the Hockey World League took place. The tournament was played in a basic round with everyone against everyone. The three best qualified for the second round.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Czech Republic	4th	3	0	1	18: 6	+12	9
2.	Poland	4th	3	0	1	9: 4	+5	9
3.	Ukraine	4th	2	1 (1)	1	6: 8	−2	8th
4th	Lithuania	4th	0	1 (1)	3	4:10	−6	2
5.	Turkey	4th	0	2	2	4:13	−9	2

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

Results

August 30, 2016
Ukraine	2: 1 (1: 0)	Lithuania
Czech Republic	6: 1 (1: 1)	Turkey
August 31, 2016
Poland	4: 0 (1: 0)	Turkey
Czech Republic	5: 1 (3: 1)	Lithuania
September 1, 2016
Lithuania	1: 1 (0: 0) (3: 2 SO)	Turkey
Ukraine	1: 0 (0: 0)	Poland
3rd September 2016
Turkey	2: 2 (0: 1) (1: 3 SO)	Ukraine
Czech Republic	2: 3 (0: 3)	Poland
4th September 2016
Poland	2: 1 (2: 0)	Lithuania
Ukraine	1: 5 (0: 3)	Czech Republic

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Czech Republic
2.	Poland
3.	Ukraine
4th	Lithuania
5.	Turkey

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Accra

The tournament in Accra , Ghana was held from September 9-11, 2016. After Namibia canceled a three-nation tournament in everyone-gen-everyone mode. At the same time a men's tournament of the Hockey World League was played. The best qualified for the second round.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Ghana	2	2	0	0	3-0	+3	6th
2.	Kenya	2	1	0	1	4: 4	0	3
3.	Nigeria	2	0	0	2	3: 6	−3	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

Results

September 9, 2016
Ghana	2: 0 (2: 0)	Nigeria
September 10, 2016
Nigeria	3: 4 (2: 2)	Kenya
11th September 2016
Ghana	1: 0 (0: 0)	Kenya

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Ghana
2.	Kenya
3.	Nigeria

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Douai

The tournament in Douai , France was held from September 13th to 18th, 2016 on the grounds of the Douai Hockey Club. The three best qualified for the second round.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Russia	4th	4th	0	0	18: 1	+17	12
2.	Wales	3	3	0	1	8: 3	+5	9
3.	France	4th	2	0	2	7: 9	−2	6th
4th	Austria	4th	1	0	3	2:12	−10	3
5.	Switzerland	4th	0	0	4th	2:12	−10	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

game schedule

13th September 2016
Russia	4: 0 (2: 0)	Switzerland
Austria	0: 2 (0: 1)	Wales
August 14, 2016
Russia	2: 0 (1: 0)	Wales
France	4: 1 (2: 1)	Switzerland
15th September 2016
Austria	0: 1 (0: 0)	France
16th September 2016
Wales	2: 0 (0: 0)	Switzerland
17th September 2016
Switzerland	1: 2 (0: 2)	Austria
Russia	4: 1 (1: 0)	France
18th September 2016
Austria	0: 8 (0: 3)	Russia
France	1: 4 (1: 2)	Wales

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Russia
2.	Wales
3.	France
4th	Austria
5.	Switzerland

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Salamanca

The tournament in Salamanca , Mexico was held from September 29th to October 2nd, 2016, at the Deportiva Sur facility. At the same time a men's tournament of the Hockey World League took place. The best qualified for the second round.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Mexico	4th	4th	0	0	46: 1	+45	12
2.	Trinidad and Tobago	4th	2	0	2	28: 7	+21	6th
3.	Guatemala	4th	0	0	4th	0:66	−66	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

game schedule

September 27, 2016
Mexico	18: 0 (10: 0)	Guatemala
September 28, 2016
Guatemala	0:13 (0: 3)	Trinidad and Tobago
29th September 2016
Trinidad and Tobago	0: 3 (0: 1)	Mexico
September 30, 2016
Mexico	21: 0 (12: 0)	Guatemala
October 1, 2016
Guatemala	0:14 (0: 6)	Trinidad and Tobago
October 2nd, 2016
Trinidad and Tobago	1: 4 (0: 1)	Mexico

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Mexico
2.	Trinidad and Tobago
3.	Guatemala

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Chiclayo

The tournament in Chiclayo , Peru was held from September 30th to October 9th, 2016, on the grounds of the Colegio Nacional de San Jose. At the same time a men's tournament of the World League took place. The two best qualified for the second round.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Uruguay	4th	4th	0	0	19: 0	+19	12
	Chile	4th	3	0	1	24: 1	+23	9
3.	Brazil	4th	1	1 (1)	2	2:10	−8	5
4th	Paraguay	4th	1	1	2	1:16	−15	4th
5.	Peru	4th	0	0	4th	0:19	−19	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

game schedule

September 30, 2016
Brazil	0: 0 (6: 5 SO)	Paraguay
Uruguay	8: 0 (5: 0)	Peru
October 2nd, 2016
Uruguay	8: 0 (6: 0)	Paraguay
Chile	8: 0 (2: 0)	Peru
4th October 2016
Brazil	0: 8 (0: 4)	Chile
Paraguay	1: 0 (0: 0)	Peru
October 6, 2016
Chile	8: 0 (5: 0)	Paraguay
Brazil	0: 2 (0: 0)	Uruguay
October 8, 2016
Uruguay	1: 0 (0: 0)	Chile
Peru	0: 2 (0: 1)	Brazil

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Chile
2.	Uruguay
3.	Brazil
4th	Paraguay
5.	Peru

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Singapore tournament database of the FIH. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Hockey World League Round 1 Events 2016 website of the FIH. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
3. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Suva, Fiji tournament database of the FIH. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
4. ^ Hockey World League Round 1: Fiji's ready website of the FIH. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
5. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Prague, Czech Republic tournament database of the FIH. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
6. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Accra, Ghana (women) tournament database of the FIH. Retrieved September 12, 2016
7. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Douai, France FIH tournament database. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
8. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Salamanca, Mexico (women) tournament database of the FIH. Accessed September 12th.
9. ^ Hockey World League action gets underway in Salamanca website of the FIH. Retrieved October 2, 2016
10. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Chiclayo, Peru (women) tournament database of the FIH. Retrieved August 11, 2016