FIH Hockey World League / 2012-2013
The first edition of the Hockey World League began in August 2012 and ended in January 2014. A total of 16 tournaments were held in four rounds for men and 13 for women. The Netherlands won the competition for both men and women.
format
The competition had a cycle of two years and consisted of four rounds. In the rounds, different numbers of tournaments were played at different locations.
- Round 1 was played in local tournaments. In order to keep the travel costs for smaller countries low, the number of tournaments, participants and qualifiers for the next round varied.
- Round 2 consisted of four tournaments with six participants each who played in a group. The nations in positions 9 to 16 in the world rankings were directly qualified for this round.
- Round 3 - The nations in positions 1 to 8 in the world rankings only entered the competition here. Two tournaments (semifinals) with eight participants each were played. Initially, the game was played in two groups, followed by placement games. These two tournaments also served to qualify for the joint hockey world championships in 2014 in The Hague for women and men .
- Round 4 - At the end of the competition, the top eight nations played a tournament in the same mode as the semi-finals in Round 3.
Special point rule
In the World League 2012–2013, a special point rule applied to the group games in rounds 1 and 2: in the event of a tie, there was a penalty shootout. The winner received two points, the loser one. As before, there were three points for a win in the game.
Men's
The winner was the Dutch team with a 7-2 final victory on January 18, 2014 in Delhi against New Zealand . The German team took seventh place.
Round 3: Russia finished second in a round 2 tournament, but was unable to qualify for the next round because it was the worst place in the world rankings of all the second. Malaysia received a starting place as host.
For the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, Belgium , New Zealand , Spain and India qualified from the first semi-final , and England and Malaysia from the second semi-final . Because Australia , Germany , Argentina and Korea became continental champions and the Netherlands qualified as hosts. India was given priority over the other group sixth Japan because it was better positioned in the world rankings .
Round 4: New Zealand qualified for Round 4 because it was better positioned in the world rankings than Korea, fourth in the other Round 3 tournament. India was eligible to host.
Nations that have qualified for the next round are marked in bold .
| Period | place | Participants and placement |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| 08/17 - August 19, 2012 | Prague , Czech Republic | 1. Poland , 2. Ukraine , 3. Belarus, 4. Czech Republic |
| 08/31 - 02.09.2012 | Singapore | 1. Bangladesh , 2. Hong Kong, 3. Singapore, 4. Thailand |
| 07.09. - 09.09.2012 | Cardiff , Wales | 1. Ireland , 2. Austria , 3. Wales, 4. Sweden |
| 07.09. - 09.09.2012 | Accra , Ghana | 1. Egypt , 2. Ghana, 3. Nigeria |
| 25.09. - 09/30/2012 | Lousada , Portugal | 1. Scotland , 2. Portugal , 3. Gibraltar, 4. Italy, 5. Morocco |
| 13.09. - 17.09.2012 | Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago | 1. Trinidad and Tobago , 2. Chile , 3. Barbados, 4. Venezuela |
| 16.09. - 18.09.2012 | San Diego , USA | 1. USA , 2. Mexico, 3. Guatemala |
| 11/27 - 02.12.2012 | Doha , Qatar | 1. Azerbaijan , 2. Sri Lanka, 3. Oman, 4. Turkey |
| December 8th - 15.12.2012 | Suva , Fiji | 1. Fiji , 2. Papua New Guinea, 3. Vanuatu |
| round 2 | ||
| 02/18 - 02/24/2013 | New Delhi , India | 1. India , 2. Ireland , 3. Bangladesh, 4. China, 5. Oman, 6. Fiji |
| 02/18 - 02/24/2013 | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | 1. Argentina , 2. South Africa , 3. Chile, 4. Trinidad and Tobago, 5. USA, 6. Brazil |
| 06.05. - May 12, 2013 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye , France | 1. Belgium , 2. France , 3. Canada, 4. Scotland, 5. Poland, 6. Portugal |
| 05/27 - 06/02/2013 | Elektrostal , Russia | 1. Japan , 2. Russia, 3. Ukraine, 4. Austria, 5. Egypt, 6. Czech Republic |
| Round 3 (semi-finals) | ||
| 13.06. - 23.06.2013 | Rotterdam , Netherlands | 1. Belgium , 2. Australia , 3. Netherlands , 4. New Zealand , 5. Spain, 6. India, 7. Ireland, 8. France |
| 29.06. - 07/07/2013 | Johor , Malaysia | 1. Germany , 2. Argentina , 3. England , 4. Korea, 5. Malaysia, 6. Japan, 7. Pakistan, 8. South Africa |
| Round 4 (final) | ||
| 10.01. - January 18, 2014 | Delhi , India | 1. Netherlands, 2. New Zealand, 3. England, 4. Australia, 5. Belgium, 6. India, 7. Germany, 8. Argentina |
Ladies
The winner was the Dutch team with a 5-1 win on December 8, 2013 in Tucumán against Australia . The German team took seventh place.
For the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, Korea , New Zealand and Belgium , which were ahead of Italy in the world rankings, qualified from the first semifinals , England , China and the USA from the second semifinals . The Netherlands qualified as hosts , Germany , Japan , Australia and Argentina became continental champions .
Round 4: New Zealand qualified for round 4 because it was better positioned in the world rankings with 3rd place than any possible fourth in the other round 3 tournament. All the participants in the other tournament, with the exception of Argentina, who hosted it, were behind New Zealand.
Nations that have qualified for the next round are marked in bold .
| time | place | Participants and placement |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| 08/14 - August 19, 2012 | Prague , Czech Republic | 1. Belarus , 2. Czech Republic , 3. Italy , 4. Scotland , 5. France, 6. Turkey |
| 07.09. - 09.09.2012 | Accra , Ghana | 1. Ghana , 2. Nigeria |
| 14.09. - 16.09.2012 | Kuantan , Malaysia | 1. Malaysia , 2. Kazakhstan , 3. Sri Lanka, 4. Singapore |
| 18.09. - 23.09.2012 | Vienna , Austria | 1. Belgium , 2. Russia , 3. Ukraine , 4. Austria , 5. Lithuania, 6. Wales |
| 11.09. - 17.09.2012 | Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago | 1. Canada , 2. Uruguay , 3. Trinidad and Tobago , 4. Venezuela, 5. Guiana, 6. Barbados |
| December 8th - 15.12.2012 | Suva , Fiji | 1. Fiji , 2. Papua New Guinea, 3. Samoa, 4. Vanuatu |
| round 2 | ||
| 01/21 - 01/27/2013 | Cape Town , South Africa | 1. South Africa , 2. Belgium , 3. Azerbaijan, 4. Austria, 5. Ghana |
| 02/18 - 02/24/2013 | New Delhi , India | 1. India , 2. Japan , 3. Malaysia, 4. Russia, 5. Kazakhstan, 6. Fiji |
| 25.02. - 03.03.2013 | Valencia , Spain | 1. Italy , 2. Spain , 3. Belarus, 4. Ireland, 5. Czech Republic |
| 04.03. - 10.03.2013 | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | 1. USA , 2. Chile , 3. Scotland, 4. Uruguay, 5. Trinidad and Tobago, 6. Brazil |
| Round 3 (semi-finals) | ||
| 13.06. - 06/22/2013 | Rotterdam , Netherlands | 1. Germany , 2. Netherlands , 3. Korea , 4. New Zealand , 5. Japan, 6. Belgium, 7. India, 8. Chile |
| 22.06. - 06/30/2013 | London , England | 1. Australia , 2. England , 3. Argentina , 4. China , 5. USA, 6. Italy, 7. South Africa, 8. Spain |
| Round 4 (final) | ||
| 11/30 - 08.12.2013 | Tucuman , Argentina | 1. Netherlands, 2. Australia, 3. England, 4. Argentina, 5. New Zealand, 6. China, 7. Germany, 8. Korea |
Individual evidence
- ^ A Newcomers Guide World League. Retrieved January 12, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH Tournament Regulations - Outdoor, Appendix 2 and Appendix 4. (PDF; 372 kB) Accessed on February 23, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website New Delhi. Retrieved February 24, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved March 9, 2013 .
- ^ FIH tournament website Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Retrieved May 14, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Elektrostal. Retrieved June 2, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Rotterdam. Retrieved June 23, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Johor. Retrieved July 7, 2013 .
- ^ FIH tournament website Delhi. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 12, 2014 ; Retrieved January 19, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ FIH tournament website Cape Town. Retrieved February 12, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website New Delhi. Retrieved February 24, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Valencia. Retrieved March 9, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved March 11, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Rotterdam. Retrieved June 22, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website London. Retrieved June 30, 2013 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Tucumán. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 8, 2013 ; Retrieved December 9, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
