FIH Hockey World League / 2014-2015
The second edition of the Hockey World League started on June 21, 2014 with a women's tournament in Singapore and ended with the women's final in Rosario . Argentina and Australia won the women’s race.
format
The format was modified in the second edition of the World League.
- Round 1 was played in local tournaments as before. The number of tournaments, participants and qualifiers for the next round varied.
- Round 2 consisted of three tournaments with eight participants each, who played in two groups. The nations in positions 12 to 19 in the world rankings were directly qualified for this round. The respective hosts of a tournament also take part.
- Round 3 - The nations ranked 1 to 11 in the world rankings only entered the competition here. Two tournaments (semi-finals) with ten participants each were played. Initially, five were played in two groups, followed by placement games. The two semi-finals were also the qualifying tournaments for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
- Round 4 concluded the competition. In a tournament with eight participants, everyone was played against everyone in two groups . After the group matches, the quarter-finals were played: the first in one group played against the fourth in the other group, the second in a group against the third in the other group. The winners of the quarterfinals played in the knockout system (semifinals and finals) for places one to four. The losers were classified on the basis of the group results: the two best played for fifth and sixth place, the other two for seventh and eighth place.
Special point rule
In rounds 1 and 2 of the Hockey World League there was a special point rule for the group games: 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
Nations that have qualified for the next round are marked in bold .
Germany, Argentina and the Netherlands, as well as Australia, Belgium and Great Britain qualified first, second and third in the first and second semifinals directly for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
| Period | place | Participants and placement |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| 01.07. - 07/06/2014 | Sveti Ivan Zelina , Croatia | 1. Russia , 2. Switzerland , 3. Bulgaria, 4. Croatia, 5. Turkey |
| 02.09. - 07.09.2014 | Hradec Králové , Czech Republic | 1. Belarus , 2. Czech Republic , 3. Ukraine , 4. Slovakia, 5. Lithuania |
| 05.09. - 07.09.2014 | Nairobi , Kenya | 1. Egypt , 2. Kenya, 3. Ghana, 4. Tanzania |
| 05.09. - 07.09.2014 | Dhaka , Bangladesh | 1. Bangladesh , 2. Sri Lanka, 3. Hong Kong |
| 05.09. - 07.09.2014 | Muscat , Oman | 1. Azerbaijan , 2. Oman , 3. Iran, 4. Thailand |
| 12.09. - 14.09.2014 | Lousada , Portugal | 1. Austria , 2. Italy , 3. Portugal |
| 12.09. - 14.09.2014 | Guadalajara , Mexico | 1. Chile , 2. Mexico, 3. Brazil, 4. Guatemala |
| 30.09. - 05.10.2014 | Kingston , Jamaica | 1. Trinidad & Tobago , 2. Jamaica, 3. Dominican Republic, 4. Barbados |
| 06.12. - 13.12.2014 | Suva , Fiji | 1. Fiji, 2. Papua New Guinea, 3. Vanuatu, 4. Samoa |
| round 2 | ||
| January 17 - 01/25/2015 | Singapore , Singapore | 1. Malaysia , 2. Poland , 3. Japan , 4. Oman, 5. Ukraine, 6. Bangladesh, 7. Singapore, 8. Mexico |
| 28.02. - 08.03.2015 | San Diego , USA | 1. Ireland , 2. Austria , 3. Canada , 4. Russia, 5. Chile, 6. Italy, 7. USA, 8. Trinidad & Tobago |
| 07.03. - 15.03.2015 | Cape Town , South Africa | 1. France , 2. China , 3. Egypt , 4. South Africa, 5. Switzerland, 6. Czech Republic, 7. Azerbaijan, 8. Belarus |
| Round 3 (semi-finals) | ||
| 03.06. - 14.06.2015 | Buenos Aires , Argentina | 1. Germany , 2. Argentina , 3. Netherlands , 4. Canada , 5. Spain, 6. New Zealand, 7. Korea, 8. Japan, 9. Egypt, 10. Austria |
| June 20 - 05.07.2015 | Antwerp , Belgium | 1. Australia , 2. Belgium , 3. Great Britain , 4. India , 5. Ireland, 6. Malaysia, 7. France, 8. Pakistan, 9. Poland, 10. China |
| Round 4 (final) | ||
| 11/28 - 06.12.2015 | Raipur , India | 1. Australia, 2. Belgium, 3. India, 4. Netherlands, 5. Argentina, 6. Great Britain, 7. Germany, 8. Canada |
Ladies
Nations that have qualified for the next round are marked in bold .
Great Britain, China and Germany. as well as the Netherlands, South Korea and Australia qualified first, second and third in the first and second semifinals directly for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
| time | place | Participants and placement |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| 06/21 - 06/26/2014 | Singapore , Singapore | 1. Malaysia , 2. Kazakhstan , 3. Thailand , 4. Singapore , 5. Sri Lanka, 6. Hong Kong, 7. Myanmar |
| 26.06. - 06/29/2014 | Šiauliai , Lithuania | 1. Belarus , 2. Ukraine , 3. Lithuania , 4. Poland |
| 05.09. - 07.09.2014 | Nairobi , Kenya | 1. Kenya , 2. Ghana , 3. Tanzania |
| 05.09. - 07.09.2014 | Hradec Králové , Czech Republic | 1. France , 2. Austria , 3. Czech Republic, 4. Turkey |
| 11.09. - 14.09.2014 | Guadalajara , Mexico | 1. Canada , 2. Mexico , 3. Peru, 4. Guatemala |
| 30.09. - October 15, 2014 | Kingston , Jamaica | 1. Trinidad & Tobago , 2. Dominican Republic , 3. Barbados, 4. Puerto Rico, 5. Jamaica |
| 06.12. - 13.12.2014 | Suva , Fiji | 1. Fiji, 2. Papua New Guinea, 3. Vanuatu, 4. Samoa |
| round 2 | ||
| 02/14 - 02/22/2015 | Montevideo , Uruguay | 1. Italy , 2. Uruguay , 3. Azerbaijan , 4. Mexico, 5. France, 6. Trinidad & Tobago, 7. Dominican Republic, 8. Kenya |
| 07.03. - 15.03.2015 | New Delhi , India | 1. India , 2. Poland , 3. Malaysia, 4. Thailand, 5. Russia, 6. Kazakhstan, 7. Ghana, 8. Singapore |
| 14.03. - 03/22/2015 | Dublin , Ireland | 1. Ireland , 2. Canada , 3. Chile, 4. Belarus, 5. Austria, 6. Lithuania, 7. Ukraine, 8. Turkey |
| Round 3 (semi-finals) | ||
| 10.06. - 06/21/2015 | Valencia , Spain | 1. Great Britain , 2. China , 3. Germany , 4. Argentina , 5. USA, 6. Spain, 7. South Africa, 8. Ireland, 9. Canada, 10. Uruguay |
| June 20 - 05.07.2015 | Antwerp , Belgium | 1. Netherlands , 2. South Korea , 3. Australia , 4. New Zealand , 5. India, 6. Japan, 7. Belgium, 8. Italy, 9. Poland, 10. France |
| Round 4 (final) | ||
| 05.12. - 13.12.2015 | Rosario , Argentina | 1. Argentina, 2. New Zealand, 3. Germany, 4. China, 5. Netherlands, 6. Australia, 7. Great Britain, 8. South Korea |
Individual evidence
- ^ Hockey World League Explained. Retrieved November 12, 2014 .
- ↑ Tournament Regulations Outdoor Competitions, Appendix 6. Accessed December 6, 2015 .
- ↑ FIH Tournament Regulations - Outdoor Competitions, Appendix 2 and Appendix 4. Accessed on November 13, 2014 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Sveti Ivan Zelina. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 10, 2014 ; Retrieved November 12, 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 Siauliai. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; Retrieved November 12, 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 Nairobi. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; Retrieved November 12, 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 Dhaka. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; Retrieved November 12, 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 Muscat. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; Retrieved November 12, 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 Lousada. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; Retrieved November 12, 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 Guadalajara. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; Retrieved November 12, 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 Kingston. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; Retrieved November 12, 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 Suva. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; accessed on March 27, 2015 . 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 Singapore. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 20, 2015 ; accessed on March 27, 2015 . 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 San Diego. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 10, 2015 ; accessed on March 27, 2015 . 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. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 11, 2015 ; accessed on March 27, 2015 . 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 Buenos Aires. Retrieved June 15, 2015 .
- ↑ Matches. FIH game overview, as of July 5, 2015. Accessed July 5, 2015 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Raipur. Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Singapore. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; accessed on August 31, 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 Šiauliai. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; accessed on August 31, 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 Nairobi. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; accessed on August 31, 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 Hradec Králové. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; Retrieved November 12, 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 Guadalajara. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; accessed on November 13, 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 Kingston. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; accessed on November 13, 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 Suva. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 8, 2014 ; accessed on March 27, 2015 . 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.
- ↑ a b The Azerbaijanis did not appear for the third round tournament in Antwerp. The French team took over as a substitute. FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals - Antwerp: France replace Azerbaijan in women's competition . Notification on the FIH website, accessed on July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Hockey World League Round 2 Montevideo 2015. (No longer available online.) FIH, archived from the original on May 18, 2015 ; Retrieved June 28, 2015 . 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 New Delhi. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 10, 2015 ; accessed on March 27, 2015 . 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 Dublin. Retrieved May 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Matches. FIH game overview, as of June 21, 2015. Accessed June 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Matches. FIH game overview, as of July 4, 2015. Accessed July 4, 2015 .
- ↑ FIH tournament website Rosario. Retrieved June 21, 2015 .
