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

The first round of the men's FIH Hockey World League 2016-2017 took place between April 9 and October 9, 2016 in a total of eight tournaments.

FIH Hockey World League Round 1 2016-2017
Men's
Number of nations	43
winner	People's Republic of China , Fiji , Ukraine , Wales , Austria , Ghana , United States and Chile
venue	Singapore , Prague , Antalya , Glasgow , Accra , Salamanca and Chiclayo
opening	April 9, 2016
Endgame	October 9, 2016
Number of games	103
Number of goals	784  (Ø 7.61 per game)

Point rule

In contrast to most hockey competitions, in the first two rounds of the group stage, if there is a tie, a shoot-out is then played and the winner receives two points. The loser remains with one point.

Singapore

The tournament took place in Singapore from April 9th ​​to 17th, 2016 . At the same time, a women'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 two, China and Sri Lanka , qualified for the second round.

Group A

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	People's Republic of China	4th	4th	0	0	49: 1	+48	12
2.	Thailand	4th	3	0	1	23:14	+9	9
3.	Hong Kong	4th	2	0	2	14:21	−7	6th
4th	Brunei	4th	1	0	3	3:22	−19	3
5.	Vietnam	4th	0	0	4th	2:33	−31	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Participation in the semifinals

Results

April 9, 2016
Thailand	7: 0 (1: 0)	Brunei
Hong Kong	8: 1 (3: 0)	Vietnam
April 10, 2016
Hong Kong	3: 0 (2: 0)	Brunei
People's Republic of China	11: 0 (5: 0)	Vietnam
April 11, 2016
Thailand	1:11 (0: 3)	People's Republic of China
April 12, 2016
Brunei	3: 1 (2: 0)	Vietnam
April 13, 2016
Vietnam	0:11 (0: 5)	Thailand
Hong Kong	0:16 (0: 9)	People's Republic of China
April 14, 2016
Thailand	4: 3 (1: 2)	Hong Kong
People's Republic of China	11: 0 (7: 0)	Brunei

Group B

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Sri Lanka	3	3	0	0	16: 1	+15	9
2.	Singapore	3	2	0	1	13: 3	+10	6th
3.	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	5:13	−8	3
4th	Myanmar	3	0	0	3	1:18	−17	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Participation in the semifinals

Results

April 9, 2016
Sri Lanka	7: 0 (3: 0)	Myanmar
Singapore	6: 0 (3: 0)	Kazakhstan
April 12, 2016
Kazakhstan	5: 0 (2: 0)	Myanmar
Sri Lanka	2: 1 (0: 1)	Singapore
April 13, 2016
Kazakhstan	0: 7 (0: 3)	Sri Lanka
April 14, 2016
Singapore	6: 1 (4: 0)	Myanmar

Final phase

Game for places 7-9

April 16, 2016
Vietnam	0: 6 (0: 2)	Myanmar

Play for 5th place

April 16, 2016
Hong Kong	4: 3 (3: 2)	Kazakhstan

Semifinals

April 16, 2016
People's Republic of China	5: 0 (2: 0)	Singapore
Sri Lanka	5: 0 (2: 0)	Thailand

Game for 7th place

17th April 2016
Brunei	2: 5 (1: 4)	Myanmar

3rd place match

17th April 2016
Singapore	1: 3 (1: 1)	Thailand

final

17th April 2016
People's Republic of China	3: 3 (1: 0) (4: 2 SO)	Sri Lanka

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	People's Republic of China
2.	Sri Lanka
3.	Thailand
4th	Singapore
5.	Hong Kong
6th	Kazakhstan
7th	Myanmar
8th.	Brunei
9.	Vietnam

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Suva

The tournament for the oceanic nations took place from June 28th to July 2nd in Suva , Fiji . A women's hockey World League tournament was also held at the same time . The tournament was not played in a large field format (with 11 players per team), but in the so-called "Hockey's 5" 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 meets 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.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Fiji	8th	7th	1 (1)	0	66:13	+53	23
2.	Vanuatu	8th	6th	1	1	42:15	+27	19th
3.	Papua New Guinea	8th	3	1	4th	26:29	−3	10
4th	Solomon Islands	8th	1	2 (1)	5	12:42	−30	6th
5.	Tonga	8th	0	1 (1)	7th	9:56	−47	2

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Winner and qualification for the second round

Results

June 28, 2016
Fiji	8: 2 (5: 1)	Tonga
Papua New Guinea	4: 2 (3: 1)	Solomon Islands
Vanuatu	6: 0 (5: 0)	Tonga
Fiji	4: 2 (1: 1)	Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu	5: 3 (3: 0)	Papua New Guinea
Fiji	14: 1 (6: 1)	Solomon Islands
June 29, 2016
Solomon Islands	3: 2 (1: 1)	Tonga
Fiji	4: 4 (2: 1) (3: 2 SO)	Vanuatu
Vanuatu	3: 1 (1: 0)	Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea	7: 1 (4: 0)	Tonga
June 30, 2016
Fiji	15: 0 (7: 0)	Tonga
Papua New Guinea	1: 1 (0: 0) (0: 2 SO)	Solomon Islands
Vanuatu	8: 1 (4: 0)	Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea	8: 1 (3: 1)	Tonga
July 1, 2016
Vanuatu	7: 0 (4: 0)	Papua New Guinea
Fiji	8: 1 (4: 1)	Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands	2: 2 (1: 2) (3: 4 SO)	Tonga
Fiji	5: 2 (1: 0)	Vanuatu
2nd July 2016
Vanuatu	7: 1 (4: 0)	Tonga
Fiji	8: 1 (5: 1)	Papua New Guinea

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Fiji
2.	Vanuatu
3.	Papua New Guinea
4th	Solomon Islands
5.	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 there was a tournament of the Women's Hockey World League . The tournament was played in a basic round with everyone against everyone. The two best qualified for the second round.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Ukraine	5	4th	0	1	28: 7	+21	12
2.	Italy	5	4th	0	1	23: 3	+20	12
3.	Belarus	5	4th	0	1	28:10	+18	12
4th	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	26:10	+16	6th
5.	Cyprus	5	0	1 (1)	4th	3:39	−36	2
6th	Lithuania	5	0	1	4th	2:41	−39	1

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

Results

August 30, 2016
Ukraine	9: 0 (5: 0)	Lithuania
Italy	1: 2 (1: 1)	Belarus
Czech Republic	10: 1 (6: 0)	Cyprus
August 31, 2016
Ukraine	7: 2 (3: 2)	Belarus
Cyprus	0:10 (0: 4)	Italy
Czech Republic	12: 0 (4: 0)	Lithuania
2nd September 2016
Cyprus	1: 8 (1: 4)	Ukraine
Belarus	11: 1 (7: 1)	Lithuania
Italy	2: 1 (2: 1)	Czech Republic
3rd September 2016
Belarus	10: 0 (6: 0)	Cyprus
Lithuania	0: 8 (0: 3)	Italy
Ukraine	4: 2 (2: 1)	Czech Republic
4th September 2016
Lithuania	1: 1 (1: 0) (1: 2 SO)	Cyprus
Italy	2: 0 (0: 0)	Ukraine
Czech Republic	1: 3 (1: 1)	Belarus

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Ukraine
2.	Italy
3.	Belarus
4th	Czech Republic
5.	Cyprus
6th	Lithuania

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Glasgow

The tournament in Glasgow , United Kingdom was held from September 6-11, 2016 at the Glasgow National Hockey Center . The tournament was played in a basic round with everyone-against-everyone. The two best qualified for the second round.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Wales	4th	4th	0	0	19: 5	+14	12
2.	Scotland	4th	3	0	1	27: 3	+24	9
3.	Switzerland	4th	2	0	2	13: 8	+5	6th
4th	Portugal	4th	1	0	3	7:20	−13	3
5.	Slovakia	4th	0	0	4th	4:34	−30	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

Results

September 6, 2016
Portugal	1: 4 (0: 2)	Wales
Scotland	5: 0 (2: 0)	Switzerland
September 7, 2016
Portugal	1: 4 (0: 3)	Switzerland
Scotland	11: 0 (3: 0)	Slovakia
September 8, 2016
Switzerland	1: 2 (1: 1)	Wales
Portugal	5: 3 (2: 3)	Slovakia
September 10, 2016
Slovakia	1:10 (0: 5)	Wales
Portugal	0: 9 (0: 3)	Scotland
11th September 2016
Slovakia	0: 8 (0: 3)	Switzerland
Scotland	2: 3 (1: 3)	Wales

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Wales
2.	Scotland
3.	Switzerland
4th	Portugal
5.	Slovakia

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Antalya

The tournament in Antalya , Turkey was held from September 9-11, 2016. The game was played in the everyone-against-everyone mode in which the winner qualified for the second round.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Austria	3	3	0	0	26: 8	+18	9
2.	Oman	3	2	0	1	10:11	−1	6th
3.	Turkey	3	1	0	2	7: 6	+1	3
4th	Qatar	3	0	0	3	2:20	−18	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

Results

September 9, 2016
Oman	3: 0 (1: 0)	Qatar
Austria	3: 2 (2: 0)	Turkey
September 10, 2016
Oman	4: 9 (2: 4)	Austria
Turkey	3: 0 (2: 0)	Qatar
11th September 2016
Austria	14: 2 (7: 2)	Qatar
Turkey	2: 3 (1: 0)	Oman

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Austria
2.	Oman
3.	Turkey
4th	Qatar

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Accra

The tournament in Accra , Ghana was held from September 9-11, 2016. The tournament was played in an all-versus-all mode and the winner qualified for the second round. At the same time there was a women's hockey World League tournament.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Ghana	3	3	0	0	10: 2	+8	9
2.	Kenya	3	2	0	1	10: 4	+6	6th
3.	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	5: 5	0	3
4th	Namibia	3	0	0	3	3:17	−14	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

Results

September 9, 2016
Kenya	3: 1 (3: 1)	Nigeria
Ghana	7: 1 (3: 0)	Namibia
September 10, 2016
Nigeria	3: 0 (1: 0)	Namibia
Ghana	3: 0 (1: 0)	Kenya
11th September 2016
Kenya	7: 2 (5: 1)	Namibia
Nigeria	1: 2 (1: 0)	Ghana

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Ghana
2.	Kenya
3.	Nigeria
4th	Namibia

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Salamanca

The tournament in Salamanca , Mexico was held from September 27th to October 2nd, 2016, at the Deportivo Sur facility. At the same time there was a women's hockey World League tournament. The best qualified for the second round.

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	United States	3	3	0	0	27: 1	+26	9
2.	Barbados	3	2	0	1	14: 4	+10	6th
3.	Mexico	3	1	0	2	8: 4	+4	3
4th	Guatemala	3	0	0	3	0:40	−40	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

Results

September 27, 2016
United States	3: 1 (0: 0)	Barbados
Mexico	7: 0 (3: 0)	Guatemala
September 28, 2016
Mexico	0: 2 (0: 0)	United States
29th September 2016
Barbados	11: 0 (8: 0)	Guatemala
October 1, 2016
United States	22: 0 (9: 0)	Guatemala
Barbados	2: 1 (2: 1)	Mexico

Finals

3rd place match

October 2nd, 2016
Mexico	14: 0 (5: 0)	Guatemala

Endgame

October 2nd, 2016
United States	6: 1 (4: 1)	Barbados

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	United States
2.	Barbados
3.	Mexico
4th	Guatemala

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Chiclayo

The tournament in Chiclayo , Peru was held from October 1st to 9th, 2016, on the grounds of the Colegio Nacional San Jose. The best qualified for the second round. At the same time there was a women's hockey World League tournament .

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO 1 )	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Chile	5	5	0	0	44: 0	+44	15th
2.	Venezuela	5	4th	0	1	31: 6	+25	12
3.	Uruguay	5	3	0	2	25: 9	+16	9
4th	Paraguay	5	1	1 (1)	3	13:20	−7	5
5.	Peru	5	1	1	3	15:19	−4	4th
6th	Ecuador	5	0	0	5	1:75	−74	0

¹ Number of shoot-outs won

Qualification for the second round

game schedule

October 1, 2016
Venezuela	7: 2 (2: 1)	Paraguay
Chile	24: 0 (15: 0)	Ecuador
Uruguay	3: 2 (2: 1)	Peru
3rd October 2016
Chile	8: 0 (3: 0)	Peru
Uruguay	5: 0 (3: 0)	Paraguay
Ecuador	0:16 (0:10)	Venezuela
5th October 2016
Ecuador	0:16 (0: 5)	Uruguay
Venezuela	0: 2 (0: 1)	Chile
Paraguay	2: 2 (1: 1) (3: 2 SO)	Peru
October 7, 2016
Paraguay	9: 1 (1: 0)	Ecuador
Uruguay	0: 5 (0: 2)	Chile
Peru	1: 6 (0: 1)	Venezuela
October 9, 2016
Venezuela	2: 1 (0: 0)	Uruguay
Chile	5: 0 (3: 0)	Paraguay
Peru	10: 0 (4: 0)	Ecuador

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Chile
2.	Venezuela
3.	Uruguay
4th	Paraguay
5.	Peru
6th	Ecuador

Nations qualified for round 2 are written in bold .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Singapore (men) 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 (men) tournament database of the FIH. Retrieved July 2, 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 3, 2016.
6. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Glasgow, Scotland FIH tournament database. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
7. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Antalya, Turkey tournament database of the FIH. Retrieved September 12, 2016
8. ↑ Glasgow, Accra and Antalya play host to Round One events website of the FIH. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
9. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Accra, Ghana (men) tournament database of the FIH. Retrieved September 12, 2016
10. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Salamanca, Mexico FIH tournament database. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
11. ^ Hockey World League action gets underway in Salamanca website of the FIH. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
12. ↑ 2016 World League Round 1 Chiclayo, Peru (men) tournament database of the FIH. Retrieved September 12, 2016