Hockey Series Open 2018/19 (women)

The Hockey Series Open 2018/19 of women is the first edition of the first round of the Hockey Series . It began in June 2018 and is expected to end in September 2018. Fifteen nations qualify for the next round, the Hockey Series Finals 2018/19 .

Attendees

All associations that are not already involved in the Hockey Pro League may participate in the Hockey Series Open . In addition, of all the nations that register, the nine best placed on the world rankings have already qualified for the Hockey Series Finals. The following participants have been determined (as of August 2018):

Bolivia  Brazil  Chile  Fiji  France  Guatemala  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Canada  Kazakhstan

Lithuania  Malaysia  Mexico  Austria  Panama  Paraguay  Peru  Puerto Rico  Russia  Singapore

Solomon Islands  Thailand  Tonga  Czech Republic  Turkey  Ukraine  Uruguay  Vanuatu  Wales  Belarus

Salamanca

From June 5th to 10th the first tournament of the Hockey Series Open took place in Salamanca , Mexico . Participants were five North and Central American associations. The placements were determined after a simple everyone-against-everyone round. The United States won, and together with Mexico they also qualified for the next round.

In parallel, a men's tournament of the Hockey Series Open was held.

Referees

• Mariana Reydo
• Diana Borrayo
• Megan Robertson
• Alejandra Pasillas

table

Pl.	Club	Sp.	S.	U (SO)	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Canada	4th	4th	0	0	71: 3	+68	12
2.	Mexico	4th	3	0	1	48: 8	+40	9
3.	Puerto Rico	4th	2	0	2	15:22	−7	6th
4th	Panama	4th	0	1	3	0:38	−38	1
5.	Guatemala	4th	0	1	3	0:63	−63	1

Results

5th June 2018
	Puerto Rico	8-0	Panama
	Mexico	30: 0	Guatemala
June 6, 2018
	Canada	28: 0	Guatemala
	Mexico	13: 0	Panama
7th June 2018
	Puerto Rico	2:18	Canada
June 8, 2018
	Panama	0-0	Guatemala
June 9, 2018
	Guatemala	0: 5	Puerto Rico
	Mexico	1: 8	Canada
June 10, 2018
	Canada	17: 0	Panama
	Puerto Rico	0: 4	Mexico

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Canada
2.	Mexico
3.	Puerto Rico
4th	Panama
5.	Guatemala

Nations qualified for the Hockey Series Finals are written in bold .

Singapore

The tournament in Singapore took place from June 23 to July 1, 2018. The format envisaged an everyone-against-everyone group stage with subsequent placement games. Singapore was the winner and qualifier for the next round. In parallel, a men's tournament of the Hockey Series Open was held.

Referees

• Binish Hayat
• Dinesha Perera
• Minami Inamoto
• Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon
• Woodlouse Mukasheva
• Bernadette Pangrazio
• Malissa Rahman
• Rinky Lake
• Norasyikin Sharuidin
• Mila Yuliarni

table

Pl.		Sp.	S.	U (SO)	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Malaysia	5	5	0	0	45: 1	+44	15th
2.	Thailand	5	4th	0	1	25: 4	+21	12
3.	Kazakhstan	5	3	0	2	15:12	+3	9
4th	Singapore	5	1	1	3	7: 9	−2	4th
5.	Hong Kong	5	1	1	3	12:17	−5	4th
6th	Indonesia	5	0	0	5	0:61	−61	0

Group games

June 23, 2018
	Thailand	4-0	Hong Kong
	Malaysia	18: 0	Indonesia
	Kazakhstan	3-0	Singapore
June 24, 2018
	Malaysia	10-0	Hong Kong
	Indonesia	0: 8	Kazakhstan
	Thailand	1-0	Singapore
June 26, 2018
	Indonesia	0:16	Thailand
	Kazakhstan	1: 8	Malaysia
	Singapore	0-0	Hong Kong
June 27, 2018
	Thailand	0: 4	Malaysia
	Hong Kong	0: 3	Kazakhstan
	Singapore	7-0	Indonesia
June 29, 2018
	Hong Kong	12: 0	Indonesia
	Kazakhstan	0: 4	Thailand
	Malaysia	5-0	Singapore

Placement games

Play for 5th place

1st July 2018
	Hong Kong	4-0	Indonesia

3rd place match

June 30, 2018
	Kazakhstan	3: 3 (SO 2: 4)	Singapore

final

1st July 2018
	Malaysia	6-0	Thailand

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Malaysia
2.	Thailand
3.	Singapore
4th	Kazakhstan
5.	Hong Kong
6th	Indonesia

Nations qualified for the Hockey Series Finals are written in bold .

Wattignies

The tournament was held from July 6th to 8th in Wattignies , France . The placements were determined in each-against-everyone group stage. The winner was Belarus, which qualified for the next round together with Russia and France.

Referees

• Lisette Baljon
• Anastasia Bogolyubova
• Ines El Hajem
• Elena Ozerskaia
• Xenia Ulrich

table

Pl.	Club	Sp.	S.	U (SO)	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Belarus	3	3	0	0	15: 2	+13	9
2.	Russia	3	2	0	1	10: 7	+3	6th
3.	France	3	1	0	2	5: 8	−3	6th
4th	Austria	3	0	0	3	0:13	−13	0

Results

6th July 2018
	Belarus	4-0	France
	Russia	4-0	Austria
7th July 2018
	Russia	2: 5	Belarus
	France	3-0	Austria
July 8, 2018
	Belarus	6-0	Austria
	France	2: 4	Russia

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Belarus
2.	Russia
3.	France
4th	Austria

Nations qualified for the Hockey Series Finals are written in bold .

Port Vila

From August 15th to 18th the tournament took place in Port Vila , Vanuatu . Participants were oceanic island states. The mode consisted of an everyone-against-everyone group stage followed by placement games. 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. The winner and qualified for the next round was Fischi.

A men's tournament of the Hockey Series Open was held at the same time.

referee

• Harry Heritage
• Malkom Mayoho
• Catherine Thaggard
• Samson Auga
• Nick Saunders
• Frank Vira

table

Pl.	nation	Sp.	S.	U (SO)	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Fiji	3	3	0	0	26: 1	+25	9
2.	Vanuatu	3	2	0	1	13: 7	+6	6th
3.	Solomon Islands	3	1	0	2	7:15	−8	3
4th	Tonga	3	0	0	3	3:26	−23	0

game schedule

15th August 2018
Tonga	0: 9	Vanuatu
Solomon Islands	2: 4	Vanuatu
August 16, 2018
Tonga	0:13	Fiji
Fiji	8: 1	Solomon Islands
17th August 2018
Fiji	5-0	Vanuatu
Tonga	3: 4	Solomon Islands

Placement games

3rd place match

18th August 2018
Solomon Islands	4: 1	Tonga

final

18th August 2018
Fiji	3: 2	Vanuatu

Ranking list

rank	nation
1.	Fiji
2.	Vanuatu
3.	Solomon Islands
4th	Tonga

Nations qualified for the Hockey Series Finals are written in bold .

Vilnius

The tournament took place in Vilnius , Lithuania from August 21st to 26th . The placements were determined using a simple everyone-versus-everyone round. The winner Ukraine qualifies for the next round together with the Czech Republic and Wales.

Referees

• Anastasia Bogolyubova
• Teresa Lipsky
• Olena Klymenko
• Toni-Lee Lambert
• Kamile Mockaityte
• Sandra Wagner

table

Pl.	Club	Sp.	S.	U (SO)	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Ukraine	4th	4th	0	0	9: 1	+8	12
2.	Czech Republic	4th	2	0	2	11: 7	+4	6th
3.	Wales	4th	2	0	2	5: 4	+1	6th
4th	Lithuania	4th	1	1	2	5: 7	−2	4th
5.	Turkey	4th	0	1	3	2:13	−11	1

game schedule

August 21, 2018
Wales	1-0	Turkey
Lithuania	0: 2	Ukraine
22nd August 2018
Czech Republic	7: 1	Turkey
Wales	0: 1	Ukraine
23rd August 2018
Lithuania	2: 4	Czech Republic
August 24, 2018
Ukraine	5: 1	Turkey
August 25, 2018
Wales	3-0	Czech Republic
Turkey	0-0	Lithuania
August 26, 2018
Czech Republic	0: 1	Ukraine
Lithuania	3: 1	Wales

Ranking list

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

Nations qualified for the Hockey Series Finals are written in bold .

Santiago

The tournament will be held in Santiago de Chile from September 18-23. The placements will be determined in an everyone against everyone group stage.

A men's tournament of the Hockey Series Open will be held at the same time.

Referees

• Veronica Villafañe

• Claudia Flores Guillen

• Natalia Lodeiro

• Claudia Montino

• Mercedes Sanchez

table

Pl.		Sp.	S.	U (SO)	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.
2.
3.
4th
5.
6th

Group games

18th September 2018
	Brazil		Peru
	Uruguay		Paraguay
	Chile		Bolivia
19th September 2018
	Uruguay		Peru
	Bolivia		Brazil
	Chile		Paraguay
20th September 2018
	Bolivia		Uruguay
	Peru		Paraguay
	Brazil		Chile
22nd September 2018
	Paraguay		Bolivia
	Brazil		Uruguay
	Chile		Peru
23rd September 2018
	Paraguay		Brazil
	Peru		Bolivia
	Uruguay		Chile

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Canada women and USA men win Hockey Series Open Salamanca website of the FIH. Retrieved July 7, 2018
2. ↑ Malaysia women and Singapore men win Hockey Series Open Singapore website of the FIH. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
3. ↑ Belarus on form at Hockey Series Open in Wattignie's website of the FIH. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
4. ^ Vanuatu and Fiji light up the Hockey Series in Oceania website of the FIH. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
5. ↑ Vanuatu hosts the next exciting Hockey Series Open website of the FIH. Retrieved August 20, 2018
6. ^ Five teams battle for places in the next round of the Hockey Series website of the FIH. Retrieved August 26, 2018.