2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June and July 2015. A total of 20 teams competing in 2 events took part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played between 5–13 December 2015 in Raipur, India.
This round also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualify.
Qualification
11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 9 teams qualified from Round 2.[1][2] The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings | 11 | Germany (3) Australia (1) Netherlands (2) Great Britain (4) Pakistan (10) New Zealand (7) Spain (11) South Korea (8) Belgium (5) Argentina (6) India (9) | ||
17–25 January 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Round 2 | Singapore | 3 | Japan (16) Malaysia (12) Poland (17) |
28 February – 8 March 2015 | San Diego, United States | 3 | Ireland (15) Austria (22) Canada (14) | |
7–15 March 2015 | Cape Town, South Africa | 3 | France (18) China (28) Egypt (21) | |
Total | 20 |
Buenos Aires
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Argentina |
City | Buenos Aires |
Dates | 3–14 June 2015 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | CeNARD |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 33 |
Goals scored | 140 (4.24 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Christopher Rühr Pau Quemada (6 goals) |
Best player | David Carter |
All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)[3]
Umpires
Below are the 11 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Bruce Bale (GBR)
- Murray Grime (AUS)
- Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
- Gabriel Labate (ARG)
- Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
- Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
- Deon Nel (RSA)
- Haider Rasool (PAK)
- Maximiliano Scala (ARG)
- Simon Taylor (NZL)
- Daniel López Ramos (URU)
First round
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
2 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | |
3 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 7 | |
4 | Japan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
5 | Egypt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
2 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 | |
3 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | |
4 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Second round
Fifth place | Crossover | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
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14 June 2015 | 13 June 2015 | Netherlands | 3 | 13 June 2015 | 14 June 2015 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) | Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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South Korea | 2 (2) | Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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New Zealand | 1 | Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 0 (7) | |||||||||||||||||
13 June 2015 | 13 June 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
Canada (p.s.o.) | 0 (8) | |||||||||||||||||
Seventh place | New Zealand | 4 | Canada | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||||
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Japan | 1 | Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||||
South Korea | 1 | Argentina | 2 | Netherlands | 6 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | Japan | 1 | Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||
14 June 2015 | 14 June 2015 |
Quarterfinals
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Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
Top Goalscorers | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament |
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Christopher Rühr Pau Quemada |
David Carter | David Carter | Niklas Wellen |
Antwerp
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Belgium |
City | Brasschaat |
Dates | 20 June–5 July 2015 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | KHC Dragons |
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Champions | Australia |
Runner-up | Belgium |
Third place | Great Britain |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 33 |
Goals scored | 159 (4.82 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Blake Govers (7 goals) |
Best player | John-John Dohmen |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)[5]
Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Diego Barbas (ARG)
- Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
- Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
- Nathan Stagno (GBR)
- Eric Kim Lai Koh (MAS)
- Raghu Prasad (IND)
- Tim Pullman (AUS)
- Roel Van Eert (NED)
- Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL)
- John Wright (RSA)
First round
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 12 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
3 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | |
4 | France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 | |
5 | Poland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | |
3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
4 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 | |
5 | China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Second round
Fifth place | Crossover | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
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5 July 2015 | 3 July 2015 | Australia | 4 | 3 July 2015 | 5 July 2015 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 1 | Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Pakistan | 0 | Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Ireland | 4 | Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Malaysia | 1 | Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||
India | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Seventh place | Malaysia | 4 | India | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||||
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France | 1 | Belgium | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Pakistan | 1 | Belgium | 5 | Great Britain | 5 | |||||||||||||
France | 2 | France | 4 | India | 1 | |||||||||||||
5 July 2015 | 5 July 2015 |
Quarterfinals
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Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
Top Goalscorers[6] | Player of the Tournament[6] | Goalkeeper of the Tournament[6] | Young Player of the Tournament[6] |
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Blake Govers | John-John Dohmen | David Harte | Blake Govers |
Final rankings
- Qualification for 2016 Summer Olympics
Rank | Buenos Aires | Antwerp |
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1 | Germany | Australia |
2 | Argentina | Belgium |
3 | Netherlands | Great Britain |
4 | Canada | India |
5 | Spain | Ireland |
6 | New Zealand | Malaysia |
7 | South Korea | France |
8 | Japan | Pakistan |
9 | Egypt | Poland |
10 | Austria | China |
- Continental champions
- Qualified through 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League
References
- ↑ "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle". FIH. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ↑ "FIH unveils plans for 2nd edition of Hockey World League". FIH. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ↑ "FIH release schedule for the men's Argentina Hockey World League Semi-Final in Buenos Aires, Argentina". FIH. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- 1 2 3 4 Regulations
- ↑ "FIH release schedule for the Fintro men and women's Hockey World League Semi-Final, Antwerp, Belgium". FIH. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ciriello strikes late as Kookaburras take glory in Antwerp". fih.ch. 6 July 2015.