2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals

The 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals will take place in June and July 2015. A total of 20 teams competing in 2 events will take part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, to be played between 21–29 November 2015 in Argentina.

This round also serves as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 6/7 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 7 teams qualified from Round 2 and two nations that did not meet ranking criteria and were exempt from Round 2 that hosted a Semifinal.[1][2][3] The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings 11  Netherlands (1)
 Argentina (2)
 New Zealand (4)
 Great Britain (8)
 Germany (6)
 Australia (2)
 China (7)
 South Korea (9)
 Japan (10)
 United States (5)
 South Africa (11)
Host nation 2  Belgium (12)
 Spain (15)
14–22 February 2015 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Round 2 Montevideo, Uruguay 3  Italy (16)
 Uruguay (29)
 Azerbaijan (19)
7–15 March 2015 New Delhi, India 2  India (13)
 Poland (23)
14–22 March 2015 Dublin, Ireland 2  Ireland (14)
 Canada (20)
Total 20

Valencia

Tournament details
Host country Spain
City Valencia
Teams 10
Venue(s) Polideportivo Virgen del Carmen Beteró

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)[4]

First round

Pool A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 00000000
 China 00000000
 Great Britain 00000000
 Spain 00000000
 Canada 00000000
     Advanced to quarterfinals
10 June 2015
17:00
China   Canada

10 June 2015
19:00
Great Britain   Spain

11 June 2015
17:00
Argentina   Canada

11 June 2015
19:00
China   Spain

13 June 2015
17:00
Great Britain   Argentina

13 June 2015
19:00
Spain   Canada

14 June 2015
17:00
Canada   Great Britain

14 June 2015
19:00
China   Argentina

16 June 2015
13:00
Great Britain   China

16 June 2015
19:00
Argentina   Spain

Pool B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 00000000
 Germany 00000000
 South Africa 00000000
 Ireland 00000000
 Uruguay 00000000
     Advanced to quarterfinals
10 June 2015
13:00
South Africa   Ireland

10 June 2015
15:00
Germany   Uruguay

11 June 2015
13:00
United States   Uruguay

11 June 2015
15:00
Germany   Ireland

13 June 2015
13:00
Ireland   Uruguay

13 June 2015
15:00
South Africa   United States

14 June 2015
13:00
Uruguay   South Africa

14 June 2015
15:00
Germany   United States

16 June 2015
15:00
United States   Ireland

16 June 2015
17:00
South Africa   Germany

Second round

Fifth place Crossover Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                   
 18 June 2015
 21 June 2015  20 June 2015  A1     20 June 2015  21 June 2015
 B4   
           
 18 June 2015
           
 B2   
 A3   
           
 18 June 2015
           
 A2   
 20 June 2015  20 June 2015
 B3   
Seventh place             Third place
 18 June 2015
           
       B1         
       A4         
 21 June 2015  21 June 2015

Quarterfinals

18 June 2015
13:00
A1 B4

18 June 2015
15:00
B2 A3

18 June 2015
17:00
A2 B3

18 June 2015
19:00
B1 A4

Ninth and tenth place

19 June 2015
19:00
A5 B5

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover
20 June 2015
11:30
LQF1 LQF2

20 June 2015
14:00
LQF3 LQF4
Seventh and eighth place
21 June 2015
11:30
LSF1 LSF2
Fifth and sixth place
21 June 2015
14:00
WSF1 WSF2

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals
20 June 2015
16:30
WQF1 WQF2

20 June 2015
19:00
WQF3 WQF4
Third and fourth place
21 June 2015
16:30
LSF1 LSF2
Final
21 June 2015
19:00
WSF1 WSF2

Antwerp

Tournament details
Host country Belgium
City Antwerp
Teams 10
Venue(s) KHC Dragons

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)[5]

First round

Pool A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 00000000
 South Korea 00000000
 Japan 00000000
 Italy 00000000
 Azerbaijan 00000000
     Advanced to quarterfinals
20 June 2015
12:00
South Korea   Italy

20 June 2015
14:00
Netherlands   Azerbaijan

21 June 2015
14:00
South Korea   Netherlands

21 June 2015
20:00
Azerbaijan   Japan

23 June 2015
20:00
Japan   Netherlands

24 June 2015
12:00
Italy   Azerbaijan

25 June 2015
10:00
South Korea   Azerbaijan

25 June 2015
12:00
Japan   Italy

27 June 2015
12:00
Japan   South Korea

27 June 2015
14:00
Netherlands   Italy

Pool B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 00000000
 New Zealand 00000000
 Belgium 00000000
 India 00000000
 Poland 00000000
     Advanced to quarterfinals
20 June 2015
10:00
New Zealand   Poland

20 June 2015
16:00
Belgium   India

21 June 2015
10:00
Australia   Poland

23 June 2015
14:00
New Zealand   India

24 June 2015
16:00
India   Poland

24 June 2015
18:00
Belgium   Australia

25 June 2015
18:00
Poland   Belgium

25 June 2015
20:00
Australia   New Zealand

27 June 2015
16:00
Belgium   New Zealand

27 June 2015
18:00
Australia   India

Second round

Fifth place Crossover Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                   
 30 June 2015
 4 July 2015  2 July 2015  A1     2 July 2015  4 July 2015
 B4   
           
 30 June 2015
           
 B2   
 A3   
           
 30 June 2015
           
 A2   
 2 July 2015  2 July 2015
 B3   
Seventh place             Third place
 30 June 2015
           
       B1         
       A4         
 4 July 2015  4 July 2015

Quarterfinals

30 June 2015
13:00
A1 B4

30 June 2015
15:30
B2 A3

30 June 2015
18:00
A2 B3

30 June 2015
20:30
B1 A4

Ninth and tenth place

30 June 2015
10:30
A5 B5

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover
2 July 2015
13:00
LQF1 LQF2

2 July 2015
15:30
LQF3 LQF4
Seventh and eighth place
4 July 2015
10:30
LSF1 LSF2
Fifth and sixth place
4 July 2015
13:00
WSF1 WSF2

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals
2 July 2015
18:00
WQF1 WQF2

2 July 2015
20:30
WQF3 WQF4
Third and fourth place
4 July 2015
15:30
LSF1 LSF2
Final
4 July 2015
18:00
WSF1 WSF2

References

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