The
2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League
The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the second season of the men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in July 2014 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia and finished in December 2015 in Raipur, India.
The Semifin ...
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
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, played between 5–13 December 2015 in
Raipur
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, India.
This round also served as a qualifier for the
2016 Summer Olympics
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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
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current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 9 teams qualified from
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. The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
Buenos Aires
''All times are
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(
UTC−03:00)''
Umpires
Below are the 11 umpires appointed by the
International Hockey Federation
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:
*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
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Pool B
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Second round
Quarterfinals
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Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
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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
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=Third and fourth place
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=Final
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Awards
Antwerp
''All times are
Central European Summer Time
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UTC+02:00)''
Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the
International Hockey Federation
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:
*Diego Barbas (ARG)
*Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
*Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
*Nathan Stagno (GBR)
*Eric Kim Lai Koh (MAS)
*Raghu Prasad (IND)
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Tim Pullman (AUS)
*Roel Van Eert (NED)
*Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL)
*John Wright (RSA)
First round
Pool A
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Pool B
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Second round
Quarterfinals
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Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
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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
Final rankings
;Qualification for
2016 Summer Olympics
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: Continental champions
: Qualified through 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League
Goalscorers
References
External links
Official website (Buenos Aires)Official website (Antwerp)
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Semifinals
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International field hockey competitions hosted by Belgium
International field hockey competitions hosted by Argentina
FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics – Men's qualification tournaments
International sports competitions in Buenos Aires