The
2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League
The 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League was the second edition of women's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in June 2014 in Singapore and finished in December 2015 in Rosario, Argentina.
The Semifinals of this ...
Semifinals took place in June and July 2015. A total of 20 teams competed in 2 events in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the
Final
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, played between 21–29 November 2015 in
Rosario
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, Argentina.
This round also served as a qualifier for the
2016 Summer Olympics
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as the 7 highest placed teams apart from the five continental champions qualified.
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 7 teams qualified from
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and two nations that did not meet ranking criteria and were exempt from Round 2 to host a Semifinal. The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
Valencia
''All times are
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(
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Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the
International Hockey Federation
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:
*Amy Baxter (USA)
*Karen Bennett (NZL)
*Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
*Elena Eskina (RUS)
*Kelly Hudson (NZL)
*Mariana Reydo (ARG)
*Hannah Sanders (GBR)
*Kylie Seymour (AUS)
*Chieko Soma (JPN)
*Emi Yamada (JPN)
First round
Pool A
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Pool B
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Second round
Quarter-finals
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Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
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First to fourth place classification
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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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:
*Claire Adenot (FRA)
*Chen Hong (CHN)
*Amber Church (NZL)
*Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
*Laurine Delforge (BEL)
*Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
*Irene Presenqui (ARG)
*Annelize Rostron (RSA)
*Melissa Trivic (AUS)
*Sarah Wilson (GBR)
First round
Pool A
Azerbaijan was supposed to take part but France took their place.
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Pool B
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Second round
Quarter-finals
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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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First to fourth place classification
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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
: Withdrew from participating
Goalscorers
References
External links
Official website (Valencia)Official website (Antwerp)
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Semifinals
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International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Belgium
International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Spain
FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics – Women's qualification tournaments