The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals were the third stage of the
2016–17 edition of the
Men's FIH Hockey World League
The Men's FIH Hockey World League was an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation. The league also served as a qualifier for the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup, 2014 and 2018 Men's Hockey World Cups an ...
. It took place in June and July 2017. 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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, to be played between 2 and 10 December 2017 in
Bhubaneswar
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, India.
This round also served as a qualifier for the
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup
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as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and 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 8 teams qualified from
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and one nation that did not meet ranking criteria and was 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.
London
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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
Johannesburg
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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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=Third and fourth place
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=Final
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Awards
Final rankings
;Qualification for
2018 Hockey World Cup
: Host nation and continental champion
: Continental champions
: Qualified through FIH Hockey World League
References
External links
Official website (London)Official website (Johannesburg)
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Men's Hockey World Cup qualifiers
Semifinals
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final mat ...
International field hockey competitions hosted by England
International field hockey competitions hosted by South Africa
Hockey World League Semifinalsalifier