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for women. It was held between 17 and 25 November 2018 in

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won the tournament for the seventh time after defeating

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5–1 in the final, tying the record of seven titles previously set by

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Host city change

When the FIH unveiled the event hosts for the 2015–2018 cycle,

was chosen to host this tournament. However, in March 2016, the FIH had to terminate all contractual agreements with Argentina as the Argentine Hockey Confederation was unable to fulfil their contractual obligations in regards to television rights, sponsorship and the hosting of events. Changzhou was announced as the host instead.

Qualification

Alongside the host nation, the defending champions, the last Olympic, World Cup and World League champions qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of six competing teams. If teams qualified under more than once criteria, the additional teams were invited by the FIH Executive Board as well. * (Host nation) * ( Defending champions) * (Champions of

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) * (Champions of 2016–17 World League and the 2018 Hockey World Cup) * (Invited by the FIH Executive Board) * (Invited by the FIH Executive Board)

Squads

Head coach:

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Head coach: Paul Gaudoin Head coach: Huang Yongsheng Head coach: David Ralph Head coach: Anthony Farry Head coach: Alyson Annan

Results

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)''.

Standings

Fixtures

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Classification

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

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Awards

The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
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