The 2021 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was scheduled to be the eighth edition of the
Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
The Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup is a women's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1992 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Junior World Cup.
I ...
. The tournament was scheduled to be held in
Kakamigahara
is a city located in southern Gifu Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,225, and a population density of 1700 persons per km2, in 59,736 households. The total area of the city was .
Situated in the northern part o ...
, Japan from 6 to 12 April 2020.
In March 2020 it was announced that the tournament would be postponed due to concerns about the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
. On 27 October 2020 it was announced the tournament would be held from 16 to 22 August 2021. On 13 August 2021, the tournament was officially cancelled.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
were the defending champions. The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the
2021 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top three qualifying.
After the cancellation the Asian Hockey Federation selected China, India and Japan as the Asian representatives at the 2021 Junior World Cup.
Qualification
The top six teams from the
2015 edition qualified directly and they were joined by the top two from the
2019 Junior AHF Cup.
Qualified teams
The following teams have qualified for the tournament.
See also
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2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
The 2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was scheduled to be the 9th edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was originally schedule ...
References
{{Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Junior Aisa Cup
Hockey Asia Cup Hockey Asia Cup may refer to:
* Men's Hockey Asia Cup
* Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
* Women's Hockey Asia Cup
* Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
The Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup is a women's international under-21 field hockey tournament organize ...
Hockey Junior Asia Cup
The Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior W ...
Asia Cup
The Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup is a men's One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. ...