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, the quadrennial international women's

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championship of the

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organised by the

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. It was held between 21 and 28 September 2013 in

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. The tournament doubled as the qualifier for two major international tournaments: the winner would qualify directly to the 2014 Hockey World Cup, and the three teams not qualifying through the 2014 South American Championship or the

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would qualify for the

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to be held in

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, Canada.

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won the tournament for the fourth consecutive time after defeating the

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1–0 in the final. As they had already secured an automatic berth at the 2014 Hockey World Cup to defend their title obtained in

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thanks to a third-place finish at the World League Semifinal in

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, England, their quota was immediately awarded to third reserve team, the

Qualification

In early 2011 the

(PAHF) announced a new qualification system for Pan American Cup, recognizing the differences in team strength of the top playing nations and the remaining associations. The top six nations at the 2009 Pan American Cup now will qualify directly with the remaining two spots being taken at the newly created Pan American Challenge, which was held in 2011 in

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, Brazil.

Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the

: *Frances Block (ENG) *Mary Driscoll (USA) *Ayanna McClean (TRI) *Meghan McLennan (CAN) *Maritza Pérez Castro (URU) *Megan Robertson (CAN) *Maricel Sánchez (ARG) *Leila Sacre (CAN) *Suzie Sutton (USA) *Verónica Villafañe (ARG)

Results

''All times are

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( UTC−03:00)''

First round

: Advanced to semi-finals

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Cross-overs

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Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Awards

References

External links

Official website
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