The 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 13th edition of the

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tournament. It was held from 31 May to 14 June 2014 at the

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, Netherlands. simultaneously with the men's tournament. It was the third time that the Netherlands hosted the Women's World Cup after

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and

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. The

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won the tournament for a seventh time after defeating

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2–0 in the final. Defending champions

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won the third place match by defeating the

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2–1.

Bidding

The host was announced on 11 November 2010 during the FIH Congress and Forum in

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, Switzerland after FIH received bids from The Hague and

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Qualification

Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation receive an automatic berth. In addition to the six highest placed teams at the

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of the 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.

Squads

Umpires

17 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament. *Claire Adenot (FRA) *Amy Baxter (USA) *Karen Bennett (NZL) *Frances Block (ENG) *Caroline Brunekreef (NED) *

Laurine Delforge Laurine Delforge (born 18 July 1990) is an international field hockey umpire and a Belgian field hockey player. She was the winner of the 2016 FIH umpire award and was one of the two first women to umpire at the Euro Hockey League. Playing ca ...

(BEL) *Elena Eskina (RUS) *Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) *Michelle Joubert (RSA) *Kang Hyun-young (KOR) *

Michelle Meister Michelle Meister (born 1978) is a German field hockey umpire. She was the 2018 FIH Umpire of the Year and was one of the two first women to umpire at the Euro Hockey League. She umpires for the Köpenicker Hockey-Union in Berlin. Umpiring care ...

(GER) *Miao Lin (CHN) *Irene Presenqui (ARG) *Lisa Roach (AUS) *Chieko Soma (JPN) *Wendy Stewart (CAN) *Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Results

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First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to twelfth place classification

Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

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Goalscorers

;7 goals * Maartje Paumen ;6 goals *

Anna Flanagan Anna Flanagan (born 8 January 1992) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Canberra Labor Club Strikers in the Australian Hockey League. She is nicknamed ''Flanno''. A full international with over 100 caps since ...

;5 goals * Kim Lammers * Anita Punt *

Kelsey Kolojejchick Kelsey Kolojejchick ( ; born October 2, 1991) is an American field hockey player. In 2016, she was named to the United States Olympic field hockey team for 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Early life Kolojejchick was on October 2, 1991, in K ...

;4 goals *

Silvina D'Elía María Silvina D'Elía (born 25 April 1986) is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national field hockey team. Silvina won the 2010 World Cup, five Champions Trophy, the silver medal at ...

* Peng Yang ;3 goals *

Luciana Aymar Luciana Paula Aymar (; born 10 August 1977) is an Argentine retired field hockey player. She is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Award eight times, and is considered the best female hockey player of all time. In ...

* Carla Rebecchi * Stephanie De Groof *

Kelly Jonker Kelly Maria Jonker (born 23 May 1990 in Amstelveen) is a Dutch field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tou ...

* Krystal Forgesson *

Cheon Eun-bi Cheon Eun-bi (, born 7 February 1992) is a South Korean field hockey player. She was part of the Korea women's national field hockey team in the women's hockey tournament at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal as a member of ...

* Katie Reinprecht ;2 goals *

Noel Barrionuevo María Noel Barrionuevo (born 16 May 1984) is an Argentine field hockey player. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and another silver medal at the 2020 Summer O ...

Delfina Merino Delfina Merino (born 15 October 1989) is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national field hockey team and the team achieved the silver medal; at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she was part ...

Jodie Kenny Jodie Kenny (née Schulz; born 18 August 1987) is an Australian field hockey player. Kenny was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the final of ...

* Jill Boon * Emilie Sinia * Liang Meiyu *

Kristina Hillmann Kristina Hillmann (born 5 September 1991) is a German field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport e ...

* Hannah Krüger *

Marie Mävers Marie Mävers (born 13 February 1991) is a German field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Germany women's national field hockey team in the Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, women's e ...

* Akane Shibata *

Naomi van As Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club MHC Laren. She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on 20 June 2003 in a game against South Africa. She was a part o ...

Ellen Hoog Ellen Marijn Hoog (; born 26 March 1986) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who is regarded as one of the best Dutch hockey players of her generation. Field hockey career Ellen began playing field hockey at the age of seven and in 2002, age ...

Kayla Whitelock Kayla Marie Whitelock (née Sharland, born 30 October 1985) is a New Zealand field hockey player, and former captain of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the ''Black Sticks Women''). She has competed in four Olympic Games (200 ...

* Dirkie Chamberlain *

Pietie Coetzee Pietie Coetzee-Turner (née Coetzee; born 2 September 1978) is a field hockey player from South Africa who was born in Bloemfontein. she studied at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg, Gauteng, and represented her country at the 2000 S ...

Shelley Russell Shelley Jones (née Russell, born 15 July 1987) is a South African field hockey player who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She was also part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as ...

* Cheon Seul-ki *

Kim Jong-eun Kim Jong-eun (; born 18 February 1986) is a South Korean field hockey player. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Korea women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament. She competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asia ...

Park Mi-hyun Park Mi-hyun (; born 26 January 1986) is a South Korean field hockey player. She was a member of the South Korea women's national field hockey team that competed in the women's tournament at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She has also ...

* Lauren Crandall * Rachel Dawson * Caroline Nichols *

Katie O'Donnell Kathleen "Katie" O'Donnell Bam (born December 6, 1988) is an American field hockey player. She was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and attended Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania. O'Donnell began playing for the Maryland Terrapins ...

Kathleen Sharkey Kathleen Sharkey (born April 30, 1990) is an American field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team ...

;1 goal * Emily Hurtz * Emily Smith * Kellie White * Barbara Nelen *

Alix Gerniers Alix Gerniers (born 29 June 1993) is a Belgian field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Belgium women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood ...

* Manon Simons * Wang Na * Wang Mengyu * Wu Mengrong * Sophie Bray *

Alex Danson Alexandra Mary Louise "Alex" Danson (born 21 May 1985) is a retired English international hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain. She played club hockey for Clifton Robinsons, Reading, Klein Zwitserland, Trojans ...

Susie Gilbert Susannah "Susie" Gilbert (born 21 February 1989) is an English international field hockey player who played as a midfielder for England and Great Britain. She plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for Surbito ...

Hannah Macleod Hannah Louise Macleod (born 9 June 1984) is an English field hockey player. Macleod began her youth career at St Ives Hockey Club, Cambridge, and rose up the ranks to play for their first team. She went on to play club hockey for St Albans, Le ...

Kate Richardson-Walsh Kate Louise Richardson-Walsh (''née'' Walsh; born 9 May 1980) is an Olympic Gold and Bronze Medal winning English field hockey player. She was capped a record 375 times for her country and was the England and Great Britain Captain for 13 years ...

Susannah Townsend Susannah Townsend (born 28 July 1989) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Canterbury. She was educated at Sutton Valence School, alongside Ashley Jackson, where together they each worked towards representing their co ...

Nicola White Nicola White (born 20 January 1988) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a forward for England and Great Britain. She now plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westmins ...

Tina Bachmann Tina Bachmann (born 15 July 1986 in Schmiedeberg) is a German former professional biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing thro ...

* Julia Müller * Hazuki Nagai *

Yuri Nagai is a Japanese field hockey player. She competed for the Japan women's national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, wer ...

Ayaka Nishimura is a Japanese field hockey player. She competed for the Japan women's national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were ...

* Shiho Sakai *

Shihori Oikawa is a Japanese field hockey player for the Japanese national team. She participated at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It ...

Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel (born 16 April 1987) is a Dutch field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Netherlands women's national field hockey team The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is curren ...

Roos Drost Rosalin "Roos" Drost also known as Rosalin Drost (born 2 May 1991) is a Dutch women's field hockey player who plays for Netherlands women's national field hockey team. Drost made her international debut on 4 February 2013 against South Africa sim ...

Marloes Keetels Marloes Keetels (born 4 May 1993) is a Dutch field hockey player. Keetels has played for the Netherlands women's national field hockey team since 2013. She was a member of the Netherlands team that won the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2 ...

Xan de Waard Xan de Waard (born 8 November 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player. De Waard has played 150 international matches for the Netherlands women's national field hockey team. She was a member of the Dutch team that won the 2014 Women's Hockey World C ...

* Sophie Cocks * Katie Glynn *

Tarryn Bright Tarryn Bright (born 26 April 1983) is a South African field hockey player who competed in the Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2008 and Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2012 Summer ...

* Marsha Cox * Sulette Damons *

Kelly Madsen Kelly Madsen is a South African field hockey player who plays for the South Africa women's national field hockey team. She made her senior international debut in 2009 after being part of the 2009 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. She featured in ...

* Kathleen Taylor * Han Hye-lyoung * Kim Da-rae *

Kim Ok-ju Kim Ok-ju (born 20 February 1988) is a South Korean field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport even ...

* Paige Selenski * Michelle Vittese

References

External links

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