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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 5 and 13 August 2017 in

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, United States, simultaneously with the men's tournament. The tournament doubled as the qualifier for two major international tournaments: the winner qualified directly to the

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, and the two teams not qualifying through the

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or the

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qualified for the

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to be held in

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, Peru. Also, the top 6 teams qualified for the next Pan American Cup, while the bottom two need to compete in the Pan American Challenge.

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won the tournament for the fifth consecutive time after defeating

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4–1 in the final. As they had already secured an automatic berth at the 2018 Hockey World Cup thanks to a fourth-place finish at the World League Semifinal in

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, South Africa, their quota was immediately awarded to first reserve team,

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Qualification

The top six nations at the 2013 Pan American Cup qualified directly with the remaining two spots were assigned to the first and second-placed team at the 2015 Pan American Challenge, which was held in

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, Peru. Barbados withdrew before the tournament.

Results

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First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to seventh place classification

Cross-over

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final ranking

Awards

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
{{Argentina women's national field hockey team matches Women's Pan American Cup

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