The 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup is the ninth edition of the
Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under-21
field hockey
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world championship organized by the
International Hockey Federation
The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major int ...
.
It was scheduled to be held from 5 to 16 December 2021 in
Potchefstroom
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, South Africa. Because of a new
COVID-19 variant, the tournament was put on hold on 26 November 2021 and later postponed, with the option to be hosted by South Africa. On 10 January 2022 it was announced the tournament will take place from 2 to 13 April 2022 at the original venue. In February the tournament was moved one day forward to start on 1 and end on 12 April 2022.
Argentina
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were the defending champions. They were defeated 4–1 in the quarter-finals by
Germany
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. The
Netherlands
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won a record fourth title by defeating Germany 3–1 in the final.
Qualification
A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to
South Africa
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, who qualified automatically as hosts, 15 other teams qualified from five separate continental competitions.
Squads
Umpires
The following 14 umpires were selected on 30 March by the FIH:
*Maria Locatelli (ARG)
*Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
*Catalina Montesino (CHI)
*Ivona Makar (CRO)
*Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
*Inès El Hajem (FRA)
*Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
*Alison Keogh (IRL)
*Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
*Lisette Baljon (NED)
*Victoria Pazos (PAR)
*Wanri Venter (RSA)
*Kim Yoon-seon (KOR)
*Gema Calderón (ESP)
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
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Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Classification round
Bracket
Placement finals
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Thirteenth to fifteenth place classification
Cross-overs
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Cross-overs
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Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Medal round
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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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
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Final standings
Goalscorers
See also
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2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
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2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
References
External links
FIH website
{{Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
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International women's field hockey competitions hosted by South Africa
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Potchefstroom
Sports competitions in North West (South African province)
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Sports events affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine