| Tournament: | 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers |
| Dates: | 26 March – 2 May 2010 |
| Venues: | 3 |
| Cities: | 3 |
| Teams: | 17 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Matches: | 46 |
| Goals: | 199 |
| Top Scorer: | Sofie Gierts |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 7 |
The 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers refers to three qualification tournaments for the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup. Three events were held between March and June 2010 in the United States, Russia and Chile. The winners of each tournament qualified for the final tournament. [1]
South Korea, Japan and Australia each won one of the three tournaments.[2] [3] [4]
Except for Africa, all other four confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through one of the three tournaments based on the final ranking at each competition.[5]
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–15 February 2009 | 2009 Pan American Cup | Hamilton, Bermuda | ||
| 19–25 July 2009 | 2009 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Rome, Italy | ||
| 22–29 August 2009 | 2009 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 25–29 August 2009 | 2009 Oceania Cup | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||
| 29 October–8 November 2009 | 2009 Hockey Asia Cup | Bangkok, Thailand |
–Trinidad and Tobago withdrew
| Country: | United States |
| City: | San Diego |
| Venues: | US Olympic Training Center |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Goals: | 88 |
| Top Scorer: |  Sofie Gierts |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 7 |
| Best Player: | Park Mi-Hyun |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier |
The first qualifying tournament was held in San Diego, from 26 March to 3 April. South Korea won the tournament, defeating the United States 3–1 in the final and qualifying for the FIH World Cup.[6]
Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
All times are Pacific Daylight Time
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| Country: | Russia |
| City: | Kazan |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Goals: | 74 |
| Top Scorer: | Volha Shyntar |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 6 |
| Best Player: | Kaori Chiba |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier |
The second qualifying tournament was held in Kazan, from 17–25 April. Japan won the tournament, defeating the Azerbaijan 1–0 in the final and qualifying for the FIH World Cup.[7]
Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
All times are Moscow Daylight Time
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| Country: | Chile |
| City: | Santiago |
| Venues: | Club Manquehue |
| Teams: | 5 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Goals: | 37 |
| Top Scorer: |  Madonna Blyth Ashleigh Nelson |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 5 |
| Best Player: | Nicole Arrold |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier |
The third and final qualifying tournament was held in Santiago, from 24 April to 2 May. Australia won the tournament, finishing at the top of the pool standings and qualifying for the FIH World Cup.[8]
Below are the 7 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
All times are Chile Standard Time
The winner of the tournament was decided by final standings after the pool matches, no classification matches were held.
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