2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 explained

The 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 was held from August to December 2012. A total of 35 teams competing in 9 events were part in this round of the tournament playing for 13 berths in the Round 2, played from February to June 2013.

Qualification

Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament. Teams ranked 17th and lower in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition were allocated to one of the Round 1 events.^[1] The following 35 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

(21)
(38)
(40)
(47)
(31)
(25)
(22)
(24)
(71)
(37)
(43)
- (49)
(15)
(28)
(30)
(60)
(70)
(36)
(73)
(19)
(50)
- (23)
(32)
(46)
(35)
(59)
(34)
(55)
(26)
(27)
- (57)
(29)

Prague

Prague, Czech Republic, 17–19 August 2012.

Pool

All times are Central European Summer Time

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	WD	width=20	LD	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	3	0	0	0	10	2	+8	9
	3	1	1	0	1	8	12	−4	5
	3	1	0	0	2	6	8	−2	3
	3	0	0	1	2	6	8	−2	1

Advanced to Round 2

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Awards

Best Player: Artem Ozerskyy^[2]
Fair Play: ^[2]

Singapore

Singapore, 31 August–2 September 2012.

Pool

All times are Singapore Standard Time

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	WD	width=20	LD	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	3	0	0	0	16	4	+12	9
	3	2	0	0	1	10	5	+5	6
	3	0	1	0	2	3	9	−6	2
	3	0	0	1	2	2	13	−11	1

Advanced to Round 2

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Awards

Best Player: Saifulnizam Md Seftu^[3]
Best Goalkeeper: Authachai Soh-Tree^[3]

Accra

Accra, Ghana, 7–9 September 2012.

Pool

All times are Greenwich Mean Time

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0

Advanced to Round 2

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Cardiff

Cardiff, Wales, 7–9 September 2012.

Pool

All times are British Summer Time

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	WD	width=20	LD	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	3	0	0	0	18	1	+17	9
	3	1	1	0	1	6	6	0	5
	3	1	0	1	1	4	5	−1	4
	3	0	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0

Advanced to Round 2

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Lousada

Lousada, Portugal, 25–30 September 2012.

Pool

All times are Western European Summer Time

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	WD	width=20	LD	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	4	4	0	0	0	30	0	+30	12
	4	2	1	0	1	13	13	0	8
	4	1	1	1	1	7	11	−4	6
	4	1	0	1	2	7	16	−9	4
	4	0	0	0	4	1	18	−17	0

Advanced to Round 2

----¹ Match was suspended at half time because of bad weather. The final 35 minutes were played on Friday, 28 September 2012 at 11:00 local time.^[4] --------------------------------

Port of Spain

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 14–17 November 2012.

Pool

All times are Atlantic Standard Time

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	3	0	0	14	4	+10	9
	3	2	0	1	12	6	+6	6
	3	1	0	2	14	9	+5	3
	3	0	0	3	4	25	−21	0

Advanced to Round 2

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Chula Vista

Chula Vista, United States, 16–18 November 2012.

Pool

All times are Pacific Standard Time

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	2	2	0	0	24	0	+24	6
	2	1	0	1	8	8	0	3
	2	0	0	2	0	24	−24	0

Advanced to Round 2

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Doha

Doha, Qatar, 27 November–2 December 2012.

Pool

All times are Arabia Standard Time

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	3	0	0	11	4	+7	9
	3	1	0	2	12	10	+2	3
	3	1	0	2	8	10	−2	3
	3	1	0	2	6	13	−7	3
	4	3	0	1	11	9	+2	9

Advanced to Round 2

Disqualified

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–Qatar's results were officially deleted from the event due to an eligibility problem with some of its players.^[5]

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Suva

Suva, Fiji, 8–15 December 2012.

Pool

All times are Fiji Summer Time

width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	2	2	0	0	24	2	+22	6
	2	1	0	1	1	7	−6	3
	2	0	0	2	2	18	−16	0

Advanced to Round 2

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External links

Notes and References

Web site: Line-up for World League Revealed. FIH. 2014-03-24. 2011-10-23.
News: Belarus wins first-ever World League tournament. 8 September 2012. FIH.ch. 19 August 2012.
News: Bangladesh wins World League R1 in Singapore. 8 September 2012. FIH.ch. 2 September 2012.
Web site: Gibraltar triumph as rain lashes Lousada. 26 September 2012. fih.ch.
News: Welcome to World League Round 2 Azerbaijan. 2012-12-14. FIH. 3 December 2012.