2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 explained

The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 was held from January to March 2015. A total of 24 teams competed in 3 events in this round of the tournament playing for 9 berths in the Semifinals, to be played in June and July 2015.

Qualification

8 teams ranked between 12th and 19th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically in addition to 14 teams qualified from Round 1 and two nations that did not meet ranking criteria and were exempt from Round 1 to host a Round 2 tournament.[1] Fiji and Sri Lanka withdrew from participating and Oman and Ukraine took their place. The following 24 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)
Ranked 12th to 19th in the FIH World Rankings8 (12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
Host nation2 (37)
(27)
1–6 July 2014Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Round 12 (19)
(38)
2–7 September 2014Hradec Králové, Czech Republic3 (35)
(20)
(24)
5–7 September 2014Nairobi, Kenya1 (21)
5–7 September 2014Dhaka, Bangladesh1 (29)
5–7 September 2014Muscat, Oman2 (31)
(23)
12–14 September 2014Guadalajara, Mexico2 (25)
(36)
12–14 September 2014Lousada, Portugal2 (22)
(32)
1–5 October 2014Kingston, Jamaica1 (30)
6–11 December 2014Suva, Fiji0
Total24

Singapore

All times are Singapore Time

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Second round

Quarter-finals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Awards

San Diego

All times are Pacific Standard Time except the ones on 8 March 2015 which are Pacific Daylight Time

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Second round

Quarterfinals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Awards

Cape Town

All times are South African Standard Time

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Second round

Quarterfinals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIH unveils plans for 2nd edition of Hockey World League. FIH. 2014-02-06. 2013-12-18.
  2. Web site: HWL R2 Singapore: "Magical" Malaysia beat Poland in event Final. 25 January 2015. fih.ch. 8 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150222064048/http://events.fih.ch/new/news/5546. 22 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: HWL R2 San Diego: O’Donoghue stars as Ireland emerge triumphant. 8 March 2015. fih.ch. 9 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150320095120/http://events.fih.ch/new/news/5627. 20 March 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Greenfields HWL Round 2 Cape Town: Fantastic France storm to title. 15 March 2015. fih.ch. 16 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319050158/http://events.fih.ch/new/news/5638. 19 March 2015. dead. dmy-all.