| Tournament: | 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League |
| Cities: | 13 |
| Venues: | 13 |
| Teams: | 51 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 212 |
| Goals: | 1036 |
| Previous Year: | 2012–13 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League |
| Next Year: | 2016–17 |
| Next Tournament: | 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League |
The 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League was the second edition of women's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in June 2014 in Singapore and finished in December 2015 in Rosario, Argentina.[1] [2]
The Semifinals of this competition also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as 7 highest placed teams apart from the five continental champions qualified.
Argentina won the tournament's Final round for the first time after defeating New Zealand 5–1 in the final. Germany won the third place match by defeating China 6–2.[3] [4]
Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, and after seeking entries to participate, 51 teams were announced to compete.
The 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2013 received an automatic bye to the Semifinals while the 8 teams ranked between 12th and 19th received an automatic bye to Round 2. Scotland would have qualified as the nineteenth ranked team but will compete as Great Britain as in every Olympic Qualifying Tournament, giving its berth to twentieth ranked Russia. Those nineteen teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:[5] [6]
See main article: 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 1.
| Dates | Location | Teams | Round 2 Quotas | Round 2 Qualifier(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21–26 June 2014 | Singapore | 4 | |||
| 27–29 June 2014 | Šiauliai, Lithuania | 3 | |||
| 5–7 September 2014 | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | 3 | |||
| 5–7 September 2014 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 | |||
| 11–14 September 2014 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2 | |||
| 30 September–5 October 2014 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2 | |||
| 6–11 December 2014 | Suva, Fiji | 1 |
See main article: 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2.
| Dates | Location | Teams Qualified | Semifinals Quotas | Semifinals Qualifiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | By Ranking | From Round 1 | |||||
| 14-22 February 2015 | Montevideo, Uruguay | 3 | |||||
| 7–15 March 2015 | New Delhi, India | 2 | |||||
| 14–22 March 2015 | Dublin, Ireland | 2 | |||||
– The Czech Republic withdrew from participating and Turkey took their place.
See main article: 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.
| Dates | Location | Teams Qualified | Final Quotas | Final Qualifiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | By Ranking | From Round 2 | |||||
| 10–21 June 2015 | Valencia, Spain | 4 | |||||
| 20 June–5 July 2015 | Antwerp, Belgium | 4 | |||||
– Azerbaijan withdrew from participating and France took their place.[7]
See main article: 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final.
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