2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals explained

The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June and July 2017. A total of 20 teams competed in 2 events in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, to be played between 18–26 November 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand.^{[1] [2]}

This round also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.

Qualification

11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 8 teams qualified from Round 2 and one nation that did not meet ranking criteria and was exempt from Round 2 to host a Semifinal.^{[3] [4]} The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
	Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings		11	(1) (4) (3) (5) (6) (7) (8) (2) (9) (11) (13)
	Host nation		1	(14)
14–22 January 2017	2016–17 FIH Hockey World League Round 2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3	(15) (22) (16)
4–12 February 2017		Valencia, Spain	3	(10) (18) (17)
25 March–2 April 2017		Vancouver, Canada	2	(12) (20)

Brussels

Dates:	21 June–2 July 2017
Country:	Belgium
City:	Brussels
Teams:	10
Matches:	33
Goals:	96
Top Scorer:	Caia van Maasakker
Top Scorer Goals:	7
Best Player:	Cui Qiuxia

All times are local (UTC+2).^{[5] [6]}

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

Johannesburg

Dates:	8–23 July 2017
Country:	South Africa
City:	Johannesburg
Teams:	10
Matches:	33
Goals:	88
Top Scorer:	Jill Witmer
Top Scorer Goals:	5
Best Player:	Melissa Gonzalez

All times are local (UTC+2).^{[8] [9]}

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

Final standings

Qualification for 2018 Hockey World Cup

Rank	Brussels	Johannesburg
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Host nation

Continental champions

Qualified through FIH Hockey World League

External links

• Official website (Brussels)
• Official website (Johannesburg)

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle. FIH. 2017-04-11. 2013-11-08.
2. Web site: Valencia and Auckland play host to Hockey World League. FIH. 2017-04-11. 2014-03-15.
3. Web site: FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle. FIH. 2014-04-12. 2013-11-08.
4. Web site: Hockey World League 2016 / 2017. FIH. 2016-04-04. November 2015.
5. News: Schedule confirmed for Women’s FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017, Brussels. 15 March 2017. FIH. 15 March 2017.
6. News: FIH announces finalised Women’s FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017 schedule for Brussels. 11 April 2017. FIH. 11 April 2017.
7. Web site: Netherlands crowned champions in Brussels: Australia take fifth Hockey World Cup spot. 2 July 2017. fih.ch.
8. News: FIH confirms final line-ups for women’s Hockey World League Semi-Finals. 10 April 2017. FIH. 10 April 2017.
9. News: FIH announces finalised Hockey World League Semi-Finals 2017 schedule for Johannesburg. 9 May 2017. FIH. 9 May 2017.
10. Web site: Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017 Women's Award Winners: Johannesburg. 23 July 2017. fih.ch.