2021 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Explained

Tournament:2021 Women's Junior Asia Cup
Country:Japan
City:Kakamigahara
Dates:Cancelled
Teams:8
Confederations:1
Previous Year:2015
Previous Tournament:2015 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Next Year:2023
Next Tournament:2023 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2021 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was scheduled to be the eighth edition of the Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup. The tournament was scheduled to be held in Kakamigahara, Japan from 6 to 12 April 2020.[1] In March 2020 it was announced that the tournament would be postponed due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On 27 October 2020 it was announced the tournament would be held from 16 to 22 August 2021.[3] On 13 August 2021, the tournament was officially cancelled.[4]

China were the defending champions. The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top three qualifying.[5] After the cancellation the Asian Hockey Federation selected China, India and Japan as the Asian representatives at the 2021 Junior World Cup.

Qualification

The top six teams from the 2015 edition qualified directly and they were joined by the top two from the 2019 Junior AHF Cup.

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.[1]

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers
5–13 September 20152015 Junior Asia CupChangzhou, China6




9–15 September 20192019 Junior AHF CupSingapore2
Total8

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Announcement: Women's Junior Asia Cup 2020 . www.asiahockey.org . . 14 October 2019 . 14 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Women's Junior Asia Cup Gifu Kakamigahara 2020 – Formal Announcement of Postponement . asiahockey.org . . 10 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Good News for Hockey Fans! New Dates for Women's Junior Asia Cup, Kakamigahara Announced. . asiahockey.org . . 27 October 2020 . 27 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia . nst.com.my . . 13 August 2021 . 13 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021 . fih.ch . . 14 October 2019.