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.
The top six teams from the 2015 edition qualified directly and they were joined by the top two from the 2019 Junior AHF Cup.
The following teams have qualified for the tournament.[1]
Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers | |
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5–13 September 2015 | 2015 Junior Asia Cup | Changzhou, China | 6 | ||
9–15 September 2019 | 2019 Junior AHF Cup | Singapore | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |