2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup explained

Tournament:	2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Country:	Chile
City:	Santiago
Dates:	29 November – 10 December
Venues:	Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
Teams:	16
Confederations:	5
Count:	5
Matches:	48
Goals:	235
Top Scorer:	Astrid Bonami
Top Scorer Goals:	11
Best Player:	Teresa Lima
Goalkeeper:	Mercedes Artola
Previous Year:	2022
Previous Tournament:	2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Next Year:	2025
Next Tournament:	2025 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

The 2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the tenth edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under–21 field hockey world championship organised by the International Hockey Federation. It was held in Santiago, Chile from 29 November to 10 December 2023.^{[1] [2]}

The Netherlands were the defending champions, having won a record-extending fourth title at the 2022 edition.^[3] They defended their title by defeating Argentina 4–1 in a shoot-out in the final after the match finished 2–2 in regular time.^{[4] [5]} Belgium won their first medal by defeating England 7–0 in the bronze medal match.^[6]

Qualification

Alongside the hosts, Chile, the 15 other teams qualified via the continental championships.^[7]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
2 July 2021	Hosts		1
24–30 July 2022	2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship	Ghent, Belgium	5
8–11 December 2022	2022 Junior Oceania Cup	Canberra, Australia	2
12–16 March 2023	2023 Junior Africa Cup	Ismailia, Egypt	2
10–18 April 2023	2023 Junior Pan American Championship	Bridgetown, Barbados	3
2–11 June 2023	2023 Junior Asia Cup	Kakamigahara, Japan	3
Total			16

Squads

See main article: 2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup squads.

Umpires

The following 14 umpires were selected on 30 March.^[8]

• Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
• Kristy Robertson (AUS)
• Magali Sergeant (BEL)
• Chen Jianjun (CHN)
• Sandra Adell (ESP)
• Durga Devi (IND)
• Minami Inamoto (JPN)
• Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
• Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
• Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
• Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
• Katrina Turner (NZL)
• Victoria Pazos (PAR)
• Melissa Taylor (RSA)

Preliminary round

Pools and fixtures were established on the basis of the FIH Junior World Rankings, introduced in 2023.^[9]

All times are local .

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Classification round

Ninth to sixteenth place quarter-finals

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Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification

Cross-overs

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Thirteenth and fourteenth place

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Cross-overs

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Ninth and tenth place

Medal round

Quarter-finals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Cross-overs

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[10]

Award	Player
Player of the tournament	Teresa Lima
Goalkeeper of the tournament	Mercedes Artola
Top goalscorer	Astrid Bonami

Goalscorers

See also

• 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malaysia and Chile to host 2023 Men’s and Women’s Junior World Cups. fih.ch . . 2 July 2021.
2. Web site: 2023 FIH Junior World Cup (W) . fih.ch . . 2 May 2023.
3. Web site: Bizar boek van Jong Oranje Dames krijgt gouden laatste hoofdstuk . hockey.nl . Hockey.nl . 3 December 2023 . nl . 12 April 2022.
4. Web site: Defending Champions Netherlands make a stunning comeback to clinch their fifth Junior Women’s World Cup title. fih.hockey. 10 December 2023 . 10 December 2023.
5. Web site: ‘Best game of our lives’: Netherlands women win Junior Hockey World Cup . thehockeypaper.co.uk . The Hockey Paper . 11 December 2023 . 11 December 2023.
6. Web site: Belgische vrouwen veroveren historisch brons op WK U21 na pak rammel aan Engeland . sporza.be . . 11 December 2023 . nl . 11 December 2023.
7. Web site: Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2023 . fih.ch . International Hockey Federation.
8. Web site: Officials List . tms.fih.ch . . 11 November 2023.
9. Web site: FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup Chile 2023: pools and match schedule revealed at official launch event! . fih.hockey . . 22 June 2023 . 23 June 2023 .
10. fihockey. C0tR5ryxgTZ . The top awards at the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2023, Chile were won by: . 11 December 2023.