The 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June and July 2015. A total of 20 teams competed in 2 events in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final , played between 21–29 November 2015 in Rosario , Argentina.
2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals Dates 10 June – 5 July 2015 Teams 20 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Matches played 66 Goals scored 259 (3.92 per match) Top scorer(s) Jodie Kenny (10 goals)
This round also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 7 highest placed teams apart from the five continental champions qualified.
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 7 teams qualified from Round 2 and two nations that did not meet ranking criteria and were exempt from Round 2 to host a Semifinal.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00 ) [ 4]
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation :
Amy Baxter (USA)
Karen Bennett (NZL)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Hannah Sanders (GBR)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Great Britain
4
4
0
0
10
2
+8
12
Advance to quarterfinals
2
Argentina
4
2
1
1
11
4
+7
7
3
Spain
4
2
1
1
6
4
+2
7
4
China
4
1
0
3
3
6
−3
3
5
Canada
4
0
0
4
2
16
−14
0
Source:
FIH.ch Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 5]
Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Amy Baxter (USA)
Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Karen Bennett (NZL)
Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Amy Baxter (USA)
Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Source:
FIH.ch Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 5]
Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Amy Baxter (USA)
Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Elena Eskina (RUS)
Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Karen Bennett (NZL)
Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Hannah Sanders (ENG)
Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Amy Baxter (USA)
Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Emi Yamada (JPN)
Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Chieko Soma (JPN)
Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Elena Eskina (RUS)
Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Karen Bennett (NZL)
Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Emi Yamada (JPN)
Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Elena Eskina (RUS)
Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Karen Bennett (NZL)
Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Amy Baxter (USA)
Ninth and tenth place
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Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TRI) Hannah Sanders (ENG)
Fifth to eighth place classification
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Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Amy Baxter (USA)
Seventh and eighth place
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Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Karen Bennett (NZL)
Fifth and sixth place
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Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
First to fourth place classification
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Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Elena Eskina (RUS)
Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Third and fourth place
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Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Elena Eskina (RUS)
Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Amy Baxter (USA)
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00 ) [ 7]
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation :
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Chen Hong (CHN)
Amber Church (NZL)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
Azerbaijan was supposed to take part but France took their place.[ 8]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Netherlands
4
4
0
0
26
1
+25
12
Advance to quarterfinals
2
South Korea
4
2
1
1
14
3
+11
7
3
Italy
4
1
2
1
7
12
−5
5
4
Japan
4
1
1
2
8
8
0
4
5
France
4
0
0
4
1
32
−31
0
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Umpires: Chen Hong (CHN) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Umpires: Chen Hong (CHN) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Chen Hong (CHN)
Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
New Zealand
4
4
0
0
21
0
+21
12
Advance to quarterfinals
2
Australia
4
3
0
1
15
4
+11
9
3
Belgium
4
2
0
2
3
4
−1
6
4
India
4
1
0
3
5
11
−6
3
5
Poland
4
0
0
4
1
26
−25
0
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 5]
Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Amber Church (NZL)
Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Ninth and tenth place
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Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Chen Hong (CHN)
Fifth to eighth place classification
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Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
First to fourth place classification
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Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Sarah Wilson (GBR)
Third and fourth place
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Umpires: Sarah Wilson (GBR) Claire Adenot (FRA)
Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Amber Church (NZL)
Qualification for 2016 Summer Olympics
Continental champions
Qualified through 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League
Withdrew from participating[ 10] [ 11]
The following goalscorers list comprises players from both events.
There were 259 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 3.92 goals per match.
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Antwerp Valencia