The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals were the third stage of the 2016–17 edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World League . It 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 2 and 10 December 2017 in Bhubaneswar , India.
2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals Dates 15 June – 23 July 2017 Teams 20 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Matches played 66 Goals scored 327 (4.95 per match) Top scorer(s) Gonzalo Peillat (12 goals)
This round also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and 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 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.[ 1] [ 2] The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
All times are local (UTC+1 ) .[ 3] [ 4]
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FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 5] (H) Hosts
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Paul Walker (ENG)
Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Simon Taylor (NZL)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Umpires: You Suolong (CHN) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Eric Koh (MAS)
Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SIN) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 5]
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Eric Koh (MAS)
Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SIN) You Suolong (CHN)
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Paul Walker (ENG)
Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) You Suolong (CHN)
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) David Tomlinson (NZL)
Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) You Suolong (CHN)
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Paul Walker (ENG)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Eric Koh (MAS)
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Ninth and tenth place
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Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) You Suolong (CHN)
Fifth to eighth place classification
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Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Paul Walker (ENG)
Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) Simon Taylor (NZL)
Seventh and eighth place
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Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Fifth and sixth place
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Umpires: You Suolong (CHN) Coen van Bunge (NED)
First to fourth place classification
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Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
Third and fourth place
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Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Eric Koh (MAS)
All times are local (UTC+2 ) .[ 7] [ 8]
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 5]
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Grant Hundley (USA)
Umpires: Sebastien Duterme (BEL) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Umpires: Dave Dowdall (ENG) Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Peter Wright (RSA)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Roel van Eert (NED)
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Grant Hundley (USA)
Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Umpires: Sebastian Duterme (BEL) Haider Rasool (PAK)
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Grant Hundley (USA)
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 5] (H) Hosts
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Grant Hundley (USA)
Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Umpires: Grant Hundley (USA) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Ninth and tenth place
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Umpires: Grant Hundley (USA) Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Fifth to eighth place classification
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Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Dave Dowdell (ENG)
Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND)
Seventh and eighth place
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Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Fifth and sixth place
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Umpires: Sebastien Duterme (BEL) Gabriel Labate (ARG)
First to fourth place classification
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Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Third and fourth place
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Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Peter Wright (RSA)
Qualification for 2018 Hockey World Cup
Host nation and continental champion
Continental champions
Qualified through FIH Hockey World League