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]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Japan | ||
| City | Kakamigahara | ||
| Dates | Cancelled | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| |||
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
editThe 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
editThe following teams have qualified for the tournament.[1]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–13 September 2015 | 2015 Junior Asia Cup | Changzhou, China | 6 |  China India Japan Malaysia South Korea Thailand
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| 9–15 September 2019 | 2019 Junior AHF Cup | Singapore | 2 |  Singapore Uzbekistan
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| Total | 8 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Announcement: Women's Junior Asia Cup 2020". www.asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's Junior Asia Cup Gifu Kakamigahara 2020 – Formal Announcement of Postponement". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Good News for Hockey Fans! New Dates for Women's Junior Asia Cup, Kakamigahara Announced". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.