The 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final was the 2nd edition of the Finals of the FIH Hockey World League for women. It took place between 5–13 December 2015 in Rosario, Argentina. A total of eight teams competed for the title.[1]
Argentina won the tournament for the first time after defeating New Zealand 5–1 in the final. Germany won the third place match by defeating China 6–2.[2][3]
Qualification
The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Frances Block (GBR)
- Maggie Giddens (USA)
- Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
- Michelle Joubert (RSA)
- Ayanna McClean (TRI)
- Michelle Meister (GER)
- Miao Lin (CHN)
- Irene Presenqui (ARG)
- Aleesha Unka (NZL)
- Emi Yamada (JPN)
Results
All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)[4]
First round
Pool A
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Maggie Giddens (USA) | |
Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Aleesha Unka (NZL) | |
Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TRI) Irene Presenqui (ARG) | |
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Emi Yamada (JPN) | |
Matches were scheduled to be played on 8 December but were postponed due to heavy rain.[6]
Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Irene Presenqui (ARG) | |
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Maggie Giddens (USA) | |
Pool B
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) | |
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Michelle Meister (GER) | |
Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Maggie Giddens (USA) | |
Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Frances Block (GBR) | |
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Aleesha Unka (NZL) | |
Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TRI) Emi Yamada (JPN) | |
Second round
Quarterfinals
Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Ayanna McClean (TRI) | |
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Michelle Meister (GER) | |
Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Emi Yamada (JPN) | |
Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Miao Lin (CHN) | |
Fifth to eighth place classification
The losing quarterfinalists are ranked according to their first round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches.
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
Seventh place game
Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Ayanna McClean (TRI) | |
Fifth place game
Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Aleesha Unka (NZL) | |
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Irene Presenqui (ARG) | |
Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Michelle Meister (GER) | |
Third place game
Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) | |
Final
Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Miao Lin (CHN) | |
Awards
Statistics
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Source: FIH
Goalscorers
There were 79 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.59 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References
- ^ "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle". FIH. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ^ "Argentina hit high five against New Zealand to win Argentina HWL Final". FIH. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ "Germany go from bottom of the pool to third place in Argentina HWL Final". FIH. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ "FIH confirms women's Argentina Hockey World League Final schedule". fih.ch. 30 September 2015.
- ^ a b Regulations
- ^ "GER v NZL and NED v KOR games postponed until Wednesday 9 December". fih.ch. 9 December 2015.
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