2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 was held from January to March 2015. A total of 24 teams competed in 3 events in this round of the tournament playing for 9 berths in the Semifinals, to be played in June and July 2015.
Qualification
8 teams ranked between 12th and 19th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically in addition to 14 teams qualified from Round 1 and two nations that did not meet ranking criteria and were exempt from Round 1 to host a Round 2 tournament.[1] Fiji and Sri Lanka withdrew from participating and Oman and Ukraine took their place. The following 24 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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Ranked 12th to 19th in the FIH World Rankings | 8 | South Africa (12) Malaysia (13) Canada (14) Ireland (15) Japan (16) France (17) China (18) Poland (19) | ||
Host nation | 2 | Singapore (37) United States (27) | ||
1–6 July 2014 | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Round 1 | 2 | Russia (19) Switzerland (38) |
2–7 September 2014 | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | 3 | Belarus (35) Czech Republic (20) Ukraine (24) | |
5–7 September 2014 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 | Egypt (21) | |
5–7 September 2014 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1 | Bangladesh (29) | |
5–7 September 2014 | Muscat, Oman | 2 | Azerbaijan (31) Oman (23) | |
12–14 September 2014 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2 | Chile (25) Mexico (36) | |
12–14 September 2014 | Lousada, Portugal | 2 | Austria (22) Italy (32) | |
1–5 October 2014 | Kingston, Jamaica | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago (30) | |
6–11 December 2014 | Suva, Fiji | 0 | ||
Total | 24 |
Singapore
- Singapore, Singapore, 17–25 January 2015.
All times are Singapore Time (UTC+08:00)
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 9 |
Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 |
Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 |
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Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 6 |
Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
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Second round
5th place match (25 January 2015) | 5th–8th place playoffs (23 January 2015) | Quarterfinals (22 January 2015) | Semifinals (24 January 2015) | Final (25 January 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | 2 | Malaysia (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 4 | Japan | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 3 | Malaysia | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh | 1 | Poland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oman (p.s.o.) | 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh | 3 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh | 3 | Oman | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7th place match (25 January 2015) | Singapore | 0 | Poland | 7 | 3rd place match (25 January 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | 3 | Poland | 8 | Japan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Singapore | 4 | Singapore | 0 | Oman | 0 |
Quarter-finals
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Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
- Player of the Tournament: Faizal Saari (MAS)[2]
- Top Scorer: Faizal Saari (MAS) (12 goals)
- Young Player of the Tournament: Shunya Miyazaki (JPN)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Takashi Yoshikawa (JPN)
San Diego
- San Diego, United States, 28 February–8 March 2015.
All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00) except the ones on 8 March 2015 which are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00)
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 |
Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
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Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 3 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
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Second round
5th place match (8 March 2015) | 5th–8th place playoffs (7 March 2015) | Quarterfinals (5 March 2015) | Semifinals (7 March 2015) | Final (8 March 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | Ireland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 (0) | Ireland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chile (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | 1 | Austria (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
7th place match (8 March 2015) | Chile | 3 | Russia | 1 (2) | 3rd place match (8 March 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | Russia (p.s.o.) | 2 (5) | Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States | 5 | Chile | 2 (4) | Russia | 1 |
Quarterfinals
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Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
- Player of the Tournament: Shane O'Donoghue [3]
- Top Scorer: Pat Harris (USA) (7 goals)
- Young Player of the Tournament: Francesco Padovani (ITA)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament: David Harte
Cape Town
- Cape Town, South Africa, 7–15 March 2015.
All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 |
Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
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Pool B
Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
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Second round
5th place match (15 March 2015) | 5th–8th place playoffs (14 March 2015) | Quarterfinals (12 March 2015) | Semifinals (14 March 2015) | Final (15 March 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | 2 | South Africa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 8 | China | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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China | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 0 | China | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 2 | France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Belarus | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Belarus | 1 | Egypt | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7th place match (15 March 2015) | Switzerland | 5 | France | 5 | 3rd place match (15 March 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | 4 | France | 5 | South Africa | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Belarus | 2 | Switzerland | 3 | Egypt (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) |
Quarterfinals
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Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
- Player of the Tournament: Simon Martin-Brisac (FRA)[4]
- Top Scorer: Austin Smith (SA) (6 goals)
- Young Player of the Tournament: Li Zecheng (CHN)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Martin Zylbermann (FRA)
References
- "FIH unveils plans for 2nd edition of Hockey World League". FIH. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "HWL R2 Singapore: "Magical" Malaysia beat Poland in event Final". fih.ch. 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- "HWL R2 San Diego: O'Donoghue stars as Ireland emerge triumphant". fih.ch. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- "Greenfields HWL Round 2 Cape Town: Fantastic France storm to title". fih.ch. 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.