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2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League

2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League

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The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the third edition of the men's field hockey national team league series and last season of the World League. The tournament started in April 2016 in Singapore and finished in December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.[1][2]

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The Semifinals of this competition 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.

Australia won the tournament's Final round for a record second time after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–1.[3]

From 2019 onwards, the tournament was replaced by Pro League.

Qualification

Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, and after seeking entries to participate, several teams were announced to compete.

The 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2015 received an automatic bye to the Semifinals while the 9 teams ranked between 12th and 20th received an automatic bye to Round 2.[4] Those twenty teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:[5]

Schedule

Round 1

Main article: 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1
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Round 2

Main article: 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
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Semifinals

Main article: 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
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Final

Main article: 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
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Final ranking

FIH issued a final ranking to determine the world ranking. The final ranking was as follows:[6]

  1.  Australia
  2.  Argentina
  3.  India
  4.  Germany
  5.  Belgium
  6.  Spain
  7.  Netherlands
  8.  England
  9.  Malaysia
  10.  Canada
  11.  Ireland
  12.  New Zealand
  13.  France
  14.  Pakistan
  15.  Egypt
  16.  China
  17.  South Korea
  18.  South Africa
  19.  Scotland
  20.  Japan
  21.  United States
  22.  Russia
  23.  Oman
  24.  Wales
  25.  Austria
  26.  Trinidad and Tobago
  27.  Bangladesh
  28.  Ghana
  29.  Poland
  30.   Switzerland
  31.  Italy
  32.  Chile
  33.  Sri Lanka
  34.  Barbados
  35.  Ukraine
  36.  Fiji

References

  1. [1]
    "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle". FIH. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  2. [2]
    "Bhubaneswar, India to host Men's Hockey World League Final 2017 and Hockey Men's World Cup 2018". FIH. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. [3]
    "Australia's Kookaburras claim Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017". FIH. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  4. [4]
    "Hockey World League 2016 / 2017" (PDF). FIH. November 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  5. [5]
    "FIH MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - MARCH 2015" (PDF). FIH. March 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  6. [6]
    "FIH MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - DECEMBER 2017" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
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