2021_Women's_Hockey_Junior_Asia_Cup

2021 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

2021 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

Cancelled Women's Junior Hockey Cup

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]

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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

The 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

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.[1]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Announcement: Women's Junior Asia Cup 2020". www.asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Women's Junior Asia Cup Gifu Kakamigahara 2020 – Formal Announcement of Postponement". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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