The 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June 2013. A total of 16 teams competing in 2 events were part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played from 30 November to 8 December 2013 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
This round also served as a qualifier for the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup as the six highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.
Qualification 8 teams ranked between 1st and 8th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 8 teams qualified from Round 2. The following sixteen teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Ranked 1st to 8th in the FIH World Rankings8 (2) (1) (5) (7) (4) (6) (3) (8)21–27 January 2013 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League Round 2Cape Town, South Africa2 (11) (13)18–24 February 2013New Delhi, India2 (12) (9)25 February–3 March 2013Valencia, Spain2 (17) (15)4–10 March 2013Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2 (10) (18)Total16
Rotterdam
Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Claire Adenot (FRA) Stella Bartlema (NED) Karen Bennett (NZL) Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Elena Eskina (RUS) Amy Hassick (USA) Michelle Joubert (RSA) Miao Lin (CHN) Maricel Sánchez (ARG)
First round
Pool A
Pool B
Second round
Quarter-finals
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the Tournament Maartje Paumen Kayla Sharland Lee Sin-hye Maria Verschoor
London
Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Frances Block (ENG) Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Laurine Delforge (BEL) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Michelle Meister (GER) Hannah Sanders (ENG) Chieko Soma (JPN) Wendy Stewart (CAN) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
First round
Pool A
Pool B
Second round
Quarter-finals
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
Final rankings Qualification for 2014 Hockey World Cup RankRotterdamLondon12345678
Host nation Continental champions Qualified through 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League
Goalscorers
References
External links Official website (Rotterdam) Official website (London)