The 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June and July 2015. A total of 20 teams competed in 2 events in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played between 21 and 29 November 2015 in Rosario, Argentina.
This round also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 7 highest placed teams apart from the five continental champions qualified.
Qualification 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 7 teams qualified from Round 2 and two nations that did not meet ranking criteria and were exempt from Round 2 to host a Semifinal. The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings11 (1) (3) (4) (8) (6) (2) (7) (9) (10) (5)Host nation2 (12) (15)14–22 February 20152014–15 FIH Hockey World League Round 2Montevideo, Uruguay3 (16) (29) (19) (30)7–15 March 2015New Delhi, India2 (13) (23)14–22 March 2015Dublin, Ireland2 (14) (20)Total20
Valencia
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Amy Baxter (USA) Karen Bennett (NZL) Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Elena Eskina (RUS) Kelly Hudson (NZL) Mariana Reydo (ARG) Hannah Sanders (GBR) Kylie Seymour (AUS) Chieko Soma (JPN) Emi Yamada (JPN)
First round Pool A
Pool B
Second round
Quarter-finals
Ninth and tenth place
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
Awards Top GoalscorersPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the Tournament Carla Rebecchi Sophie Bray Georgina Oliva Maddie Hinch Charlotte Stapenhorst
Antwerp
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Claire Adenot (FRA) Chen Hong (CHN) Amber Church (NZL) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Laurine Delforge (BEL) Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Irene Presenqui (ARG) Annelize Rostron (RSA) Melissa Trivic (AUS) Sarah Wilson (GBR)
First round Pool A Azerbaijan was supposed to take part but France took their place.FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals - Antwerp: France replace Azerbaijan in women’s competition FIH
Pool B
Second round
Quarter-finals
Ninth and tenth place
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
Awards Top GoalscorersPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the Tournament Jodie Kenny Lidewij Welten Sally Rutherford Xan de Waard
Final rankings Qualification for 2016 Summer Olympics
RankValenciaAntwerp12345678910 Continental champions Qualified through 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Withdrew from participating
Goalscorers
References
External links Official website (Valencia) Official website (Antwerp)