Game Outline
The 3rd World League (2016-2017) is held as the World Cup 2018 preliminary. In the Semifinal (Round3), the top 9 countries from the world ranking, 9 coutries from Round2 , 2 host countries play games to aquire the qualification of World Cup 2018 in Johannesburg and Brussels. The top 11 countries of the Semifinal in each place, except host countries are qualified for World Cup 2018. In addition, top 8 countries of the Semifinal in each place, advance to the World League Final that will be held at Auckland on November in 2017.
| Name | 3rd Women’s World League 2016-17 Semifinal (Johannesburg) |
|---|---|
| Host | FIH – Federation of International Hockey |
| Host City | Johannesburg, South Africa UTC+2 (-7 hours difference with Japan) |
| Schedule | July 8 – July 23, 2017 16 days Game Schedule |
| TV Broadcast | The part of the games are scheduled to be broadcast on BS Japan (7ch) |
| Place | Wits Hockey Astro (Wits University, Parktown, Johannesburg) |
| Participating Countries | 10 coutries (top 3 countries from Round2＋host country) Group A：Japan, England, Germany, Ireland, Poland Group B：Argentina, United States, India, South Africa, Chile |
| Game Management | Round Robin Matches with 2 groups in the 1st game. Based on the ranking, cosolation finals are held. |
Candidates to represent Japan
- Candidates to represent Japan in Women’s World League Semifinal [updated on 2017.6.22]
Participating Countries
| Team | World Ranking | Gr |
|---|---|---|
 Japan |
11th | A |
 England |
2nd | A |
 Argentina |
3rd | B |
 United States |
6th | B |
 Germany |
7th | A |
 India |
12nd | B |
 South Africa (Host) |
13rd | B |
 Ireland |
15th | A |
 Poland |
18th | A |
 Chile |
20th | B |
FIH ranking, based on the date of June 6
Game Schedule and Results
※ WR ＝ FIH World Ranking
Group A
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st day A | Group A | Japan WR11st |
1-1 | Ireland WR15th |
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| 7/8 19:00 | ||||||
| 2 | 1st day A | Group A | Germany WR7th |
1-0 | Poland WR18th |
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| 7/8 21:00 | ||||||
| 6 | 2nd day A | Group A | Germany WR7th |
2-2 | Ireland WR15th |
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| 7/10 21:00 | ||||||
| 7 | 2nd day A | Group A | England WR2nd |
3-0 | Poland WR18th |
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| 7/10 23:00 | ||||||
| 10 | 3rd day A | Group A | Ireland WR15th |
2-0 | Poland WR18th |
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| 7/12 21:00 | ||||||
| 11 | 3rd day A | Group A | Japan WR11st |
1-0 | England WR2nd |
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| 7/12 23:00 | ||||||
| 13 | 4th day A | Group A | Japan WR11th |
2-0 | Poland WR18th |
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| 7/14 19:00 | ||||||
| 16 | 4th day A | Group A | Germany WR7th |
0-1 | England WR2nd |
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| 7/15 01:00 | ||||||
| 17 | 5th day A | Group A | Japan WR11st |
0-3 | Germany WR7th |
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| 7/16 19:00 | ||||||
| 18 | 5th day A | Group A | England WR2nd |
3-2 | Ireland WR15th |
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| 7/16 21:00 | ||||||
Group B
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1st day B | Group B | United States WR6th |
1-0 | Chile WR20th |
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| 7/8 23:00 | ||||||
| 4 | 1st day B | Group B | South Africa WR13rd |
0-0 | India WR12nd |
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| 7/9 01:00 | ||||||
| 5 | 2nd day B | Group B | Argentina WR3rd |
2-0 | Chile WR20th |
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| 7/10 19:00 | ||||||
| 8 | 2nd day B | Group B | United States WR6th |
4-1 | India WR12nd |
|
| 7/11 01:00 | ||||||
| 9 | 3rd day B | Group B | India WR12nd |
1-0 | Chile WR20th |
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| 7/12 19:00 | ||||||
| 12 | 3rd day B | Group B | South Africa WR13rd |
1-3 | Argentina WR3rd |
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| 7/13 01:00 | ||||||
| 14 | 4th day B | Group B | Chile WR20th |
1-0 | South Africa WR13rd |
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| 7/14 21:00 | ||||||
| 15 | 4th day B | Group B | United States WR6th |
0-4 | Argentina WR3rd |
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| 7/14 23:00 | ||||||
| 19 | 5th day B | Group B | South Africa WR13rd |
3-2 | United States WR6th |
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| 7/16 23:00 | ||||||
| 20 | 5th day B | Group B | Argentina WR3rd |
3-0 | India WR12nd |
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| 7/17 01:00 | ||||||
Final and Cosolation Final
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 6th day Quarterfinal | Japan WR11st |
0-1 | United States WR6th |
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| 7/18 18:15 | ||||||
| 22 | 6th day Quarterfinal | Argentina WR3rd |
2-1 | Ireland WR15th |
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| 7/18 20:30 | ||||||
| 23 | 6th day Quarterfinal | England WR2nd |
4-1 | India WR12nd |
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| 7/18 22:45 | ||||||
| 24 | 6th day Quarterfinal | Germany WR7th |
1-0 | South Africa WR13rd |
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| 7/19 01:00 | ||||||
| 25 | 7th day 9-10th place match | Poland WR18th |
1-2 | Chile WR20th |
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| 7/20 17:00 | ||||||
| 26 | 7th day 5-8th place preliminary match | Japan WR11st |
2-0 | India WR12nd |
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| 7/20 19:15 | ||||||
| 27 | 7th day 5-8th place preliminary match | South Africa WR13rd |
3-0 | Ireland WR15th |
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| 7/20 21:30 | ||||||
| 28 | 7th day Semifinal | Germany WR7th |
2-1 | Argentina WR3rd |
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| 7/20 23:45 | ||||||
| 29 | 7th day Semifinal | England WR2nd |
1-1 SO1-2 |
United States WR6th |
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| 7/21 02:00 | ||||||
| 30 | 8th day 7-8th place match | India WR12nd |
1-2 | Ireland WR15th |
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| 7/22 18:15 | ||||||
| 31 | 8th day 5-6th place match | Japan WR11st |
1-2 | South Africa WR13rd |
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|
| 7/22 20:30 | ||||||
| 32 | Final day 3-4th place match |
England WR2nd |
5-2 | Argentina WR3rd |
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| 7/23 18:00 | ||||||
| 33 | Final day Final |
United States WR6th |
1-1 SO3-2 |
Germany WR7th |
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| 7/23 22:30 | ||||||
Ranking and Standings of Group League
Group A
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | – | ○ 1:0 |
● 0:1 |
○ 3:2 |
○ 3:0 |
| 2 | Germany | ● 0:1 |
– | ○ 3:0 |
△ 2:2 |
○ 1:0 |
| 3 | Japan | ○ 1:0 |
● 0:3 |
– | △ 1:1 |
○ 2:0 |
| 4 | Ireland | ● 2:3 |
△ 2:2 |
△ 1:1 |
– | ○ 2:0 |
| 5 | Poland | ● 0:3 |
● 0:1 |
● 0:2 |
● 0:2 |
– |
| Ranking | Team | Played | W | D | L | TG | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [↑] |  |
England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 [↓] |  |
Germany | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 [↓] |  |
Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 [•] |  |
Ireland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 [•] |  |
Poland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -8 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | – | ○ 4:0 |
○ 3:1 |
○ 3:0 |
○ 2:0 |
| 2 | United States | ● 0:4 |
– | ● 2:3 |
○ 4:1 |
○ 1:0 |
| 3 | South Africa | ● 1:3 |
○ 3:2 |
– | △ 0:0 |
● 0:1 |
| 4 | India | ● 0:3 |
● 1:4 |
△ 0:0 |
– | ○ 1:0 |
| 5 | Chile | ● 0:2 |
● 0:1 |
○ 1:0 |
● 0:1 |
– |
| Ranking | Team | Played | W | D | L | TG | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [•] |  |
Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 [•] |  |
United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 [↑] |  |
South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 [↓] |  |
India | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 5 [↓] |  |
Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
