FIH Series Finals
Here pools of eight teams each, for women as well as for men will compete in these events which will involve some of the best teams in the world. In fact, no less than 14 teams qualified for the FIH Series Finals played either at the Women or the Men’s World Cups last year! Canada, China, France, India, Ireland, Malaysia and South Africa all competed at the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 last month, while India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa and Spain were in England last summer for the Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup London 2018.
Furthermore, the FIH Series Finals are one of the roads to reach the Olympic Games. Indeed, the top two teams from each FIH Series Finals will secure a place in the Qualification Events for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which will be held in October and November 2019.(*)
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Men’s Pools:
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 26 April – 4 May 2019
Austria
Brazil
Canada
China
Italy
Malaysia
Vanuatu
Wales
India (Bhubaneswar) 6 – 16 June 2019
India
Japan
Mexico
Poland
Russia
South Africa
USA
Uzbekistan
Le Touquet (France) 15-23 June 2019
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Ireland | France |
| Egypt | Korea |
| Scotland | Ukraine |
| Singapore | Chile |
Le Touquet Match Schedule:
Saturday 15 June
1 A 11:15 Ireland v Scotland
2 A 13:30 Egypt v Singapore
3 B 15:45 Korea v Chile
4 B 18:00 France v Ukraine
Sunday 16 June
5 A 11:15 Scotland v Singapore
6 A 13:30 Egypt v Ireland
7 B 15:45 Ukraine v Chile
8 B 18:00 Korea v France
Monday 17 June Rest Day
Tuesday 18 June
9 B 11:15 Ukraine v Korea
10 A 13:30 Scotland v Egypt
11 A 15:45 Ireland v Singapore
12 B 18:00 France v Chile
Wednesday 19 June Rest Day
Thursday 20 June
13 QF1 15:30 2nd Pool A v 3rd Pool B
14 QF1 18:00 2nd Pool B v 3rd Pool A
Friday 21 June
15 7 / 8 15:30 4th Pool A v 4th Pool B
16 5 / 6 18:00 Loser Match 13 v Loser Match 14
Saturday 22 June
17 SF2 15:30 1st Pool A v Winner Match 14
18 SF2 18:00 1st Pool B v Winner Match 13
Sunday 23 June
19 3 / 4 15:30 Loser Match 17 v Loser Match 18
20 Final 18:00 Winner Match 17 v Winner Match 18
(*)note: if Japan, Scotland or Wales finish in the top 2 of their respective pools, they will not secure a place in the Olympic Games Qualifiers. Japan have already qualified as both host and winners of the Asian Games; for Scotland and Wales, the reason is that England are the nominated country for GBR’s qualification pathway. If any of these three teams do finish in the top 2, the team that finishes third does NOT automatically qualify for the Olympic Games Qualifiers. Any such additional place is determined by the FIH Hero World Rankings as at the completion of the continental championships
