2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals

The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June and July 2017. A total of 20 teams competed in 2 events in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, to be played between 18–26 November 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand.^[1][2]

This round also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and 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 8 teams qualified from Round 2 and one nation that did not meet ranking criteria and was exempt from Round 2 to host a Semifinal.^[3][4] The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
	Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings		11	Netherlands (1)  Australia (4)  Argentina (3)  New Zealand (5)  United States (6)  Germany (7)  China (8)  England (2)  South Korea(9)  Japan (11)  South Africa (13)
	Host nation		1	Belgium (14)
14–22 January 2017	2016–17 FIH Hockey World League Round 2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3	Ireland (15)  Malaysia (22)  Italy (16)
4–12 February 2017		Valencia, Spain	3	Spain (10)  Poland (18)  Scotland (17)
25 March–2 April 2017		Vancouver, Canada	2	India (12)  Chile (20)

Brussels

Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
City	Brussels
Dates	21 June–2 July 2017
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands
Runner-up	China
Third place	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	96 (2.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Caia van Maasakker (7 goals)
Best player	Cui Qiuxia

All times are local (UTC+2).^[5][6]

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	4	4	0	0	19	0	+19	12	Quarterfinals
2	South Korea	4	2	1	1	7	10	−3	7
3	Italy	4	1	2	1	4	8	−4	5
4	China	4	0	2	2	4	6	−2	2
5	Scotland	4	0	1	3	2	12	−10	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[7]

21 June 2017 14:00 China  2–2  Italy Gu  3' Wu  54' Report Oviedo  25' Mastronardi  57' Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Maggie Giddens (USA)

21 June 2017 18:00 Netherlands  4–0  Scotland Matla  6' Leurink  14' Stam  33' Van Male  55' Report Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Ana Faias (POR)

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22 June 2017 14:00 South Korea  0–0  Italy Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Ana Faias (POR)

22 June 2017 16:00 China  1–1  Scotland Gu  51' Report Merchant  8' Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

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24 June 2017 18:00 South Korea  0–9  Netherlands Report Van Male  4', 23' Van Maasakker  20', 56' Leurink  25' De Waard  27' Matla  42' Van Geffen  50' Vega  59' Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Maggie Giddens (USA)

24 June 2017 20:00 Italy  2–1  Scotland Wybieralska  2' Singh  7' Report Holmes  40' Umpires: Amy Baxter (USA) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

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25 June 2017 18:00 China  0–1  Netherlands Report Van den Assem  56' Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Amber Church (NZL)

25 June 2017 20:00 Scotland  0–5  South Korea Report Cheon E.  14' Cheon K.  23', 33', 45' Shin  35' Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Irene Presenqui (ARG)

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27 June 2017 14:00 South Korea  2–1  China Cheon K.  43' Cheon E.  59' Report Gu  47' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Frances Block (ENG)

27 June 2017 18:00 Netherlands  5–0  Italy Keetels  11' Van Geffen  25' Vega  41', 54' Krekelaar  42' Report Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Ana Faias (POR)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	9	Quarterfinals
2	New Zealand	4	3	0	1	4	1	+3	9
3	Belgium	4	2	0	2	10	2	+8	6
4	Spain	4	2	0	2	5	6	−1	6
5	Malaysia	4	0	0	4	1	16	−15	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[7]

21 June 2017 16:00 Australia  3–0  Malaysia Fitzpatrick  4', 44' Morgan  59' Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

21 June 2017 20:00 New Zealand  1–0  Spain Merry  19' Report Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Amy Baxter (USA)

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22 June 2017 18:00 Spain  3–1  Malaysia Salvatella  28' Riera  31', 36' Report Ruhani  3' Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Emi Yamada (JPN)

22 June 2017 20:00 Belgium  0–1  Australia Report Morgan  12' Umpires: Amy Baxter (USA) Maggie Giddens (USA)

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24 June 2017 14:00 New Zealand  2–0  Australia Neal  15', 57' Report Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

24 June 2017 16:00 Malaysia  0–9  Belgium Report Weyns  2' Fobe  7' Boon  22', 37' Vanden Borre  33', 44' Raes  48', 58' Puvrez  53' Umpires: Ana Faias (POR) Irene Presenqui (ARG)

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25 June 2017 14:00 Australia  4–1  Spain Slattery  28', 38' Morgan  45+' Smith  51' Report Jiménez  33' Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

25 June 2017 16:00 Belgium  1–0  New Zealand Raes  44' Report Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Emi Yamada (JPN)

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27 June 2017 16:00 New Zealand  1–0  Malaysia Merry  5' Report Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Amy Baxter (USA)

27 June 2017 20:00 Belgium  0–1  Spain Report Bonastre  24' Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Irene Presenqui (ARG)

Second round

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
											Netherlands		2
											Spain		0
						Spain		1 (3)								New Zealand		1 (4)
						Italy (p.s.o)		1 (4)								Netherlands (p.s.o)		1 (5)
											New Zealand		2
											Italy		0
	Italy		1																		Netherlands		2
	Australia		3																		China		0
											South Korea (p.s.o)		1 (3)
											Belgium		1 (2)
	Seventh place					Belgium		1								South Korea		0			Third place
						Australia		5								China		3
	Spain(p.s.o)		1 (4)								Australia		0								New Zealand		1
	Belgium		1 (1)								China		2								South Korea		0

Quarterfinals

29 June 2017 13:15 New Zealand  2–0  Italy Harrison  6' Charlton  35' Report Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Amy Baxter (USA)

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29 June 2017 15:30 Australia  0–2  China Report Wu  32' Liang  54' Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Frances Block (ENG)

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29 June 2017 17:45 Netherlands  2–0  Spain Van Maasakker  3', 32' Report Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

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29 June 2017 20:00 South Korea  1–1  Belgium Cheon S.  3' Report Puvrez  32' Penalties Cheon E. Park S. Cho Y. Cho E. 3–2 Gerniers Leclef Versavel Raes Boon Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Irene Presenqui (ARG)

Ninth and tenth place

29 June 2017 11:00 Scotland  1–0  Malaysia Robertson  7' Report Umpires: Ana Faias (POR) Emi Yamada (JPN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

1 July 2017 11:15 Spain  1–1  Italy Ybarra  59' Report Pacella  44' Penalties Pérez Bonastre López Ybarra Petchame 3–4 Carta Mirabella Di Mauro Oviedo Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Maggie Giddens (USA)

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1 July 2017 13:30 Belgium  1–5  Australia Versavel  37' Report Slattery  4' Fitzpatrick  19' Morgan  24' Ratcliffe  35' Smith  53' Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Amy Baxter (USA)

Seventh and eighth place

2 July 2017 11:15 Spain  1–1  Belgium Report Penalties Pérez Garcia Ybarra Bonastre 4–1 Versavel Vanden Borre Boon Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Emi Yamada (JPN)

Fifth and sixth place

2 July 2017 13:30 Italy  1–3  Australia Carta  11' Report Slattery  22' Morgan  48' Ratcliffe  55' Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Irene Presenqui (ARG)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

1 July 2017 15:45 South Korea  0–3  China Report Gu  6' Zhang Y.  25' Liang  28' Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

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1 July 2017 18:00 Netherlands  1–1  New Zealand Van Maasakker  49' Report Pearce  34' Penalties De Waard Sanders Matla Leurink Van Geffen Matla Sanders Leurink Van Geffen 5–4 Charlton Merry Michelsen Gunson Thompson Charlton Thompson Merry Gunson Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Irene Presenqui (ARG)

Third and fourth place

2 July 2017 15:45 New Zealand  1–0  South Korea Neal  54' Report Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Final

2 July 2017 18:00 Netherlands  2–0  China Van Maasakker  39', 48' Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

Awards

Top Goalscorer[8]	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Young Player of the Tournament
Caia van Maasakker	Cui Qiuxia	Martina Chirico	Laura Nunnink

Johannesburg

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Johannesburg
Dates	8–23 July 2017
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	United States
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	88 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jill Witmer (5 goals)
Best player	Melissa Gonzalez

All times are local (UTC+2).^[9][10]

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	9	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	7
3	Japan	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7
4	Ireland	4	1	2	1	7	6	+1	5
5	Poland	4	0	0	4	0	8	−8	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[7]

8 July 2017 12:00 Japan  1–1  Ireland Oikawa  51' Report Upton  44' Umpires: Miskarmalia Ariffin (SGP) Michelle Joubert (RSA)

8 July 2017 14:00 Germany  1–0  Poland Gräve  42' Report Umpires: Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS) Suzi Sutton (USA)

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10 July 2017 14:00 Germany  2–2  Ireland Wortmann  56' Lorenz  60' Report Wilson  14' Duke  60' Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

10 July 2017 16:00 England  3–0  Poland Bray  3', 14' Danson  45' Report Umpires: Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

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12 July 2017 14:00 Ireland  2–0  Poland Evans  10' Pinder  39' Report Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Suzi Sutton (USA)

12 July 2017 16:00 Japan  1–0  England Karino  3' Report Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

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14 July 2017 12:00 Poland  0–2  Japan Report Nagai  36' Nomura  56' Umpires: Miskarmilia Ariffin (SGP) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

14 July 2017 18:00 Germany  0–1  England Report Hunter  43' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

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16 July 2017 12:00 Japan  0–3  Germany Report Stapenhorst  23' Lorenz  34' Pieper  46' Umpires: Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS) Elena Eskina (RUS)

16 July 2017 14:00 England  3–2  Ireland Haycroft  14' McCallin  27' Danson  43' Report Daly  31' Mullan  33' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	4	4	0	0	12	1	+11	12	Quarterfinals
2	United States	4	2	0	2	7	8	−1	6
3	South Africa (H)	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	4
4	India	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5	4
5	Chile	4	1	0	3	1	4	−3	3

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[7]
(H) Hosts

8 July 2017 16:00 United States  1–0  Chile Witmer  35' Report Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

8 July 2017 18:00 South Africa  0–0  India Report Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

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10 July 2017 12:00 Argentina  2–0  Chile Barrionuevo  6' A. Habif  28' Report Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Suzi Sutton (USA)

10 July 2017 18:00 United States  4–1  India Witmer  24', 43' West  40' Vittese  49' Report Minz  38' Umpires: Miskarmalia Ariffin (SGP) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

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12 July 2017 12:00 India  1–0  Chile Dubey  38' Report Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

12 July 2017 18:00 South Africa  1–3  Argentina Coston  28' Report Barrionuevo  41' Merino  49' F. Habif  58' Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

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14 July 2017 14:00 Chile  1–0  South Africa Urroz  32' Report Umpires: Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

14 July 2017 16:00 United States  0–4  Argentina Report Von der Heyde  29' Cavallero  32' A. Habif  33' Jankunas  56' Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

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16 July 2017 16:00 South Africa  3–2  United States Mayne  26' Manuel  49', 51' Report González  14' Witmer  44' Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

16 July 2017 18:00 Argentina  3–0  India Sánchez Moccia  2' Granatto  14' Barrionuevo  25' Report Umpires: Miskarmalia Ariffin (SGP) Suzi Sutton (USA)

Second round

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
											England		4
											India		1
						India		0								England		1 (1)
						Japan		2								United States (p.s.o.)		1 (2)
											United States		1
											Japan		0
	Japan		1																		United States (p.s.o.)		1 (3)
	South Africa		2																		Germany		1 (2)
											Germany		1
											South Africa		0
	Seventh place					South Africa		3								Germany		2			Third place
						Ireland		0								Argentina		1
	India		1								Argentina		2								England		5
	Ireland		2								Ireland		1								Argentina		2

Quarterfinals

18 July 2017 11:15 United States  1–0  Japan Vittese  42' Report Umpires: Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

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18 July 2017 13:30 Argentina  2–1  Ireland Merino  25' Gomes Fantasia  40' Report Upton  43' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Suzi Sutton (USA)

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18 July 2017 15:45 England  4–1  India Ansley  6' Danson  13' Townsend  42' Martin  60' Report G. Kaur  46' Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Ayanna McClean (TRI)

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18 July 2017 18:00 Germany  1–0  South Africa Nobis  29' Report Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Ninth and tenth place

20 July 2017 10:00 Poland  1–2  Chile Rybacha  6' Report Urroz  20' Caram  27' Umpires: Miskarmalia Ariffin (SGP) Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

20 July 2017 12:15 India  0–2  Japan Report Nomura 7' Ichitani 29' Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

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20 July 2017 14:30 South Africa  3–0  Ireland Deetlefs  23' Coston  49' Du Plessis  55' Report Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

22 July 2017 11:15 India  1–2  Ireland G. Kaur  15' Report Mullan  47' Colvin  48' Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Fifth and sixth place

22 July 2017 13:30 Japan  1–2  South Africa Nagai  35' Report Du Plessis  18' Glasby  23' Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TTO) Suzi Sutton (USA)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

20 July 2017 16:45 Germany  2–1  Argentina Heyn  7' Stapenhorst  30' Report Von der Heyde  16' Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Suzi Sutton (USA)

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20 July 2017 19:00 England  1–1  United States Martin  16' Report Witmer  57' Penalties Danson Webb Bray Unsworth Haycroft Danson 1–2 González Vittese Sharkey Manley Matson González Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

Third and fourth place

23 July 2017 11:00 England  5–2  Argentina Bray  12' Townsend  27' Unsworth  35' Ansley  48', 50' Report Von der Heyde  20' Merino  30' Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

Final

23 July 2017 15:30 United States  1–1  Germany West  58' Report Nobis  38' Penalties González Vittese Sharkey Manley Matson 3–2 Müller-Wieland Lorenz Mävers Teschke Hauke Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Michelle Joubert (RSA)

Awards

Top Goalscorer[11]	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Young Player of the Tournament
Jill Witmer	Melissa González	Jackie Briggs	Nike Lorenz

Final standings

Qualification for 2018 Hockey World Cup

Rank	Brussels	Johannesburg
1	Netherlands	United States
2	China	Germany
3	New Zealand	England
4	South Korea	Argentina
5	Australia	South Africa
6	Italy	Japan
7	Spain	Ireland
8	Belgium	India
9	Scotland	Chile
10	Malaysia	Poland

  Host nation

  Continental champions

  Qualified through FIH Hockey World League

Goalscorers

The following goalscorers list comprises players from both events.

There were 183 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match.

7 goals

• Caia van Maasakker

5 goals

• Georgina Morgan
• Cheon Seul-Ki
• Jill Witmer

4 goals

• Kathryn Slattery
• Gu Bingfeng

3 goals

• Noel Barrionuevo
• Delfina Merino
• Lucina von der Heyde
• Madison Fitzpatrick
• Anouk Raes
• Giselle Ansley
• Sophie Bray
• Alex Danson
• Kitty van Male
• Charlotte Vega
• Brooke Neal

2 goals

• Agustina Habif
• Madeleine Ratcliffe
• Emily Smith
• Jill Boon
• Emma Puvrez
• Stéphanie Vanden Borre
• Louise Versavel
• Manuela Urroz
• Liang Meiyu
• Wu Mengrong
• Hannah Martin
• Susannah Townsend
• Nike Lorenz
• Camille Nobis
• Charlotte Stapenhorst
• Gurjit Kaur
• Kathryn Mullan
• Roisin Upton
• Kana Nomura
• Laurien Leurink
• Frédérique Matla
• Margot van Geffen
• Olivia Merry
• Bernadette Coston
• Lilian du Plessis
• Candice Manuel
• Cheon Eun-Bi
• Lucía Jiménez
• Lola Riera
• Michelle Vittese
• Taylor West

1 goal

• Martina Cavallero
• Julia Gomes Fantasia
• María Granatto
• Florencia Habif
• Julieta Jankunas
• Rocío Sánchez Moccia
• Aline Fobe
• Anne-Sophie Weyns
• Camila Caram
• Zhang Ying
• Sarah Haycroft
• Jo Hunter
• Shona McCallin
• Laura Unsworth
• Elisa Gräve
• Naomi Heyn
• Cécile Pieper
• Amelie Wortmann
• Preeti Dubey
• Lilima Minz
• Lizzie Colvin
• Nicola Daly
• Deirdre Duke
• Nicola Evans
• Gillian Pinder
• Zoe Wilson
• Federica Carta
• Eugenia Mastronardi
• Lara Oviedo
• Elisabetta Pacella
• Jasbeer Singh
• Agata Wybieralska
• Mami Karino
• Naho Ichitani
• Hazuki Nagai
• Yuri Nagai
• Shihori Oikawa
• Siti Ruhani
• Xan de Waard
• Marloes Keetels
• Maartje Krekelaar
• Lauren Stam
• Ireen van den Assem
• Samantha Charlton
• Samantha Harrison
• Kirsten Pearce
• Marlena Rybacha
• Kate Holmes
• Rebecca Merchant
• Sarah Robertson
• Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
• Tarryn Glasby
• Jade Mayne
• Shin Hye-Jeong
• Berta Bonastre
• Carola Salvatella
• Rocío Ybarra
• Melissa González

Source: Brussels Johannesburg

References

1. "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle". FIH. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
2. "Valencia and Auckland play host to Hockey World League". FIH. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
3. "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle". FIH. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
4. "Hockey World League 2016 / 2017" (PDF). FIH. November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
5. "Schedule confirmed for Women's FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017, Brussels". FIH. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
6. "FIH announces finalised Women's FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017 schedule for Brussels". FIH. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
7. Regulations
8. "Netherlands crowned champions in Brussels: Australia take fifth Hockey World Cup spot". fih.ch. 2 July 2017.
9. "FIH confirms final line-ups for women's Hockey World League Semi-Finals". FIH. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
10. "FIH announces finalised Hockey World League Semi-Finals 2017 schedule for Johannesburg". FIH. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
11. "Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017 Women's Award Winners: Johannesburg". fih.ch. 23 July 2017.

External links

• Official website (Brussels)
• Official website (Johannesburg)