The 2021 Women's European Qualifier was the European qualification tournament for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup. The tournament was held at CUS Pisa in Pisa, Italy from 21 to 24 October 2021.[1]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Italy |
| City | Pisa |
| Dates | 21–24 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | CUS Pisa |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ireland |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Third place |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Anna O'Flanagan Iuliia Sartakova Fiona Burnet (4 goals) |
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Rome but on 3 September 2021 it was announced the tournament was moved to Pisa because of the better facilities there.[2]
The top five teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship already qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup and the winner of this tournament joined them.[3]
Qualification
editThe bottom three teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the top 5 from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II participated in the tournament.[4]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 5–13 June 2021 | 2021 EuroHockey Championship | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 3 | Ireland Italy Scotland
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| 15–21 August 2021 | 2021 EuroHockey Championship II | Prague, Czech Republic | 5 |  Belarus France Poland Russia Wales
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| Total | 8 | |||
Results
editAll times are local (UTC+2).
Bracket
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| 21 October | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 4 | |||||||||
| 23 October | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 3 | |||||||||
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| Belarus | 2 | |||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 October | ||||||||||
| Belarus | 7 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 1 | |||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 October | ||||||||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||||||
| Wales (p.s.o.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 0 (1) | Third place | ||||||||
| Scotland | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 October | ||||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||
| Belarus | 1 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||||||
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 22 October | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 24 October | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Russia | 2 (3) | |||||
| 22 October | ||||||
| Italy (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) | |||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 24 October | ||||||
| France | 4 | |||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||
Quarter-finals
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5–8th place semi-finals
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Semi-finals
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Seventh place game
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Fifth place game
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Third place game
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Final
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Statistics
editFinal standings
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| 1 | Ireland
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| 2 | Wales
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| 3 | Scotland
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| 4 | Belarus
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| 5 | Italy
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| 6 | Russia
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| 7 | France
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| 8 | Poland
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| Qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup |
Goalscorers
editThere were 45 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "FIH/IL Premondiale Femminile Di Ottobre Si Giochera' a Pisa". federhockey.it (in Italian). Italian Hockey Federation. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Route to World Cup for Irish men following FIH amendment". www.hookhockey.com. The Hook. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "FIH Executive Board approves 8-year global hockey calendar". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.