| Junior Hockey World Cup 2022 | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Potchefstroom | ||
| Dates | 1–12 April | ||
| Teams | 15 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | NWU Astro | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 44 | ||
| Goals scored | 202 (4.59 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Jip Dicke (13 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Stine Kurz | ||
| Best goalkeeper |  Mali Wichmann | ||
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The 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup is the ninth edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation.
It was scheduled to be held from 5 to 16 December 2021 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.[1][2] Because of a new COVID-19 variant, the tournament was put on hold on 26 November 2021 and later postponed, with the option to be hosted by South Africa.[3][4] On 10 January 2022 it was announced the tournament will take place from 2 to 13 April 2022 at the original venue.[5] In February the tournament was moved one day forward to start on 1 and end on 12 April 2022.[6]
Argentina were the defending champions. They were defeated 4–1 in the quarter-finals by Germany. The Netherlands won a record fourth title by defeating Germany 3–1 in the final.
Qualification
A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to South Africa, who qualified automatically as hosts, 15 other teams qualified from five separate continental competitions.[7]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) | 
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| 13–21 July 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship | Valencia, Spain | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium  England  Germany  Netherlands  Russia  Spain | 
| 17 February 2020 | Host | — | 1 |  South Africa | 
| Cancelled[1] | 2021 Junior Africa Cup | Windhoek, Namibia | 1 |  Zimbabwe | 
| Cancelled[2] | 2021 Junior Asia Cup | Kakamigahara, Japan | 2 |  China  India  Japan  South Korea | 
| 21–28 August 2021 | 2021 Junior Pan American Championship | Santiago, Chile | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Canada  United States  Uruguay | 
| Cancelled[3] | 2021 Junior Oceania Cup | — | 0 | .svg.png.webp) Australia  New Zealand | 
| 24 September 2021[3] | Invitational | — | 2 |  Argentina  Ireland | 
| 10 February 2022[4] | — | 2 |  Malaysia  Ukraine  Wales | |
| 9 March 2022[5] | — | 1 |  Austria | |
| Total | 15 | |||
- ^[1] – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Hockey Federation were forced to cancel the Junior Africa Cup. As a result, Zimbabwe were award the second African quota as they were 2016 runner–up.[8]
- ^[2] – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Hockey Federation had decided to cancel the 2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup and 2021 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup. Thus AHF designed a system to decide who earns the quota place for Asia. Where in the end China, India, and Japan were awarded the three quota places for the women's tournament. China later withdrew, being replaced by South Korea.[9]
- ^[3] – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand decided to cancel the 2021 Junior Oceania Cup. The FIH replaced them with Argentina and Ireland.[10]
- ^[4] – Following a rescheduling of the event, Belgium, Japan, the Netherlands and Spain withdrew from the tournament. After negotiations with the FIH however, the Netherlands rejoined the competition, with Malaysia, Ukraine and Wales replacing the remaining teams.[11][12][13]
- ^[5] – On 1 March 2022, the FIH announced the exclusion of Russia from the event. Following advice from the International Olympic Committee, international sporting bodies were advised to avoid participation of Russian athletes in all sports in light of the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. The FIH also offered full support to Ukraine in the hopes they will still be able to participate.[14] Austria replaced them.[15]
- ^[6] – Ukraine withdrew on 29 March 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[16]
Squads
Umpires
The following 14 umpires were selected on 30 March by the FIH:[17]
- Maria Locatelli (ARG)
- Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
- Catalina Montesino (CHI)
- Ivona Makar (CRO)
- Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
- Inès El Hajem (FRA)
- Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
- Alison Keogh (IRL)
- Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
- Lisette Baljon (NED)
- Victoria Pazos (PAR)
- Wanri Venter (RSA)
- Kim Yoon-seon (KOR)
- Gema Calderón (ESP)
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).[18][19]
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | +38 | 9 | Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 3 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[20]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  South Africa (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Ukraine[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[20]
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Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Austria[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[20]
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Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[20]
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Classification round
Bracket
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|  Wales | 0 (3) | |||||||||
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|  Ireland | 6 | |||||||||
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|  Malaysia | 1 | Eleventh place | ||||||||
|  Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||
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|  Malaysia | 7 | |||||||||
Placement finals
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Thirteenth to fifteenth place classification
| Cross-overs | Thirteenth place | |||||
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|  Uruguay | 5 | |||||
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Ninth to twelfth place classification
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Medal round
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|  Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||
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|  England | 2 | |||||||||
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|  Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
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|  Germany | 4 | |||||||||
|  India | 2 (0) | |||||||||
|  England (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[21]
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | 
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|  Jip Dicke |  Stine Kurz |  Mali Wichmann | 
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result | 
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| 1 | A |  Netherlands | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | +48 | 18 | Gold medal | 
| 2 | D |  Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 12 | Silver medal | 
| 3 | B |  England | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | Bronze medal | 
| 4 | D |  India | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | |
| 5 | C |  Argentina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 15 | Losing quarter-finalists | 
| 6 | C |  South Korea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 6 | |
| 7 | B |  South Africa (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 6 | |
| 8 | A |  United States | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 6 | |
| 9 | B |  Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Crossover winners | 
| 10 | C |  Austria | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 7 | |
| 11 | D |  Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 7 | |
| 12 | A |  Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 3 | |
| 13 | C |  Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | Crossover losers | 
| 14 | D |  Wales | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 2 | |
| 15 | A | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 0 | 
Goalscorers
There were 202 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.81 goals per match.
13 goals
 Jip Dicke Jip Dicke
11 goals
8 goals
 Mumtaz Khan Mumtaz Khan
6 goals
 Nuramirah Zulkifli Nuramirah Zulkifli
 Tessa Beetsma Tessa Beetsma
5 goals
 Daiana Pacheco Daiana Pacheco
 Verena Neumann Verena Neumann
 Noor Omrani Noor Omrani
 Hope Rose Hope Rose
4 goals
 Valentina Raposo Valentina Raposo
 Millie Giglio Millie Giglio
 Jette Fleschütz Jette Fleschütz
 Aina Kresken Aina Kresken
 Sophia Schwabe Sophia Schwabe
 Lilly Stoffelsma Lilly Stoffelsma
 Elisa Civetta Elisa Civetta
 Manuela Vidal Manuela Vidal
3 goals
 María Adorno María Adorno
 Sol Pagella Sol Pagella
 Pauline Heinz Pauline Heinz
 Carlotta Sippel Carlotta Sippel
 Lalrindiki Lalrindiki
 Caoimhe Perdue Caoimhe Perdue
 Maria Steensma Maria Steensma
 Mette Winter Mette Winter
2 goals
 Catalina Andrade Catalina Andrade
 Brisa Bruggesser Brisa Bruggesser
 María Cerundolo María Cerundolo
 Victoria Manuele Victoria Manuele
 Paula Santamarina Paula Santamarina
.svg.png.webp) Jenna Berger Jenna Berger
 Lorna MacKenzie Lorna MacKenzie
 Jule Bleuel Jule Bleuel
 Stine Kurz Stine Kurz
 Sangita Kumari Sangita Kumari
 Lalremsiami Lalremsiami
 Christina Hamill Christina Hamill
 Rachel Kelly Rachel Kelly
 Siofra O'Brien Siofra O'Brien
 Yasmin Pratt Yasmin Pratt
 Siti Mohd Siti Mohd
 Josephine Murray Josephine Murray
 Jean-Leigh du Toit Jean-Leigh du Toit
 Alexi Terblanche Alexi Terblanche
1 goal
 Sofía Cairó Sofía Cairó
 Juliana Guggini Juliana Guggini
 Katharina Bauer Katharina Bauer
 Helene Herzog Helene Herzog
.svg.png.webp) Stefanie Sajko Stefanie Sajko
 Maddie Axford Maddie Axford
 Vicki McCabe Vicki McCabe
 Claudia Swain Claudia Swain
 Sara Strauss Sara Strauss
 Deepika Deepika
 Lisa Mulcahy Lisa Mulcahy
 Emma Paul Emma Paul
 Elizaberth Anak Elizaberth Anak
 Nur Azhar Nur Azhar
 Abang Dayang Abang Dayang
 Effarizal Insyirah Effarizal Insyirah
 Khairunnisa Mohd Khairunnisa Mohd
 Rosa Fernig Rosa Fernig
 Marleen Jochems Marleen Jochems
 Kiki Rozemeijer Kiki Rozemeijer
 Noor de Baat Noor de Baat
 Teuntje de Wit Teuntje de Wit
 Danique van der Veerdonk Danique van der Veerdonk
 Bianca Wood Bianca Wood
 Mikkela le Roux Mikkela le Roux
 Choi Nurim Choi Nurim
 Jung Sung-hee Jung Sung-hee
 Riley Donnelly Riley Donnelly
 Kathryn Peterson Kathryn Peterson
 Caroline Ramsey Caroline Ramsey
 Ashley Sessa Ashley Sessa
 Abigail Tamer Abigail Tamer
 Josie Varney Josie Varney
 Charlotte de Vries Charlotte de Vries
 Lucia Dieste Lucia Dieste
 Agustina Díaz Agustina Díaz
 Pilar Oliveros Pilar Oliveros
 Jessica Hill Jessica Hill
 Millie Holme Millie Holme
 Isabelle Howell Isabelle Howell
 Cerys Preston Cerys Preston
 Bethan Wood Bethan Wood
 Tinodiwanashe Elijah Tinodiwanashe Elijah
 Lilian Pope Lilian Pope
Source: FIH
See also
References
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- ↑ "India, South Africa to host junior hockey World Cup 2021". aninews.in. Lausanne: Asian News International. 17 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ↑ "FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup South Africa 2021 put on hold". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ "South Africa and Canada to join Men's FIH Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Women's Junior World Cup to be played in South Africa in April, Indoor World Cup cancelled". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ "FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: 50 days to go!". 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ↑ "AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021". africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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- ↑ "Belgium withdraws from Women's Junior World Cup". Watch.Hockey. 26 January 2022.
- ↑ "Young Orange does not participate in Women's Junior World". Watch.Hockey. 26 January 2022.
- ↑ "FIH HOCKEY WOMEN'S JUNIOR WORLD CUP: 50 DAYS TO GO!". juniorworldcup.hockey. 22 February 2022.
- ↑ "Russia excluded from upcoming FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "Austria joins FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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- ↑ "Officials List". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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