Field hockey tournament in Bhubaneswar, India
2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final Tournament details Host country India City Bhubaneswar Dates 1–10 December Teams 8 (from 4 confederations) Venue(s) Kalinga Stadium Final positions Champions Australia (2nd title) Runner-up Argentina Third place India Tournament statistics Matches played 22 Goals scored 80 (3.64 per match) Top scorer(s) Loïck Luypaert (8 goals)Best player Mats Grambusch
The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final was the final stage of the 2016–17 edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World League . It took place between 1 and 10 December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.[ 1] [ 2]
Australia won the tournament for a record second time after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–1.[ 3]
Qualification Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Unveiling the Trophy The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals . The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
Results All times are local (UTC+5:30 ). [ 4]
First round
Pool A Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[ 5]
Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Ben de Young (AUS)
Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Rana Anbanathan (MAS)
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Chen Dekang (CHN)
Umpires: Ben de Young (AUS) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Pool B Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[ 5] (H) Hosts
Umpires: Rana Anbanathan (MAS) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Diego Barbas (ARG)
Umpires: Sean Rapaport (RSA) Martin Madden (SCO)
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Chen Dekang (CHN)
Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Martin Madden (SCO)
Second round
Quarter-finals Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Chen Dekang (CHN)
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Rana Anbanathan (MAS)
Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Fifth to eighth place classification The losing quarterfinalists are ranked according to their first-round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches.
Source: [citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
Seventh place game Umpires: Sean Rapaport (RSA) Chen Dekang (CHN)
Fifth place game Umpires: Ben de Young (AUS) Javed Shaikh (IND)
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals Umpires: Rana Anbanathan (MAS) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Diego Barbas (ARG)
Third place game Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Final Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Marcin Grochal (POL)
Statistics
Final ranking
Awards The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[ 3]
Goalscorers There were 80 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.64 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
See also
References ^ "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle". FIH. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013 . ^ "Bhubaneswar, India to host Men's Hockey World League Final 2017 and Hockey Men's World Cup 2018". FIH. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017 . ^ a b "Australia's Kookaburras claim Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017". FIH . 10 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017 . ^ "FIH confirms Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final, Bhubaneswar 2017 schedule". fih.ch . 7 September 2017. ^ a b Regulations
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