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2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals

2017 FIH Hockey World League Semifinal Brussels Logo.png
Tournament details
Host country Belgium
City Brussels
Dates 21 June–2 July 2017
Teams 10
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Tournament details
Host country South Africa
City Johannesburg
Dates 8–23 July 2017
Teams 10

The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals will take place in June and July 2017. A total of 20 teams will compete 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.

This round will also serve 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 qualify.

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. The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

All times are local (UTC+2).

All times are local (UTC+2).


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