The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has today revealed the composition of the pools as well as the match schedules for the FIH Series Finals events to be played at the Banbridge Hockey Club.
The FIH Series Finals include some of the best teams in the world and are one of the roads to reach the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Indeed, the top two teams from each FIH Series Finals will secure a place in the Qualification Events for the next Olympic Games which will be held in October and November 2019.
When : 8 – 16 Jun 2019
Pools :
- Pool A -Ireland, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Singapore
- Pool B -Korea, Scotland, Ukraine, France
Check out the full schedule here :
| MATCH | DESCRIPTION | DATE | TIME | TEAM | FINAL SCORE |
| 1 | POOL B | 8th JUNE | KOR – UKR | – | |
| 2 | POOL B | SCO – FRA | – | ||
| 3 | POOL A | IRL – MAS | – | ||
| 4 | POOL A | CZE – SGP | – | ||
| 5 | POOL B | 9th JUNE | UKR – FRA | – | |
| 6 | POOL B | SCO – KOR | – | ||
| 7 | POOL A | CZE – IRL | – | ||
| 8 | POOL A | MAS – SGP | – | ||
| 9 | POOL B | 11th JUNE | KOR – FRA | – | |
| 10 | POOL B | UKR – SCO | – | ||
| 11 | POOL A | MAS – CZE | – | ||
| 12 | POOL A | IRL – SGP | – | ||
| 13 | CROSS – OVER | 13th JUNE | 2ND POOL A – 3RD POOL B | – | |
| 14 | CROSS – OVER | 2ND POOL B – 3RD POOL A | – | ||
| 15 | 7/8 PLACING | 15th JUNE | 4TH POOL A – 4TH POOL B | – | |
| 16 | SEMIFINALS | 1st POOL A – WINNER 14 | – | ||
| 17 | SEMIFINALS | 1st POOL B – WINNER 13 | – | ||
| 18 | 5/6 PALCING | 16th JUNE | LOSER 13 – LOSER 14 | – | |
| 19 | 3/4 PLACING | LOSER 16 – LOSER 17 | – | ||
| 20 | FINAL | WINNER 16 – WINNER 17 | – |
NOTE:
- If Japan, Scotland or Wales finish in the top 2 of their respective pools, they will not secure a place in the Olympic Games Qualifiers. Japan have already qualified as both host and winners of the Asian Games; for Scotland and Wales, the reason is that England are the nominated country for GBR’s qualification pathway.
- If any of these three teams do finish in the top 2, the team that finishes third does NOT automatically qualify for the Olympic Games Qualifiers. Any such additional place is determined by the FIH Hero World Rankings as at the completion of the continental championships (8 September 2019)
