The 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place from June to July 2013. A total of 16 teams competing in 2 events were part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played between 10 and 18 January 2014 in New Delhi, India.
This round also served as the qualifier for the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.
Qualification 8 teams ranked between 1st and 8th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically. After Germany announced they would not be able host a Semifinal due to financial restrictions, Malaysia was chosen to do so therefore exempt from Round 2, to which were qualified by ranking basis. For this reason one less berth was available at that event and only 7 teams qualified from Round 2. France (17th) qualified as the highest-ranked second-placed team between the Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Elektrostal Round 2 events, leaving Russia (20th) unable to qualify. The following sixteen teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Ranked 1st to 8th in the FIH World Rankings8 (2) (1) (3) (4) (7) (8) (6) (5)Host nation1 (13)18–24 February 2013 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League Round 2New Delhi, India2 (11) (15)27 February–5 March 2013Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2 (10) (12)6–12 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France2 (9) (17)27 May–2 June 2013Elektrostal, Russia1 (16)Total16
Rotterdam
Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Bruce Bale (ENG) Fernando Gómez (ARG) Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) Deon Nel (RSA) Tim Pullman (AUS) Simon Taylor (NZL) Roderick Wijsmuller (NED)
First round
Pool A
During the pre-game formalities, New Zealand's national anthem was accidentally played instead of Australia's national anthem, playing for 25 seconds before audio staff realised the mistake and stopped the music.
Pool B
Second round
Quarterfinals
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
Johor Bahru
Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Diego Barbas (ARG) Christian Blasch (GER) Hamish Jamson (ENG) Adam Kearns (AUS) Eric Koh (MAS) Francesco Parisi (ITA) Raghu Prasad (IND) Ayden Shrives (RSA) Coen Van Bunge (NED) Paco Vázquez (ESP)
First round
Pool A
Pool B
Second round
Quarterfinals
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Top GoalscorersPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the Tournament Gonzalo Peillat Christopher Zeller Abdul Haseem Khan Maximilian Müller Lee Myung-ho Gonzalo Peillat
Final rankings Qualification for 2014 Hockey World Cup RankRotterdamJohor Bahru12345678
Host nation Continental champions Qualified through 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League
Goalscorers
ESP
References
External links Official website (Rotterdam) Official website (Johor Bahru)