The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June and July 2015. A total of 20 teams competing in 2 events took part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played between 5–13 December 2015 in Raipur, India.
This round also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualify.
Qualification 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 9 teams qualified from Round 2. The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings11 (3) (1) (2) (4) (10) (7) (11) (8) (5) (6) (9)17–25 January 2015 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Round 2Singapore3 (16) (12) (17)28 February – 8 March 2015San Diego, United States3 (15) (22) (14)7–15 March 2015Cape Town, South Africa3 (18) (28) (21)Total20
Buenos Aires
All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)
Umpires Below are the 11 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Bruce Bale (GBR) Murray Grime (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Gabriel Labate (ARG) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Deon Nel (RSA) Haider Rasool (PAK) Maximiliano Scala (ARG) Simon Taylor (NZL) Daniel López Ramos (URU)
First round Pool A
Pool B
Second round
Quarterfinals
Ninth and tenth place
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 Christopher Rühr Pau Quemada David Carter David Carter Niklas Wellen
Antwerp
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Diego Barbas (ARG) Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Nathan Stagno (GBR) Eric Kim Lai Koh (MAS) Raghu Prasad (IND) Tim Pullman (AUS) Roel Van Eert (NED) Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL) John Wright (RSA)
First round Pool A
Pool B
Second round
Quarterfinals
Ninth and tenth place
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 Blake Govers John-John Dohmen David Harte Blake Govers
Final rankings Qualification for 2016 Summer Olympics
RankBuenos AiresAntwerp12345678910
Continental champions Qualified through 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League
Goalscorers
References
External links Official website (Buenos Aires) Official website (Antwerp)