The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June and July 2017. A total of 20 teams competed 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 also served 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 qualified.
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 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.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings11 (1) (4) (3) (5) (6) (7) (8) (2)(9) (11) (13)Host nation1 (14)14–22 January 20172016–17 FIH Hockey World League Round 2Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3 (15) (22) (16)4–12 February 2017Valencia, Spain3 (10) (18) (17)25 March–2 April 2017Vancouver, Canada2 (12) (20)
Brussels
All times are local (UTC+2).
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 GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the Tournament Caia van Maasakker Cui Qiuxia Martina Chirico Laura Nunnink
Johannesburg
All times are local (UTC+2).
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 GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the Tournament Jill Witmer Melissa González Jackie Briggs Nike Lorenz
Final standings Qualification for 2018 Hockey World Cup
RankBrusselsJohannesburg12345678910
Host nation Continental champions Qualified through FIH Hockey World League
Goalscorers
References
External links Official website (Brussels) Official website (Johannesburg)