Saturday, November 15, 2008

FIH releases Qualified Teams for 2009 Events

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) released the teams qualified for its World Level Events in 2009. The post Olympic year will see four men’s and four women’s tournaments.

The most important events next year are the Samsung Champions Trophy women (11-19 July 2009 in Sydney, Australia) and the ABN AMRO Champions Trophy men (28 November-6 December 2009 in Melbourne, Australia).

Men’s Champions Trophy – 2009 (Melbourne, Australia)
1. Australia Host and Champions Trophy Champion 2008
2. Germany Olympic Champions 2008 and World Cup Champions 2006
3. Spain 2nd ranked Olympic Games 2008
4. Netherlands 4th ranked Olympic Games 2008
5. England 5th ranked Olympic Games 2008 (Great Britain)
6. Korea 6th ranked Olympic Games 2008

Women’s Champions Trophy – 2009 (Sydney, Australia)
1. Australia Host
2. Netherlands Olympic Champions 2008, World Cup Champions 2006
3. Argentina Champions Trophy Champion 2008
4. China 2nd ranked Olympic 2008
5. Germany 4th ranked Olympics 2008
6. England 6th ranked Olympics 2008 (Great Britain)

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