Women's Hockey Junior World Cup

Sports Name: Field Hockey

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Updated On : 06 May, 2019

Full Name
Women's Hockey Junior World Cup

Type
international

Location
Worldwide

Disabled
No

Conducted
Once in 4 years

Gender
Female

Age Criteria Type
Below 21

Trivia

The teams of Netherlands, Germany, Korea and Argentina have participated at each Junior World Cup till now.

The Women's Hockey Junior World Cup is an international women’s field hockey tournament, organized by the International Hockey Federation. The competition was established in 1989 as the Federation felt the need of a separate tournament due to the growing popularity of women’s field hockey. The tournament is held for players aged below 21. The International Hockey Federation felt the necessity of such kind of event, involving junior female field hockey players. The first edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was held in 1989 in Ottawa, Canada. West Germany emerged champions after defeating South Korea in the finals. The Soviet Union occupied the third place after beating Netherlands.

Competition Format

The format of the competition is simple and resembles most other world championships.
A total of sixteen teams participate in the tournament including the host nation. The teams are further divided into four different groups, each having four teams.
In the group stage, the four teams face off each other once in three different matches.
The top two teams from each group move to the quarter-finals whereas the third and fourth teams from each Pool compete for other ranks.
At the quarterfinals, a total of four matches are played. The topper of one group faces the runner-up of another group. The four winners then move on to the semi-finals.
At the semi-finals, two matches are played. The winners move forward for the final and contest for the trophy.
The losing sides face off each other to compete for the third position.