2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League
The tournament started in April 2016 in Singapore and finished in December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.[1][2] The Semifinals of this competition also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.India won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–1.Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, and after seeking entries to participate, several teams were announced to compete.[4] Those twenty teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:[5]