2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1

Qualification

Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament. Teams ranked 17th and lower in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition were allocated to one of the Round 1 events. The following 35 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Prague

Prague, Czech Republic, 17–19 August 2012.

Pool

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

     Advanced to Round 2

Awards

Best Player: Artem Ozerskyy

Fair Play:  Belarus

Singapore

Singapore, 31 August–2 September 2012.

Pool

All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

     Advanced to Round 2

Awards

Best Player: Saifulnizam Md Seftu

Best Goalkeeper: Authachai Soh-Tree

Accra

Accra, Ghana, 7–9 September 2012.

Pool

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00)

     Advanced to Round 2

Cardiff

Cardiff, Wales, 7–9 September 2012.

Pool

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

     Advanced to Round 2

Lousada

Lousada, Portugal, 25–30 September 2012.

Pool

All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

     Advanced to Round 2

¹ Match was suspended at half time because of bad weather. The final 35 minutes were played on Friday, 28 September 2012 at 11:00 local time.

Port of Spain

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 14–17 November 2012.

Pool

All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)

     Advanced to Round 2

Chula Vista

Chula Vista, United States, 16–18 November 2012.

Pool

All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00)

     Advanced to Round 2

Doha

Doha, Qatar, 27 November–2 December 2012.

Pool

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

     Advanced to Round 2     Disqualified¹^1 –Qatar's results were officially deleted from the event due to an eligibility problem with some of its players.

Suva

Suva, Fiji, 8–15 December 2012.

Pool

All times are Fiji Summer Time (UTC+13:00)

     Advanced to Round 2