5th September 2016: As part of our #MotivationMonday series, we are delighted to congratulate the Czech women’s team on progressing to FIH Hockey World League 2 with style!
The Czech team poled first in the Hockey World League 1 event in Prague from 31st August – 4th September. They started the event with a comprehensive win over Turkey 6-1. Next up was Lithuania who they beat 5-1. A loss of 2-3 against Poland was a set back to the Czech girls but they bounced back with a 5-1 win over Ukraine in this round robin event. Their better goal difference meant that with the same points as Poland (9) they finished first and gained a place in the World League 2 to be played in 2017.
The Final Ranking was as follows:
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | Win Draws | Loss Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 9 |
| 2 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 2 |
| 5 | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 2 |
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Pictured: The winning Czech team (Czech hockey (c))