▁events ▁were ▁part ▁in ▁this ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁playing ▁for ▁ 7 ▁ber th s ▁in ▁the ▁Final , ▁played ▁between ▁ 1 0 – 1 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi , ▁India . ▁ ▁This ▁round ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁qual ifier ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Men ' s ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Cup ▁as ▁the ▁ 6 ▁highest ▁placed ▁teams ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁host ▁nation ▁and ▁the ▁five ▁contin ental ▁champions ▁qualified . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁ 8 ▁teams ▁ranked ▁between ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁in ▁the ▁FI H ▁World ▁Rank ings ▁current ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁seeking ▁entries ▁for ▁the ▁competition ▁qualified ▁automatically . ▁After ▁Germany ▁announced ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁host ▁a ▁Sem if inal ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁restrictions , ▁Malays ia ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁therefore ▁ex empt ▁from ▁Round ▁ 2 , ▁to ▁which ▁were ▁qualified ▁by ▁ranking ▁basis . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁one ▁less ▁ber th ▁was ▁available ▁at ▁that ▁event ▁and ▁only ▁ 7 ▁teams ▁qualified ▁from ▁Round ▁ 2 . ▁France ▁( 1 7 th ) ▁qualified ▁as ▁the ▁highest - rank ed ▁second - pla ced ▁team ▁between ▁the ▁Saint - G erm ain - en - L aye ▁and ▁Ele kt ro stal ▁Round ▁ 2 ▁events , ▁leaving ▁Russia ▁( 2 0 th ) ▁unable ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁The ▁following ▁six teen ▁teams , ▁shown ▁with ▁final ▁pre - t ourn ament ▁rank ings , ▁competed ▁in