According to Sportbox.az, our hockey players have become parties to the next round due to the fact that they were the best rated among the teams which, as the Azerbaijani team, took third place in the three events of the 2nd round.

Azerbaijan took the 3rd place in Montevideo (Uruguay), and rated higher than Malaysia (tournament in Delhi) and Chile (tournament in Dublin).

Now the team of Adil Pashayev is waiting for the matches of the third round. Here, 20 teams will be divided into two tournaments, one of which will be held in Spain, and the second - in Belgium. Both events will be held in June.

The top three teams at the end of each tournament will have the right to perform at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Also  one of the two teams, who took 4th place and having a higher rating will get the tickets to Brasil.