Women: Pool A: No.2 ranked England; India (FIH Hero World Ranking:10) who, like their men, were recently crowned Asian champions; African champions South Africa (WR:14); Malaysia (WR:22), who gained so much experience from the Hockey World League Semi-Final in Brussels; and Wales (WR:26), who will bring the passion and fire they showed to finish fourth at EuroHockey Champions Challenge II.
PoolB: Top of the tree are current title holders Australia – currently ranked fourth in the world and winners of the 2017 Oceania Cup. They are joined by rivals New Zealand (WR: 5, who are second in the Sentinel Homes Hockey World League Final, Scotland (WR: 18) who are an improving nation who, like Malaysia gained valuable experience in the World League in Brussels earlier this year; Canada (WR:21) who fell short by their standards at the Pan American Cup and will have a point to prove, and Ghana (WR:30).
MEN: Pool A: It has current holders and world number two side, Australia, up against New Zealand (WR:8), Canada (WR:11), African champions South Africa (WR:15) and Scotland (WR:23).
Pool B will pitch Asian champions India (WR:6), England (WR:7), Malaysia (WR:12), Pakistan (WR:13) and Wales WR:24) together. This pool will particularly be interesting for Asian fans as top three teams of their continents are packed in the pool.