It was held between 12 and 23 April 2006 in Changzhou, China.

New Zealand won the tournament after defeating Korea 4–1 in the final.

Alongside England, Pakistan and Japan, these five teams qualified for the World Cup.

[1][2] All five confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings.

Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.