Three events were held between March and June 2010 in the United States, Russia and Chile.

[2][3][4] Except for Africa, all other four confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

South Korea won the tournament, defeating the United States 3–1 in the final and qualifying for the FIH World Cup.

Japan won the tournament, defeating the Azerbaijan 1–0 in the final and qualifying for the FIH World Cup.

Australia won the tournament, finishing at the top of the pool standings and qualifying for the FIH World Cup.