The tournament was held between 1–9 December 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.

[1] Australia won the tournament for the thirteenth time after defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final, extending their record winning streak to five consecutive titles.

[2] Even though Spain was automatically qualified as the runner-up of the previous edition, they withdrew from participating due to financial issues.

In addition to the three teams nominated by the FIH Executive Board to compete, the following eight teams, competed in this tournament.

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: All times are Australia Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11)[5] There were 103 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.29 goals per match.