[1] From this year on the tournament began to be held biennially due to the introduction of the Hockey World League, returning to its original format changed in 1980.

Germany won the tournament for the tenth time after defeating Pakistan 2–0 in the final.

[3] Alongside the host nation, the top five finishers from the previous edition and the winner of the 2012 Champions Challenge I qualified automatically.

The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 8 competing teams.

[4] Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)[6] As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.