[1][2] Because of a new COVID-19 variant, the tournament was put on hold on 26 November 2021 and later postponed, with the option to be hosted by South Africa.

[3][4] On 10 January 2022 it was announced the tournament will take place from 2 to 13 April 2022 at the original venue.

[5] In February the tournament was moved one day forward to start on 1 and end on 12 April 2022.

The Netherlands won a record fourth title by defeating Germany 3–1 in the final.

[21] 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.