<p>Riding on their fourth-place finish in the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-final, India leapfrogged South Korea to take the eighth spot in the latest International Hockey Federation (FIH) rankings released on Thursday.<br /><br />Asian Games 2014 champions India have 1454 points, while the Koreans have 1413 points in the rankings released after the completion of the four events comprising the HWL semi-Finals - Buenos Aires and Antwerp (men); Valencia and Antwerp (women). <br />The Indian women's team remained at 13.<br /><br />Both the World Cup 2014 holders Australia (men) and the Netherlands (women) remain at the top after both teams won their respective HWL semi-final events, beating Belgium and Korea in the finals.<br /><br />In the men's rankings, the Netherlands, who won silver in the 2014 World Cup remain in second place, while Olympic gold medallists Germany, who also won their HWL semi-final, are in third place.<br /><br />The battle for fourth spot continues between Belgium (fourth) and England (fifth) - just 27 points separate the teams. Argentina (sixth) and New Zealand (seventh) remain unchanged.<br /><br />A fourth-place finish for Canada in Buenos Aires means the North Americans have moved ahead of Ireland (14) to 13th. Canada's move means South Africa drop two places to 15th.<br /><br />It is getting tight in the battle for top spots in the women's rankings as just 14 points separates Germany (fifth), China (sixth) and England (seventh). <br /><br />While Australia (second), Argentina (third) and New Zealand (fourth) remain unmoved. American women have dropped from fifth to eighth.</p>.<p>Spain's fifth place finish in Valencia, saw the team move to 14th while Ireland have slipped to 15th after finishing eighth in the same event.<br /></p>
<p>Riding on their fourth-place finish in the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-final, India leapfrogged South Korea to take the eighth spot in the latest International Hockey Federation (FIH) rankings released on Thursday.<br /><br />Asian Games 2014 champions India have 1454 points, while the Koreans have 1413 points in the rankings released after the completion of the four events comprising the HWL semi-Finals - Buenos Aires and Antwerp (men); Valencia and Antwerp (women). <br />The Indian women's team remained at 13.<br /><br />Both the World Cup 2014 holders Australia (men) and the Netherlands (women) remain at the top after both teams won their respective HWL semi-final events, beating Belgium and Korea in the finals.<br /><br />In the men's rankings, the Netherlands, who won silver in the 2014 World Cup remain in second place, while Olympic gold medallists Germany, who also won their HWL semi-final, are in third place.<br /><br />The battle for fourth spot continues between Belgium (fourth) and England (fifth) - just 27 points separate the teams. Argentina (sixth) and New Zealand (seventh) remain unchanged.<br /><br />A fourth-place finish for Canada in Buenos Aires means the North Americans have moved ahead of Ireland (14) to 13th. Canada's move means South Africa drop two places to 15th.<br /><br />It is getting tight in the battle for top spots in the women's rankings as just 14 points separates Germany (fifth), China (sixth) and England (seventh). <br /><br />While Australia (second), Argentina (third) and New Zealand (fourth) remain unmoved. American women have dropped from fifth to eighth.</p>.<p>Spain's fifth place finish in Valencia, saw the team move to 14th while Ireland have slipped to 15th after finishing eighth in the same event.<br /></p>