The International Hockey Federation (FIH) unveiled a new world ranking system for 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

It will come into effect from the first of next month. For a better reflection of current performances, the new ranking will be match-based instead of tournament-based calculation.

The new world ranking system has been launched after 12 months of painstaking research, analysis and testing.

The outgoing world ranking system was in existence since 2003. It was originally devised to allocate teams into pools at tournaments.

The old model allowed nations to earn ranking points two to three times per year.