EuroHockey5s Championship 2023 Women: Preview

Europe’s best women’s Hockey5s teams will gather in Walcz, Poland, from June 28 to July 1 for the EuroHockey5s Championship 2023, with three spots up for grabs at the inaugural FIH Hockey5s Womens World Cup Oman 2024.

A total of 10 teams are in action in the championships, which are divided into two groups of 5 teams in the preliminary round. Georgia, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey and Wales are drawn in Pool A, while Austria, Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden and Ukraine compete in Pool B. The competition kicks off on June 28 at 10am local time (CEST), with Ukraine facing Sweden. in the pool A encounter.

Each team in the pool stage plays its other teams once. In both series, the two best teams qualify for the semi-finals. The third and fourth placed teams in the pool stage will compete in the 5-8 places, while the bottom teams of both pools will fight for the 9th place. The losing teams after the quarter-finals will meet in the bronze medal match. The two finalists and the bronze medalist will qualify for the FIH Hockey5s Womens World Cup 2024.

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The FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024 will be played in Muscat, Oman from 24-31 January 2024, with 16 teams competing in both the men’s and women’s tournaments.

In the men’s competition, Holland, Poland and Switzerland from Europe and Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria from Africa have made it to the World Cup. The USA, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica have qualified from the American continent alongside their host Oman.

In the Women’s World Cup, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia from Africa and the United States, Uruguay and Paraguay from America have survived alongside the host country Oman. In addition to the three European qualifiers, three other teams from Oceania and Asia will qualify for the World Cup.