London 2012 Test Event tickets – Scottish Hockey Members and public sale information
Tickets for hockey’s Olympic test event, the Visa
International Invitational Hockey Tournament, will go on sale to
the public at 10am on Thursday 15 March, exclusively from
Ticketmaster.
However, one of the benefits of being a member of
Scottish Hockey is that you are able to make special pre-sale
priority bookings. Scottish Hockey members can make
bookings from Monday 5 March by using a special discount code at
the time of booking. In order to get this discount code please
email Scottish Hockey here.
As a sponsor of London 2012, Visa (debit, credit,
prepaid) is the only card accepted for online ticket sales
for this London Prepares series event.
Spectators of all ages will need a ticket and children aged 16
and under must be accompanied by an adult.
The Visa International Invitational Tournament will feature
current world champions, the men’s Australian and German teams who
are currently ranked number one and two in the world; the current
women’s world champions, Argentina; as well as both the men’s and
women’s British teams as they prepare for the London 2012
Games.
The men’s tournament will also feature India, winners of eight
Olympic gold medals while China, the women’s silver medallists from
Beijing, and Korea, also take part in the women’s event.
The tournament will give these top teams the chance to compete
at a London 2012 venue ahead of the Games. It will also allow
spectators the chance to visit the Olympic Park and see world-class
sporting action.
Each team will play one match against each other in the
preliminary phase from 2-5 May . There will be a rest day for the
teams on Friday 4 May.
The first and second place teams will then play each other in
the final on Sunday 6 May and the third and fourth place teams will
play off for the final ranking positions.
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Find out more about the Great Britain hockey teams and how you
can get involved in the Hockey Nation programe at the Great
Britain website.
Match Schedule
Wednesday 2 May – session 1
11:00-12:30 Argentina v China (women’s preliminary)
13:15-14:45 Great Britain v Korea (women’s preliminary)
Wednesday 2 May – session 2
16:15-17:45 Australia v India (men’s preliminary)
18:30-20:00 Great Britain v Germany (men’s preliminary)
Thursday 3 May – session 1
11:00-12:30 Argentina v Korea (women’s preliminary)
13:15-14:45 China v Great Britain (women’s preliminary)
Thursday 3 May – session 2
16:15-17:45 Germany v Australia (men’s preliminary)
18:30-20:00 Great Britain v India (men’s preliminary)
Saturday 5 May – session 1
09:30-11:00 China v Korea (women’s preliminary)
11:45-13:15 Great Britain v Argentina (women’s preliminary)
Saturday 5 May – session 2
14:45-16:15 Germany v India (men’s preliminary)
17:00-18:30 Australia v Great Britain (men’s preliminary)
Sunday 6 May – session 1
09:30-11:00 Women’s 3rd v 4th match
12:15-14:15 Women’s Final
Sunday 6 May – session 2
16:45-17:45 Men’s 3rd v 4th match
18:30-20:30 Men’s Final
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