Scotland to host Hockey World League Round 1 in 2016

Scottish Hockey today received confirmation from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) that it has been awarded hosting rights for a 2016/17 Hockey World League (HWL) Round 1 competition in 2016.
A men’s competition will be staged at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre in September next year and Scotland will feature in a 4 or 5 team round robin tournament.
Rankings at the Round 1 competitions will determine which teams will qualify for the Round 2 events that will take place in in early 2017.
Composed of four rounds and played over two years, the HWL takes place in venues around the world. The 2016/17 HWL competition will ultimately decide the teams that will qualify, alongside the Continental Champions and hosts, for the FIH World Cups in 2018.
Commenting on the announcement today, Scottish Hockey Chief Executive said, “Scottish Hockey is delighted to secure another high quality international competition to be hosted in Glasgow next year.
“Scotland Senior Men will have home advantage in Round 1, a great opportunity to get their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start.
“We have an excellent reputation for hosting world level events after the success of the Champions Challenge in 2014 and look forward to welcoming the competing nations, officials and supporters to the city of Glasgow.”
Speaking of the announcement of nine Round 1 host venues, FIH CEO Kelly Fairweather said: “These latest host announcements really do highlight the global spread of hockey around the world. Each award is an indication of the growth of the sport taking place in these countries, of which is incredibly inspiring.”
“I’m sure that the excitement and buzz created by the Hockey World League Finals in India and Argentina later this year will continue into these events. All of the hosts are in tune with our Hockey Revolution goals, in particular our aim to develop innovative and exciting entertainment events. As a result, we’re sure each local organiser will put on a fantastic platform for hockey and in doing so, inspire many more people to take up hockey.”
The dates and draw for each event are currently being finalised in conjunction with each host National Association and as soon as they are finalised they will be published

 

Scottish Hockey today received confirmation from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) that it has been awarded hosting rights for a 2016/17 Hockey World League (HWL) Round 1 competition in 2016.

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A men’s competition will be staged at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre in September next year and Scotland will feature in a 4 or 5 team round robin tournament.

Rankings at the Round 1 competitions will determine which teams will qualify for the Round 2 events that will take place in in early 2017.

Composed of four rounds and played over two years, the HWL takes place in venues around the world. The 2016/17 HWL competition will ultimately decide the teams that will qualify, alongside the Continental Champions and hosts, for the FIH World Cups in 2018.

Commenting on the announcement today, Scottish Hockey Chief Executive said, “Scottish Hockey is delighted to secure another high quality international competition to be hosted in Glasgow next year.

“Scotland Senior Men will have home advantage in Round 1, a great opportunity to get their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start.

“We have an excellent reputation for hosting world level events after the success of the Champions Challenge in 2014 and look forward to welcoming the competing nations, officials and supporters to the city of Glasgow.”

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Speaking of the announcement of nine Round 1 host venues earlier today, FIH CEO Kelly Fairweather said: “These latest host announcements really do highlight the global spread of hockey around the world. Each award is an indication of the growth of the sport taking place in these countries, of which is incredibly inspiring.”

“I’m sure that the excitement and buzz created by the Hockey World League Finals in India and Argentina later this year will continue into these events. All of the hosts are in tune with our Hockey Revolution goals, in particular our aim to develop innovative and exciting entertainment events. As a result, we’re sure each local organiser will put on a fantastic platform for hockey and in doing so, inspire many more people to take up hockey.”

The dates and draw for each event are currently being finalised in conjunction with each host National Association and as soon as they are finalised they will be published

For more information please visit the FIH website.

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