EuroHockey U21 Championship Men 2024
Terrassa, Spain
14 - 20 Jul 2024
It will be held alongside the women's
tournament in Terrassa, Spain from 14 to 20 July 2024.
The Netherlands are the
record-holders after winning their tenth title by defeating the defending
champions Germany 3–1 in the final. It will be a 8 teams event.
Pool A – Belgium France Germany
Turkey
Pool B – England Nederland Spain
Ireland
Format:
At pool stage – Round Robin and top 2
each pool plays SF1&2 with Finals & 3rd/4th with
other classification matches for 5-8. Total 20 matches.
Only top 6 teams will be retained in
next Eurohockey Junior whereas the 7&8 goes to Eurohockey Junior II and top
2 will join the 6 for next cycle in 2026.
With the new 24 teams for 2025 Junior
World and based on the qualifications there will be 8 slots given, with that,
all the above teams will be automatically qualifying for 2025 JWC. Turkey may
play their first ever JWC.
This Continental event will also
provide Jnr Ranking points based on their last position in the tournament and
not based on each match like senior ranking points. Champion gets 750 points
followed by 2nd 700points 3rd 650points 4th
600 points 5th 550 points 6th 500 points 7th
450 points and last 8th will be 400 points.
My top 4 will be Ned Ger Spain &
Fra
Will be watching the tournament via
purchasing EHTV pass.
2025 JWC Men U21 – India – 24 teams for a first time!
Summary 24 teams – Host, Africa 3
teams: Europe 8 teams: Asia 6teams: Pan Am 3 teams & Oceania 3 teams and
India will host in December 2025 - some say Chennai and Odisha yet to be
confirmed.
To understand better the journey of 2025 JWC please click the link below:
https://stickwithmike.blogspot.com/2024/06/2025-junior-world-cup-fact-sheets-and.html
Anyway, I still believe JWC should be a solid top 12 teams’ tournament and create another division for 12 lower teams and from here only 6 goes like super-six to join the best 6 teams as seeded similar to current T20 Cricket WC and it helps to main the competitiveness and also assist weak teams to develop or else it will be a high scoring and boring events and some teams may spoil the potential chances for big teams. See like Africa got 3 slots – SA & Egypt who is 3rd – Nigeria/Zimbabwe and see Oceania 3 slots – Aus & NZ who is next – are they ready to compete – in international hockey the competitiveness index is from1-18 and after 19 onwards the standard is poor. From these 24 teams, the Continental that will gained the most is the European nations with 8 slots and Turkey will play as first timer.
Regards to everyone…
Maninderjit Singh (MIKE)
Former Olympian and Sec Gen of MHC
P/S - There are massive criticism on Malaysian Men's Hockey Team and will write about it after they have completed their tour of Europe and what the future looks like and the obstacles of achieving the ultimate LA2028 slot...
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