Hockey Australia in partnership with the Western Australian Authorities, via Tourism Western Australia, are excited to announce a brand-new Worldwide Pageant of Hockey to be hosted in Perth this April. The occasion has additionally been made doable because of the help from Commonwealth Video games Australia as a part of their Green2Gold2Great program, which goals to propel Australia’s costs ahead on the world stage.
The month-long Pageant will see Australia’s iconic girls’s and males’s hockey groups, the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras, play in opposition to among the world’s finest. It will likely be the final and solely likelihood followers should see the groups in motion on house soil earlier than they head to the Olympic Video games in Paris this 12 months.
The Kookaburras will kick off the Perth Worldwide Pageant of Hockey, reigniting a basic rivalry with a five-Take a look at sequence in opposition to India from Saturday sixth – Saturday thirteenth April. It’s set to be an epic battle with the Kookaburras at present sitting fifth on the Worldwide Hockey Federation (FIH) Males’s World Rankings, whereas India sits simply above them in fourth.
The Hockeyroos will then compete in a Take a look at sequence in opposition to China, and Japan from Friday nineteenth – Sunday twenty eighth April. Australia, China and Japan all sit within the high 10 of the FIH Girls’s World Rankings, with the Hockeyroos fourth forward of China at eight and Japan tenth. All nationwide groups concerned within the Perth Worldwide Pageant of Hockey have certified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.
The Pageant may also see Australian growth groups compete in what shall be a vital final likelihood to earn a spot within the Australian Olympic Workforce. All matches shall be performed at Perth Hockey Stadium at Curtin College, with all Hockeyroos and Kookaburras matches streamed LIVE and FREE on 7Plus.
Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti stated:
“The WA Authorities is proud to proceed supporting worldwide sporting occasions and construct our fame because the fastest-growing occasions capital within the South East Asian area.
“We stay up for welcoming these worldwide groups and lots of out-of-state guests to Western Australia for this thrilling new hockey occasion, including to the strong listing of occasions happening in Perth’s premier sporting stadiums in 2024.”
Hockey Australia CEO David Pryles says Hockey Australia is thrilled to offer followers with the chance to see the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras play on house soil earlier than their Olympic Video games marketing campaign in Paris.
“We’re very excited for this month-long Pageant of Hockey in Perth this April. With over 11 video games to select from, plus a bunch of activations and giveaways for followers younger and outdated, there shall be loads of leisure on supply each on and off the sector on the occasion. We encourage native and interstate followers to go to stunning Perth in April as their final likelihood to see and present their help for the inexperienced and gold earlier than the Olympics.”
The groups shall be taking part in for the honour to elevate the newly created Males’s and Girls’s Perth Cups which shall be revealed earlier than the event will get underway.
The announcement comes a lot to the delight of WA’s Hockeyroo Aleisha Energy and Kookaburra Aran Zalewski who say there’s no feeling like with the ability to elevate the trophy on house soil in entrance of followers, household and mates.
“I keep in mind watching my heroes play proper earlier than the Olympics,” Margaret-River raised Kookaburra Aran Zalewski stated.
“It’s thrilling we get to try this for our followers and particularly with a large check sequence in opposition to India. We just lately beat them twice on their house patch and we all know they’ll be coming over right here to try to do the identical on ours.”
“It’s at all times a privilege to play at video games at house and very particular to play in my house state surrounded by the hockey neighborhood I grew up in,” Western Australia’s Hockeyroo goalkeeper Aleisha Energy stated.
“We’re excited for the chance to play these video games earlier than our largest check of the 12 months, the Olympics. The squad has been working extraordinarily arduous and we will’t wait to showcase what we’ve bought.”
Other than weeks of high worldwide competitors, followers are additionally inspired to take advantage of the family-festival vibe, showcasing a DJ, enjoyable activations, and the prospect to satisfy their heroes in inexperienced and gold at Perth Hockey Stadium.
Tickets are on sale now, with household pageant passes obtainable and little one passes ranging from $6.
Go to the occasion webpage – www.hockey.org.au/pifoh for all of the occasion info and tickets.
Perth Worldwide Pageant of Hockey schedule
| Kookaburras five-Take a look at sequence v India | ||
| Saturday 6 April | Kookaburras v India Take a look at 1 | 4:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEDT |
| Sunday 7 April | Kookaburras v India Take a look at 2 | 4:30pm AWST, 6:30pm AEST |
| Wednesday 10 April | Kookaburras v India Take a look at 3 | 5:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEST |
| Friday 12 April | Kookaburras v India Take a look at 4 | 5:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEST |
| Saturday 13 April | Kookaburras v India Take a look at 5 | 4:30pm AWST, 6:30pm AEST |
| Hockeyroos Take a look at Sequence v China and Japan | ||
| Saturday 20 April | Hockeyroos v Japan | 4:30pm AWST, 6:30pm AEST |
| Sunday 21 April | Hockeyroos v China | 4:30pm AWST, 6:30pm AEST |
| Tuesday 23 April | China v Japan | 5:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEST |
| Wednesday 24 April | Hockeyroos v Japan | 5:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEST |
| Saturday 27 April | China v Japan | 4:30pm AWST, 6:30pm AEST |
| Sunday 28 April | Hockeyroos v Japan | 4:30pm AWST, 6:30pm AEST |