Surbiton Hockey Membership is about to host a Euro Hockey League occasion for the primary time following affirmation they are going to open their Sugden Highway gates to the EHL Males KO16 from October third to sixth.
It’s going to even be the primary time the world’s greatest membership competitors has come to London. It additionally ends a 12-year anticipate English followers to get pleasure from the EHL in their very own nation, the earlier time being at East Grinstead’s Saint Hill in 2012.
Surbiton will welcome 16 groups from 11 completely different nations, battling it out in 16 matches with the hope of incomes one of many 4 spots on provide at subsequent Easter’s EHL Males FINAL8.
EHL Board chairman Peter Elders mentioned of the choice to award the internet hosting to Surbiton: “It’s good to see a brand new membership step ahead to host an EHL occasion. Surbiton have confirmed to be glorious hosts lately, welcoming the ladies’s EuroHockey Membership Cup and various English playoff finals occasions.
“We now have little question that experience will shine by subsequent October and make this an additional particular second of their one hundred and fiftieth 12 months celebrations.
“We now have seen many English followers journey to the EHL round Europe, producing the competitors’s particular environment and so we anticipate it to be vigorous within the stands in addition to on the pitch.”
Surbiton membership captain Sian Craze says it is going to be a particular occasion for the membership and their group: “We’re delighted to be internet hosting the EHL Males KO16 occasion at Surbiton in early October. It is going to be a improbable alternative for our members, associates from different golf equipment and everybody in our local people and colleges to observe among the greatest hockey expertise on the planet following this summer season’s Olympic Video games.
“We’re fortunate to have various wonderful sporting occasions in Elmbridge and the EHL will likely be a novel likelihood for locals to get entangled in EuroHockey’s showcase occasion. We will’t wait!”
Native mayor Neil Houston provides: “Because the Mayor of Elmbridge and one of many native councillors, I’m completely delighted that we’ll be welcoming the gamers, their households, coaches, and assist employees to our borough to participate on this very prestigious competitors.
“It’s a large honour for Surbiton Hockey Membership to have been chosen to host these matches and we’re all very pleased with everybody involved. We want them each success.”
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The draw for the EHL Males KO16 will happen on July 15th in Barcelona. The 16 competing groups are confirmed as follows:
- Netherlands: HC Rotterdam, HC Bloemendaal
- Belgium: Royal Léopold, Waterloo Geese
- England: Surbiton HC, Wimbledon HC
- Spain: Actual Membership de Polo
- Germany: Mannheimer HC, Hamburger Polo Membership
- Austria: AHTC Wien, SV Arminen
- France: Lille MHC
- Eire: Banbridge HC
- Scotland: Western Wildcats HC
- Switzerland: Grasshopper Membership Zürich
- Czechia: TJ Plzeň-Litice
SV Kampong, Gantoise, Previous Georgians and Membership de Campo have all earned byes to the EHL Males FINAL8. The match schedule will comply with sooner or later.