News for 19 June 2023
All the news for Monday 19 June 2023
2022-23 FIH Hockey Pro League - 19 June
Men
London, Great Britain (GMT +!)
16 Jun 2023 15:10 NED v ESP (RR) 3 - 2
17 Jun 2023 15:10 GBR v GER (RR) 3 - 0
18 Jun 2023 15:10 GBR v ESP (RR) 3 - 0
19 Jun 2023 17:40 ESP v NED (RR)
20 Jun 2023 12:10 GBR v GER (RR)
21 Jun 2023 17:40 GBR v ESP (RR)
Antwerp, Belgium (GMT +2)
16 Jun 2023 18:10 ARG v NZL (RR) 6 - 1
17 Jun 2023 16:40 BEL v AUS (RR) 5 - 4
8 Jun 2023 16:40 BEL v NZL (RR) 3 - 1
19 Jun 2023 18:10 NZL v ARG (RR)
20 Jun 2023 20:40 BEL v AUS (RR)
21 Jun 2023 20:40 BEL v NZL (RR)
Pool standings
Women
London, Great Britain (GMT +1)
16 Jun 2023 12:40 GBR v GER (RR) 0 - 2
17 Jun 2023 12:40 NED v USA (RR) 6 - 0
18 Jun 2023 12:40 GBR v USA (RR) 4 - 2
19 Jun 2023 20:10 GBR v GER (RR)
20 Jun 2023 14:40 USA v NED (RR)
21 Jun 2023 20:10 GBR v USA (RR)
Antwerp, Belgium (GMT +2)
16 Jun 2023 20:40 BEL v AUS (RR) 0 - 2
17 Jun 2023 14:10 ARG v NZL (RR) 1 - 2
18 Jun 2023 14:10 BEL v NZL (RR) 7 - 0
19 Jun 2023 20:40 BEL v AUS (RR)
20 Jun 2023 18:10 NZL v ARG (RR)
21 Jun 2023 18:10 BEL v NZL (RR)
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
Belgium women hit 7 against New Zealand, Great Britain men go top of table with win over Spain
FIH Hockey Pro League action continued in London and Antwerp with 4 men’s and 4 women’s teams in action. Great Britain and Belgium women, who had started their home mini-tournaments with losses, gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about today. GB women survived a USA comeback to earn all three points in a 4-2 win, while the Red Panthers were on fire to dispatch New Zealand 7-0 in a near perfect performance. In the men’s matches Great Britain won a second consecutive match by a 3-0 scoreline against Spain, heading to the top of the table going 2 points clear of India. The Red Lions continued their good form winning 3-1 against New Zealand men, who continue to languish at the bottom of the men’s table. 
Double delight for Great Britain at Day 3 of London Mini Tournament 2
It was a double delight for Great Britain at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre as both Women and Men registered thrilling wins in their respective FIH Pro League 2022/23 fixtures held on Sunday.
USWNT’s Comeback Falls Short Against Great Britain in FIH Hockey Pro League
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LONDON, England – It was a sold out crowd of 5,000 fans to watch the No. 15 U.S. Women’s National Team play No. 6 Great Britain in the 2022-23 FIH Hockey Pro League at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre. USA found themselves trailing 3-0 and fought hard to cut it within one, but the United Eagles’ comeback fell short as Great Britain went on to win, 4-2.
Great Britain men return to top of standings
Nick Bandurak's fine form continued at Lee Valley PIC: GB Hockey
Great Britain’s Zach Wallace said winning the FIH Pro League would be “massive” after Paul Revington’s side returned to the top of the standings.
Great Britain's men beat Spain to top table, GB women defeat USA
Nick Bandurak scored twice as Great Britain's men beat Spain
Great Britain celebrated a double victory as their men's and women's teams won their FIH Pro League fixtures.
FIH Men's Pro League -2022-23 Great Britain topped the points table
By Tariq Ali
Great Britain (32) is now on the top of the points table with the two points ahead of India (30) in the FIH Men's Pro League 2022-23 and for the Great Britain three more matches to play in this season.
MEN'S POINTS TABLE
Teams Played Won Lost Drawn Points
1 GBR. 14. 8. 1. 5(3+2). 32
2 IND. 16. 8. 5. 3(3+0). 30
3 AUS. 15. 5. 7. 3(1+2). 19
4 BEL. 10. 6. 4. 0 18
5 NED. 9. 5. 2 2(0+2). 17
6 ESP. 10. 5. 3. 0(0+2). 17
7 ARG. 15. 3. 7. 5(2+3) 16
8 GER. 9. 3. 5. 1(1+0). 11
9 NZL. 10. 0. 9. 1(1+0). 2
Argentina and Australia are on a crucial tie in the FIH Women's Pro League 2022-23 points table with their equal points 29. And only one more match to go for the both teams.
WOMEN'S POINTS TABLE
Teams Played Won Lost Drawn Points
1 ARG. 15. 9. 4. 2(0+2). 29
2 AUS. 15. 7. 3. 5(3+2). 29
3 NED. 9. 8. 0. 1(0+1). 25
4 BEL. 10. 5. 2. 3(2+1). 20
5 GBR. 14. 6. 8. 0. 18
6 GER. 9. 3. 2. 4(3+1). 16
7 CHN. 16. 2. 11. 3(1+2). 10
8 NZL. 10. 2. 6. 2(0+2). 8
9 USA. 10. 1. 8. 2(2+0). 7
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Nicholas Bandurak achieved the landmark
Nicholas Bandurak scored two goals and Lee Morton one goal to enabled Great Britain to get 3-0 victory against Spain in the FIH Men's Pro League at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, Great Britain.
During the course of the match Nicholas Bandurak completed his 10 individual goals of the edition 2022-23. He became the third player of the season to achieved the landmark
10 or more Individual goals in one edition in FIH Men's Pro League
Goals - Players - Country - Season
18 - Harmanpreet Singh - India - 2021-22
18 - Harmanpreet Singh - India - 2022-23
12 - Blake Govers - Australia - 2019
12 - Tom Boon - Belgium - 2021-22
11 - Alexander Hendrickx - Belgium - 2020-21
10 - Pau Quemada - Spain - 2019
10 - Jose' Leanardo Tolini - Argentina - 2020-21
10 - Nicholas Bandurak - England - 2021-22
10 - Samuel Ward - Great Britain - 2022-23
10 - Nicholas Bandurak - Great Britain - 2022-23
Nicholas Bandurak had scored 10 individual goals for England in the FIH Men's Pro League, season 2021-22 and 10 individual goals again in the current session 2022-23 with three more matches to go.
20 or more individual goals in FIH Men's Pro League in all seasons
40 goals - Harmanpreet Singh - India - (4 goals in 2020-21, 18 in 2021-22 and 18 in 2022-23).
34 goals - Alexander Hendrickx - Belgium - (8 goals in 2019, 11 in 2020-21, 9 in 2021-22 and 6* in 2022-23 and 4 matches to go in the season).
25 goals - Samuel Ward - Great Britain and England - (8 goals in 2019, 7 in 2021-22 and 10 in the current session and 3 matches to go).
24 goals - Tom Boon - Belgium - (9 goals in 2019, 3 in 2020-21 and 12 in 2021-22).
20 goals - Blake Govers - Australia - (12 goals in 2019, 4 in 2020-21 and 4 in the current session and one match to go).
20 goals - Nicholas Bandurak - England and Great Britain - (10 goals in 2021-22 for England and 10 in the current session for the Great Britain and there matches to go)
The Red Lions overcome New Zealand
Winners of Australia 5-4 on Saturday, this is their second straight win in a series of 8 games scheduled at the Wilrijkseplein by early July to conclude their 2022-23 Pro League campaign.
Both Black Sticks teams suffer hockey Pro League losses in Belgium
New Zealand goalkeeper Brooke Roberts contests the ball with a Belgian forward during a 7-0 loss to Belgium in the FIH Pro League in Antwerp. Supplied/Hockey NZ
The Black Sticks women’s team crashed from the high of beating FIH Hockey Pro League leaders Argentina to a 7-0 drubbing from Belgium on a day the Black Sticks men also lost to the Olympic champion Belgians.
Chile take 1-0 victory over Wales
Wales were attempting to go one step further than Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with the Chilean side ranked 14th in the World.
Chile triumph 1-0 to leave Welsh side winless
Wales play both hosts Uruguay and Chile twice in a Tri-Nations series warm-up for July's European Championships in Prague
Wales suffered their second defeat at the Tri-Nations series in Montevideo, losing 1-0 to Chile on Sunday.
Scotland Emerging squads finish England series with 8-Nations on the horizon
Scotland Emerging Girls 2-4 England U16
Scotland Emerging Girls’ were defeated 4-2 by England U16s in a close competitive contest. It was the second of two matches in Uddingston following a 4-2 defeat yesterday.
‘I have been fortunate in my career,’ says India Colts' Vice Captain Boby Singh Dhami
A personal tragedy led him to pick up the hockey stick; Looking back, he believes 'everything happens for a reason'
New Delhi: For India Colts' Vice Captain Boby Singh Dhami, winning the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2023 has not only set him up for bigger feats in his career but it has also reinstated his belief in the phrase, "Everything happens for a reason."
Day 7 Results: 13th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2023
Rourkela, Odisha: Action on Day 7 of the 13th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2023 saw Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Chandigarh register wins in their respective pool matches at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.
Division Two clubs anticipate costly JHL affair
By Jugjet Singh
KUALA LUMPUR: Clubs anticipate a costly affair competing for honours in the carnival-format Division Two competition of the Malaysian Junior Hockey League (JHL) from Aug 3-19.