European Box Lacrosse Championships Explained

Sport:Box lacrosse
Founded:2017
Teams:14
Most Champs: (1 title)
(1 title)
Countries:












Champion: (1st title)
Current:2022 European Box Lacrosse Championship

The European Box Lacrosse Championship (EBLC) is the international men's box lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) that occurs every four years.[1]

The EBLC had its first championship event in Turku, Finland between July 8 – 15, 2017 and had 14 participating nations, competing for the EBLC 2017 Gold medal at two arenas – Gatorade Center and the Marlie Areena.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EBLC 2021 was delayed to the following year. It was held between July 30 – August 6, 2022 in Hanover, Germany. Official sources preferred using the german way of spelling Hanover as "Hannover".

Editions

2017 EBLC Championship

14 teams competed for the first ever European Box Lacrosse Championships in Turku.[3] Teams were divided into three groups, two of them being top groups based on current ranking, Karelia and Kalevala, with Granite group filled with the lower ranked teams.[4] [5] [6]

Kalevala Group

Israel, Ireland, Turkey, Serbia.

Karelia Group

England, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany.

Granite Group

Sweden, Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia.

Israel defeated the Czech Republic 8–7 in the gold medal game of the 2017 European Box Lacrosse Championship in Turku, Finland. John-Luc Chetner of Israel was named tournament MVP.[7] [8]

2022 EBLC Championship

14 teams competed for the second European Box Lacrosse Championships in Hanover.[9] Teams were divided into four groups and played in two arenas, at the DHC Hannover e.V. and in the huus de groot – EISARENA Mellendorf.[10]

Group A

Belgium, Finland, Serbia, Sweden.

Group B

Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia.

Group C

Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland.

Group D

England, Ireland, Scotland.

Awards

2017

Winners

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2017
Turku, Finland
8–714
2022
Hanover, Germany
11-814

Performance by team

Performance by tournament

Team2017

(14)
2022

(14)
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13th
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7th
8th 14th
7th 5th
10th 8th
9th 6th
12th

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European lacrosse champion in Mobile. 18 Jun 2018.
  2. Web site: Israel Takes Inaugural EBLC Gold, All Nations Find Success in Finland. 18 Jun 2018.
  3. Web site: Lacrosse standouts back east at national tourneys. 18 Jun 2018.
  4. Web site: SUOMEN LACROSSELIITTO RY FINNISH LACROSSE ASSOCIATION . 18 Jun 2018.
  5. Web site: Ladner Pioneers trio head to Finland. 18 Jun 2018.
  6. Web site: Mental Exercise, Key to Austrian Goalie Patrick Falb’s Success. 18 Jun 2018.
  7. Web site: Official EBLC Facebook Page . 18 Jun 2018.
  8. Web site: coquitlam-adanacs-keeper-to-mind-net-for-england. 18 Jun 2018.
  9. Web site: 2022 European Championships: Germany Erupts for Huge Win Over Czechs on Day 1. 2 Aug 2022.
  10. Web site: Location – elbc 2022. 2 Aug 2022.
  11. Web site: EBLC: Israel Announces Roster for Turku. 18 Jun 2018.