With a view to make the Professional League extra related and fascinating for all of the taking part groups, the Worldwide Hockey Federation (FIH) has determined to introduce the promotion and relegation system from the fourth season and make it a qualifying occasion for the World Cup and Olympics from the fifth season onwards.
At an internet press briefing on Friday, FIH CEO Thierry Weil mentioned the Professional League format was modified conserving in thoughts the gamers’ welfare and the monetary burden on the nationwide associations as a result of lengthy journey schedules of the groups.
The brand new format, to be staged in seven nations that includes 11 groups in each males's and girls's leagues, has drifted from the home-and-away association and has made the Professional League a bouquet of “mini-tournaments.”
In response to Weil, the Professional League’s promotion and relegation system, together with the Hockey Nations Cup, would give some "actual which means" to the occasion and maintain alive the curiosity of all of the groups.
“From Season 4 (2022-23), the final groups of the Professional League will probably be relegated, and the primary groups within the Nations Cup will probably be promoted. It needs to be an open league,” mentioned Weil.
“The Season 5 and 6 winners of the Professional League will straight qualify for the 2026 World Cup, and the winners of the following two editions (Season 7 and eight) will qualify for the (2028) Olympics,” mentioned Weil, clarifying that the direct qualification for the elite occasions via continental championships would keep.
Weil mentioned the FIH lately obtained a letter from Hockey India expressing its curiosity to revive the Hockey India League (HIL), and the 2 our bodies would discover out the most effective interval for the HIL with out interfering with different occasions on the worldwide calendar.
Switching to the lads’s World Cup in Odisha in January, Weil mentioned that although the development of the venue at Rourkela was behind the schedule, work of the principle stadium was anticipated to complete by the tip of November, and a take a look at occasion (earlier than the World Cup) could be held someday in December.
Weil mentioned the switch of the groups between the 2 World Cup venues could be clean. “Each HI and Odisha (Authorities) have mentioned that they'll organize chartered flights between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, and it’s only a 10 minutes drive from the airport to the venue (in Rourkela).”
After the World Cup, Rourkela will probably be used for Professional League matches, mentioned Weil.
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Publish date: 2022-10-21 18:07:29
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