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2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League
The 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League is the sixth edition of the Men's FIH Pro League, a field hockey championship for men's national teams. The tournament began on 30 November 2024 and will finish on 29 June 2025. Format The home and away principle was kept for the season, which was divided into date blocks. To assist with competition planning, international and national, several teams gathered in one venue to contest “mini-tournaments," wherein they each played two matches against one another. If one of the two matches played between two teams was cancelled, the winner of the other match received double points. The winning team will earn direct qualification to the 2026 World Cup. Teams Following their win of the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup, the promoted team were set with New Zealand replacing the relegated team of the last season of the 2023–24 FIH Pro League, Ireland. On 1 October 2024, New Zealand withdrew and Ireland was named to replace them. Great Britain was replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Boon
Tom Alain Boon (born 25 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Léopold and the Belgium national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in the world. He won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics. Club career He started at Royal White Star HC, and after also having played for Bloemendaal, he played four years for the Belgian team Racing Club de Bruxelles. In 2019, he moved to the 2018–19 Belgian national champions, Léopold, where he signed a contract for five seasons. International career Boon made his debut in the national team in 2008. In 2009 he finished fifth with this team at the European Championship in Amstelveen and in 2011 they finished fourth at the European Championship in Mönchengladbach. In 2011, he also won the Champions Challenge. With his club Racing Brussels, he became Belgian field hockey champion for five consecutive years (2009–2013). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |