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Notts 2025 IGMF/ 30th LX Anniversary (29 June to 6 July) - Newsletter 4
Euroluc (Ronchin) Tournament 2025
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News from WGMA
Namur
This new hockey tournament, held at the Royal Hockey Club Namurois, was the result of collaboration between Belgium Old Panthers and LX Ladies with the support of WGMA and held on 25-27 April 2025.For Report
Tilburg
The 8th ISVT 2025 took place on 25th, 26th and 27th of April. Again a hockey event of sportsmanship, friendship and creating memories. With no less than: 50 teams, 7 poules, 765 players and 57 umpires and lots of sunshine! 181 matches within 3 days, played at 7 pitches. 530 dining dancers on Saturday at the Kingsday Orange Dinner dance.
For Report
LX Ladies HC
Lx Ladies Grandmasters 7-A-Side Tournament Wellingborough 12-13 April 2025. This year the tournament marked the 10th anniversary of the first UK regional tournament for over 75s and the formation of LX Ladies touring side for entering the 2016 World Cup in Canberra.
For Report
Euroluc Ronchin
10 teams participated in the 27th Jacques Levy Tournament on the pitch of the Luc Ronchin Hockey on 14-16 March 2025.Results
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Eburons
With a lot of enthusiasm we are preparing our 21st International Hockey Tournament for Grand Masters, which will be held at the
Royal Racing Club of Brussels. The Tournament will as usual take place during Ascension holiday week end May 29 – 31, 2025. Your Masters Teams are invited to our tournament, which over the years has developed into an international event of “Friendship” and “Fair-Play”.
For Invitation
LX Club 30th Anniversary Festival 2025
From June 29 to 6 July 2025 in Nottingham another major WGMA supported Grand Masters festival will take place. Expressions of interest welcome.
LX Nottingham Newsletter 4
HC Klein Zwitserland Festival tournament June 2024
HC Klein Zwitserland, the popular hosts of the highly successful WGMA World Cup in 2014 hosted another major event from 24-30 June 2024.
For tournament report
Final standings
Tournament party
WGMA Open Evening
Yeovil & Sherborne Hockey Club
After a very successful inaugural tournament last year the Yeovil & Sherborne 7-a-side (Grand) Masters Tournament is now a fixture in the Masters summer programme of not to be missed events. This year (2024) it took place Friday 7th-Sunday 9th June on the Astro pitch at Yeovil Recreation Centre, Chilton Grove, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 4AW, England.
For tournament report
Photos
What is WGMA?
The World Grand Masters Association was formed in 2002 as a result of a fast-growing interest in Grand Masters (60+) hockey. The Association was recognised in 2006 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as the governing body responsible for the management and regulation of international Grand Masters hockey worldwide. When FIH decided that there should be a single organisation to govern both Masters and Grand Masters hockey WGMA supported and was instrumental in the formation of World Masters Hockey (WMH) which was launched in 2019. WGMA now continues as a members’ club for all individuals and organisations involved in promoting and managing Grand Masters hockey worldwide for both men and women.
Mission Statement
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WGMA will continue to promote the concept of Grand Masters hockey which it has so successfully developed over the last 20 years.
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WGMA recognizes the fact that players Over 60 need competitive hockey among people of their own age combined with social interaction off the field.
A Short History of WGMA
Since 2020 WGMA has been active in supporting the annual tournaments at Lille, Tilburg and Brussels and had a leading role in helping to organise the tournament in Barcelona in 2022 which celebrated both the 125th anniversary of Real Club de Polo and the contribution to Grand Masters hockey of former WGMA President Wim van Noortwijk. WGMA continues to build a network of individuals and organisations worldwide to ensure that there will always be plenty of hockey for all men and women who still enjoy playing beyond the age of 60.
