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Spain are looking to continue their rapid rise back up the indoor ranks since their return to the boards in 2020.



They were ever-present in the men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championships between 1980 and 2012 before they took a break from fielding teams internationally for eight years.



During that time, they were often contenders, picking up silver medals twice and finishing in the top four on six successive occasions between 1999 and 2010.



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It meant they needed to return in the bottom division which they duly did in 2020, winning well in Santander in Championship III and they repeated the trick in 2022 in Paredes in the second division.



For this attempt, they feature a side full of medals from last weekend’s club events with six players from the Sanse Complutense side who won the Division of Honor Championship in Malaga.



In addition, goalkeeper Adrian Rafi was the hero in the German final for Mannheimer HC when he kept out a pair of shoot-outs to help deliver the Bundesliga title to the club.



In opposition last Sunday for TSV Mannheim was his Spanish compatriot Manuel Prol, showing their strong pedigree.



Prol and Rafi have been ever present members of the line-up along with Enrique Zorita and Ignacio Cobos on their return to the board.



** To find out more about the tournament and buy tickets, go to the event website here:&nbsp;<a href="https://ehic2024.be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ehic2024.be/</a>



** The EuroHockey focus is on a massive February of indoor hockey with events taking place on four consecutive weekends.



For fans around the world, it means lots of top class action to enjoy on EuroHockeyTV with the following top level tournaments all broadcast live on a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eurohockeytv.org/en-int/page/home-ehf-hockey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pay-per-view basis</a>&nbsp;or with an already purchased EHTV pass.

Rafi looking to inspire Spain’s continued indoor rise

Ukraine are one of a number of sides coming into the men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championships in Leuven on the back of January’s Olympic qualifiers in Valencia.



As such, they will hope they can use that high intensity environment to their advantage and adapt quickly to the boards.



The biggest achievement of the national team was second place in the European Championship II (Turkey) in 2018 which earned them a first appearance in the top division in 2020.



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That proved a tough experience as they finished in eighth place with five defeats from the competition, four of them in close-run battles.



It included a 3-2 defeat to group opponents Czechia, a 5-4 loss to Poland and a 10-7 setback against Belgium. Their other pool game is against Portugal who they beat 3-2 two years ago.



Five players play abroad: Dmytro Luppa (Poland), Bogdan Kovalenko (Austria), Andrii Koshelenko (Italy), Vitalii Shevchuk (Germany) and Vitalii Kalinchuk (Croatia).



The remainder of the panel hail from reigning national champions OKS SHVSM Vinnitsa.



Luppa captains the side and has a vast level of experience of over 15 years in the international arena and is looking forward to a seventh European indoor championship.



** To find out more about the tournament and buy tickets, go to the event website here:&nbsp;<a href="https://ehic2024.be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ehic2024.be/</a>



** The EuroHockey focus is on a massive February of indoor hockey with events taking place on four consecutive weekends.



For fans around the world, it means lots of top class action to enjoy on EuroHockeyTV with the following top level tournaments all broadcast live on a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eurohockeytv.org/en-int/page/home-ehf-hockey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pay-per-view basis</a>&nbsp;or with an already purchased EHTV pass.

Ukraine look to use Olympic qualifier intensity in Leuven

Poland return to the top division after a four-year break thanks to their second place finish in the EuroHockey Championship II in Paredes last time around.



Eight of that vintage are back once again to take on the challenge in Leuven this week.



They will be hoping to emulate the success of the turn of the century when they landed silver in 1999 and 2006 along with a 2001 bronze while their last Euros in Belgium in 2018 yielded a fourth place finish.



The side has a quartet of German based players with Maksymilian Koperski (Harvestehuder THC), captain Jacek Kurowski (TSV Mannheim), Jakub Chumeńczuk (Klipper THC) and Gracjan Jarzyński (DTV Hannover) looking to bring that know-how to bear in Leuven.



Robert Pawlak is among the rising stars having been the player of the tournament and top scorer at last year’s junior Europeans and has since helped his club AZS Politechnika Poznańska to the top of the Super Liga table this far.



They also have a cohort of players from the 2018 World Cup like Jakub Janicki and goalkeeper Mateusz Popiolkowski where they finished in seventh place.



First up for them is a rematch from the 2018 semi-finals when they were undone 7-3 by Belgium and so they will be looking to get up and running on the front foot.



** To find out more about the tournament and buy tickets, go to the event website here:&nbsp;<a href="https://ehic2024.be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ehic2024.be/</a>



** The EuroHockey focus is on a massive February of indoor hockey with events taking place on four consecutive weekends.



For fans around the world, it means lots of top class action to enjoy on EuroHockeyTV with the following top level tournaments all broadcast live on a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eurohockeytv.org/en-int/page/home-ehf-hockey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pay-per-view basis</a>&nbsp;or with an already purchased EHTV pass.

Poland hope to find right blend for Belgian return

Reigning World Cup and European champions Austria announced their squad for the competition in the wake of the Röhrmax Cup in Arminen.



It is a Red Capricorns side missing some of their big names with goal machine Michael Körper – despite some attempts to get him to reconsider – retiring from the international stage in the wake of August’s outdoor Euros.



Oliver Binder and Leon Thörnblom are also unavailable and so opportunity knocks for a number of new faces this time. Youngsters like 17-year-old Max Meisel (UHC Hamburg) and 21-year-old Max Kelner (SV Arminen) are in to make their mark.



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Under-21 captain Fülöp Losonci will also play his first senior Euros having captained the junior team to glory last January in Nymburk before heading off to the World Cup for his international debut.



Losonci was among a trip of star men involved in the German Bundesliga playoffs last weekend with Harvestehuder THC along with Fabian Unterkircher and Xaver Hasun.



Indeed, the side is based around two hubs. They are among five Hamburg based players with Meisel (UHC) and Benny Kölbl (Polo) also in the German city.



The rest are from Vienna with six hailing from SV Arminen and the legendary Benny Stanzl at Post SV.



Preparation has been tough because 80% of their panel were involved in the Olympic qualification process in Valencia earlier in January.



“We go to the Euros to qualify for the World Cup and defend our title,” says coach Robin Rösch of the challenge.



** To find out more about the tournament and buy tickets, go to the event website here:&nbsp;<a href="https://ehic2024.be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ehic2024.be/</a>



** The EuroHockey focus is on a massive February of indoor hockey with events taking place on four consecutive weekends.



For fans around the world, it means lots of top class action to enjoy on EuroHockeyTV with the following top level tournaments all broadcast live on a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eurohockeytv.org/en-int/page/home-ehf-hockey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pay-per-view basis</a>&nbsp;or with an already purchased EHTV pass.

Reigning champions Austria give youth its chance for Euro defence

Czechia are contesting their 13th successive men’s EuroHockey Championship in the top tier this week in Leuven since making their debut in 1991 as they look to add a fourth medal to their tally.



They took silver in both 1997 and 2012 as well as bronze in 1994 and they will look to try and emulate those successes with a side with a young side and a fresh outlook.



They have an average age of just over 24 and Adam Uhlíř takes over the captain&#8217;s armband following the end of Martin Hanus&#8217;s national team career.&nbsp;



Their defence is by Petr Větrovský in goal who, despite his still young age, is already a very experienced and agile goalkeeper.



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In offence, Lukáš Plochý (pictured) is one of the best players on the indoor scene with sharp skills and ruthless corners; he has played both in the Hoofdklasse and Australia and has over 50 international indoor goals.



Josef Toms and Patrik Dubina were both part of last year’s EuroHockey Under-21 Indoor Championship.



For Kryštof Šesták, it will be the first ever tournament for the senior national team and it is for goalkeeper Vojtěch Pažitka’s first men&#8217;s indoor tournament.



&#8220;The opportunity to wear the national team jersey is always an honour, it doesn&#8217;t matter if it&#8217;s in the hall or outside,&#8221; comments&nbsp;Pažitka&nbsp;on his debut .&nbsp;



&#8220;It certainly won&#8217;t be an easy tournament, but it would be disappointing for us if we didn&#8217;t qualify for the World Cup [with a top four position].&nbsp;I would say that is probably the main goal.&nbsp;



“Of course, a medal position would also be great.&nbsp;It is true that we have a very young team.&nbsp;The preparation was intense, but all the more rewarding.&nbsp;



“We had enough training, we played nine warm-up matches against three different opponents.&nbsp;It showed us both positive things and shortcomings that we tried to eliminate in training.&nbsp;



“The preparatory tournament in Belgium was also particularly beneficial, where we played on a specific surface that will also be used for the championship.



“The significant difference was in speed and for us goalkeepers in the fact that we couldn&#8217;t slide properly. It was good to try it out before the tournament itself.&#8221;



** To find out more about the tournament and buy tickets, go to the event website here:&nbsp;<a href="https://ehic2024.be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ehic2024.be/</a>



** The EuroHockey focus is on a massive February of indoor hockey with events taking place on four consecutive weekends.



For fans around the world, it means lots of top class action to enjoy on EuroHockeyTV with the following top level tournaments all broadcast live on a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eurohockeytv.org/en-int/page/home-ehf-hockey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pay-per-view basis</a>&nbsp;or with an already purchased EHTV pass.

Fresh-faced Czechia pushing for top finish in Leuven

Portugal is back in the top division for the first time in 23 years as they availed of the space opened up by the Netherlands’ withdrawal from the men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship.



As the next best placed nation based on 2022’s rankings, they were offered the spot and accepted, meaning they will play in the top tier for just the second time since entering the international stage in 1997.



Their side is composed mainly of players playing in the Belgium, Dutch and German leagues with plenty having experience playing together at U-16, U-18, U-21 and senior level together like captain David Franco (pictured), Ivo Moreira, Tiago Ventosa, José Santos and the goalkeeper António Camacho.



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Of the young blood, Rodrigo Castro is also another player that is gaining form the past year after joining Gladbacher THC in the German league.



They also got a big boost with the Halfmann brothers declaring for Portugal. The Uhlenhost Mülheim graduates played with German youth teams while Luis Miguel Pereira was involved with France but have now linked up with the country via their family connections.



They view the primary target as retaining “A division” status and to try and give them a shot at a World Cup place.



Preparation saw them play test matches against the Spanish team in December and last weekend they were in Germany for training and matches with some German Teams in the Dusseldorf and Cologne area.



** To find out more about the tournament and buy tickets, go to the event website here:&nbsp;<a href="https://ehic2024.be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ehic2024.be/</a>



** The EuroHockey focus is on a massive February of indoor hockey with events taking place on four consecutive weekends.



For fans around the world, it means lots of top class action to enjoy on EuroHockeyTV with the following top level tournaments all broadcast live on a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eurohockeytv.org/en-int/page/home-ehf-hockey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pay-per-view basis</a>&nbsp;or with an already purchased EHTV pass.

Portugal look to take full use of golden ticket to top table

The Netherlands shone in Oman won the first women’s FIH Hockey5s World Cup in Muscat to continue their reign as the leading lights in all formats of the game currently.



They have clean sweep of trophies with Olympic gold, world senior and junior titles, Euro gold, Indoor World Cup gold and the FIH Hockey Pro League title.&nbsp;



Despite the absence for the final of the injured Noor de Baat – later named player of the tournament -, they surged into a 2-0 lead in just four minutes and went into the break 6-0 up.



Bente van der Veldt scored two of the Netherlands’ seven goals in the final to take her personal tally to 15, the second highest of the tournament.&nbsp;



Janneke van de Venne took a moment to reflect on the Dutch success: “We feel great as a team, we worked hard for this and we’re very proud that we did it today.



“It was such a tough journey but proud that we are here now. It’s really nice to play against all these countries, you play against countries you never play, so it’s really great to do this and to participate at the World [Cup].”



In the bronze medal match, Poland impressed with their good structure to claim a 4-2 win against South Africa, who seemed to have run out of ideas and energy. Amelia Katerla scored all four goals for Poland and was ecstatic with their third-place finish at the tournament:



“Great, that was our goal so we did it, we won it, so we are very happy. It is a huge success because we are more focused on hockey 5s and indoor at this moment, and it’s a small group which is participating in hockey anyway.”



Ukraine were too good in their comfortable 6-0 win over New Zealand for 7th&nbsp;place, Karyna Leonova picking up another four goals to end the tournament with 10.

Netherlands add 5s crown to list of accolades

Sixteen-time champions Germany are bringing a “really cool group” to Leuven as they look to try and win back the men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship title.



They are coached once again by Rein van Eijk as he did in 2022 with the assistance of the legendary Tobias Hauke who signed off his international playing career at that event in Hamburg. Stephan Haumann will provide the analysis.



“It was personally important to me to get Tobi on board,” said van Eijk. “He knows me, knows the team, he knows what is expected in international indoor hockey.”



They will travel to Belgium hot on the heels of the German championship finals weekend with practice matches against Belgium and Austria in midweek before opening their campaign against Spain next Thursday.



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Looking at his panel, it is one selected mainly on form from the domestic league with the recent Olympic qualifiers in mind.



“Anton Brinckmann, Anton Boeckel, Paul Dösch, Adrian Lehmann-Richter and Henrik Mertgens were already there at the last championship in 2022.



I think we have a really cool group with established players like Consti Staib and Paul Kaufmann, who were both in Tokyo. We have hall experts with Dösch and Brinckmann, and Anton Pöhling was also there in Berlin in 2020.



“And of course we have the two top scorers in the first Bundesliga with Elian Mazkour and Henrik Mertgens.&#8221;



Assessing their chances, Germany will always be among the major challengers as they have never missed the podium and only once missed out on the top two. In 2022, they were denied gold by Austria in a tense 2-1 decider.



“As Germany, we clearly want to win the tournament but we are aware that we have our challenges compared to other nations that have spent significantly more time together.



“This is a task that we have to master first. The Spaniards have been traveling together for a long time. All the other nations have played a lot of test matches, which is definitely an advantage. On the other hand, we obviously have a high quality group and believe we can field a competitive team.&#8221;



“I suspect that Austria and Belgium are definitely among the favourites. The Belgians have been improving indoors for a while. Austria is of course the big favourite thanks to the last few years.



“Switzerland did very well at the last Europeans and, looking at the Spaniards&#8217; results in Hamburg, I think they are a team that we shouldn&#8217;t underestimate.&#8221;



** To find out more about the tournament and buy tickets, go to the event website here:&nbsp;<a href="https://ehic2024.be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ehic2024.be/</a>



** The EuroHockey focus is on a massive February of indoor hockey with events taking place on four consecutive weekends.



For fans around the world, it means lots of top class action to enjoy on EuroHockeyTV with the following top level tournaments all broadcast live on a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eurohockeytv.org/en-int/page/home-ehf-hockey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pay-per-view basis</a>&nbsp;or with an already purchased EHTV pass.

Van Eijk adds Hauke expertise to “really cool group” of German challengers

Belgium’s Indoor Red Lions’ hopes of delighting their home crowd next week in Leuven at the men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship were given a massive boost with the inclusion of captain Philippe Simar.



The forward was a star attraction in 2022 in Hamburg when he top scored with 20 goals in their six fixtures.



He followed up with 15 goals at the World Cup in South Africa last February but his involvement for this tournament was put into doubt when he picked up a nasty knee injury before Christmas.



He has made it back in time for the competition and will give his side a real spearhead up front and from penalty corners.



On the downside, his Royal Léopold indoor team mate Romain Henet misses out through injury with Grégoire Brocorens coming into the panel alongside Matteo Gryspeerdt in the pads.



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Gryspeerdt and Simar are among seven players in situ who played in the World Cup along with Nicolas Bogaerts Mallory Magnant, Nicolas Poncelet, Arnaud and Gaetan Dykmans.



National coach Maxime Bergez said of the selection of 12 players: “Of course we’re ambitious for this European Championship. We’ll be doing everything we can to try and win a medal in front of our fans!



“Almost as important will be the opportunity to show who the Indoor Red Lions are. The whole team has been working hard on the values that define us. We want to profile ourselves on the following four axes: DISCIPLINE &#8211; TEAM FIRST &#8211; WINNING MENTALITY &#8211; ENJOY.



“We’re convinced that if we stick to these values, we’ll be able to achieve great things.”



In preparation, they produced a series of strong results in early January against Czechia (6-2 and 12-2 wins along with a 6-5 loss) and Switzerland (5-4 and 6-3).



The home venue for the EuroHockey Championship will be set up already this weekend with the Sportoase in Leuven hosting the finals weekend of the Belgian indoor season.



Royal Léopold topped the regular season table with 32 points and so will play fourth placed Amicale Anderlecht. The other semi-final features White Star and Orée.



** To find out more about the tournament and buy tickets, go to the event website here:&nbsp;<a href="https://ehic2024.be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://ehic2024.be/</a>



** The EuroHockey focus is on a massive February of indoor hockey with events taking place on four consecutive weekends.



For fans around the world, it means lots of top class action to enjoy on EuroHockeyTV with the following top level tournaments all broadcast live on a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eurohockeytv.org/en-int/page/home-ehf-hockey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pay-per-view basis</a>&nbsp;or with an already purchased EHTV pass.

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