World Lacrosse has awarded the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships to Utica, New York, in the United States across 13-22 September.

The Championships represent a landmark moment for the box game with a sixth men’s Championship being held jointly with a first women’s tournament with up to 30 men’s and 10 women’s teams expected to compete in the 10-day World Championship event.

England Men will enter the championship as the reigning European champions following their historic win in Germany last year, in addition to their 4th place world ranking secured back in 2019.

Meanwhile, an English women’s team, SBL Ravens, played at the prestigious E-Box tournament in Czech Republic in April as part of the She-Box competition for the first time, as England looks to field our first England women’s box team.

Hosted by Mohawk Valley Garden and Oneida County with support from World Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse, the tournament will feature the top box lacrosse players in the world competing for their national teams.

The Utica University Nexus Center – which opened in November 2022 – will serve as the main tournament hub, featuring three playing surfaces within the state-of-the-art facility.

The Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium – a 3,956-seat multi-purpose arena and home of the Utica Comets – will also host a full slate of games, including the opening night and gold-medal matches.

World Lacrosse CEO Jim Scherr said: “We are delighted to award these championships to Central New York, the cultural home of lacrosse and a key region for box lacrosse.

“We very much look forward to the first world championship in women’s box lacrosse, which brings us to a fully equitable slate of events across genders, and we are thrilled with how capable and eager the organizers are to host both championships.”