Pools announced for 2024 Box Championships in New York

England men has been drawn in Pool A against Canada, the Haudenosaunee, and the United States and England women will play the Haudenosaunee, Hong Kong, Netherlands, and the United States also in Pool A in the respective 2024 World Lacrosse Men’s and Women’s Box Championships due to take place later this year.

The news comes after World Lacrosse today announced the pools for the 2024 Box Championships, set for 20-29 September in Utica, New York, USA with 28 teams in the men’s box championship and 10 teams in the first-ever women’s box championship. 

The men’s field of 28 teams is split into seven pools of four and the women’s field is split into two groups of five teams.  

The men’s field is the largest in the competition’s history, with 11 teams competing for the first time and three Continental Federations represented.

All top 10 finishers from the 2019 Men’s Box Championship return to this year’s event, including England who finished fourth in that competition. 

The top four seeded men’s teams make up Pool A: Canada, the Haudenosaunee, the United States and England.

The remaining teams were split into pools B-G using snake seeding, with adjustments made for continental balance.

For seeding, final rankings from the last men’s box championship and finishes in past field world championships for teams making their first appearance were considered; for CF balance, teams from at least two continental federations were placed in each pool. 

In the women’s competition, the teams were snake seeded based on final rankings from the 2022 Women’s Championship, also with adjustment for continental balance.  

The schedule will be released later this week, as well as details on the format of the competition and progression into the playoffs. 

The pools can be found below with teams listed alphabetically within each pool. 

Men’s Box Championship 

Pool A 

Canada 
England 
Haudenosaunee 
United States 

Pool B 

Belgium 
Hong Kong, China 
Israel 
Mexico 

Pool C 
Finland 
Greece 
Japan 
Switzerland 

Pool D 
Czech Republic 
Jamaica 
Chinese Taipei 
Scotland 

Pool E 
Austria 
Italy 
Netherlands 
U.S. Virgin Islands

Pool F 
Australia 
Hungary 
Puerto Rico 
Slovakia 

Pool G 
China 
Germany 
Ireland 
Poland 

 Women’s Box Championship 

 Pool A 
England 
Haudenosaunee 
Hong Kong, China 
Netherlands 
United States 

 Pool B 
Australia 
Canada 
Finland 
Germany 
Ireland