Eight teams in the Asia-Pacific region are set to battle it out over the next six days in the Women’s Lacrosse Championship World Qualifying competition looking to secure their spot at next year’s 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Japan.
Hosted by Lacrosse Australia at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Queensland, Australia, China, Hong Kong China, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Phillipines, and Chinese Taipei will take to the field looking to qualify for the 12th edition of the World Championship.
As hosts of the 2026 competition, Japan have already qualified leaving three spaces up for grabs for the remaining seven teams in the tournament.
Following the 2024 European Women’s Lacrosse Championship, seven World Championship spots were awarded to the top teams, including to England, Israel, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Germany, and Czechia.
The teams in the Asia-Pacific region qualifying tournament have been split into two pools with pool play taking place between Monday 6 and Wednesday 8 January with four games taking place each day.
The top two teams in each pool will advance to the semi-finals, and if Japan advances to the play-offs, the other three semi-finalists will automatically be awarded their spot at the 2026 Women’s Championship.
The semi-finals will take place on Friday 10 with the medal games on Saturday 11 January. If Japan doesn’t advance to the semi-finals, the two semi-final winners on Friday and the winner of the bronze medal game will secure their spots.
Live results throughout the championship can be found on World Lacrosse and Lacrosse Australia’s digital channels, with up-to-date scores on Lacrosse Australia’s website.
Streaming will be available for free on WL TV for every game of the championship, pending field conditions.
Schedule (all times UK)
Sunday 5/Monday 6 January
China 3-15 Phillipines | Pool 1
Korea 4-13 Chinese Taipei | Pool 2
Japan 11-4 New Zealand | Pool 2
Australia 16-2 Hong Kong, China | Pool 1
Monday 6/Tuesday 7 January
Japan 17-1 Korea | Pool 2 | 11pm
Australia 20-3 China | Pool 1 | 1:30am
New Zealand 10-13 Chinese Taipei | Pool 2 | 4am
Hong Kong, China v Phillipines | Pool 1 | 7am
Tuesday 7/Wednesday 8 January
Korea v New Zealand | Pool 2 | 11pm
Japan v Chinese Taipei | Pool 2 | 1:30am
China v Hong Kong, China | Pool 1 | 4:30am
Australia v Phillipines | Pool 1 | 7am
Thursday 9/Friday 10 January
3rd in Pool 1 v 4th in Pool 2 | 11pm
3rd in Pool 2 v 4th in Pool 1 | 1:30am
1st in Pool 1 v 2nd in Pool 2 | Semi-Final | 4:30am
1st in Pool 2 v 2nd in Pool 1 | Semi-Final 7am
Chinese Taipei, Australia, and Phillipines qualify for 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship by reaching semi-final. Japan have already qualified as hosts.