Real Club de Polo confirmed to host EHL Men’s KO16 in October
Real Club de Polo de Barcelona will host the ABN AMRO EHL Men’s KO16 at Camp Eduardo Dualde from October 9th to 12th, kickstarting the 19th season of the world’s premier club competition.
Reacting to the announcement, Real Club de Polo’s competition board member Leandro Martinez Zurita said: “Hosting the EHL KO16 is an exciting challenge for the club and the team, bringing some of the world’s best players to our venue to take on our local heroes. We cannot wait for it.”
Polo player Guillermo Fortuño added: “We are thrilled to have home advantage once again for the KO16. In 2023, we had a great crowd behind us which played a big part in us advancing to the FINAL8.”
“Real Club de Polo is one of the clubs who have played such a pivotal part in the EHL story and so we are delighted to once again be back in Barcelona for the EHL KO16,” said EHL President Peter Elders.
“I am sure it will be a very memorable weekend in such an iconic city synonymous with stylish hockey!”
The event will see 16 clubs from 11 different countries competing in a straight knock-out format. Here is the confirmed list of teams who will be in the line-up:
HC Bloemendaal, SV Kampong (Netherlands); Royal Léopold Club, Braxgata HC (Belgium), Old Georgians HC, Wimbledon HC (England); Hamburger Polo Club (Germany); Real Club de Polo de Barcelona, Club de Campo de Madrid (Spain), CAM 92, Saint Germain HC (France), HC Wien (Austria), Banbridge HC (Ireland), Western Wildcats HC (Scotland), SK Slavia Prague (Czechia), HC Olten (Switzerland)
For teams who win two successive games, they will earn one of the precious FINAL8 tickets on offer where they will join already qualified AH&BC Amsterdam (Netherlands), Gantoise (Belgium), Surbiton HC (England) and Crefelder HTC (Germany).
It will be the third time the Barcelona club has hosted the event, the previous time being ROUND1A in 2009 and the KO16 in 2023.
** The draw for the EHL Men’s KO16 will take place on July 15 LIVE on the Euro Hockey League Facebook page.
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