The EHL FINAL8 match schedule for Easter 2023 has been confirmed with 20 top class matches to be played from April 6-10 in the Wagener Stadium.
The festival begins on Thursday, April 6 with four high octane fixtures on display. Host club Pinoké will be the last side on court on the first day as they face Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles at 19.15 (CET); it follows debutantes Pembroke Wanderers and Sanse Complutense at 12.30 and Gantoise versus Club de Campo de Madrid at 14.45 in the women’s competition along with the men’s battle between HC Bloemendaal and Harvestehuder THC at 17.00.
On Friday, April 7, the EHL action will be split into two segments. It’s an all German affair to start the day with Hamburger Polo Club meeting Rot-Weiss Köln at 09.30 (CET) with Surbiton’s women taking on Düsseldorfer HC at 11.45.
There will then be a break the EHL action for the afternoon before Atlètic Terrassa face Gantoise in the men’s FINAL8 at 18.00 (CET) before the big Dutch derby between HC ’s-Hertogenbosch and SCHC at 20.15 (CET).
The reason for the gap in the schedule is due to the agreement reached for usage of the Wagener Stadium between the EHL, stadium owners the KNHB, Pinoké and AH&BC Amsterdam. As part of this agreement, fixtures from a pre-scheduled Under-18 tournament will be played during the break between EHL fixtures.
Those FINAL8 fixtures set the tone for a big weekend of all-or-nothing fixtures; Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9 will feature the FINAL4 match-ups alongside four ranking matches.
Easter Monday will see all the battles for the medals taking place with the women’s GRAND FINAL at 13.45 (CET) and the men’s GRAND FINAL at 16.15 (CET).
Tickets details will be released in due course.
EHL FINAL8 2022-2023 Match schedule
6-10 April 2023 at Pinoké (NED)
| Match number | Time | Gender | Phase | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurs 6 April | ||||
| M1 | 12.30h | W | FINAL8 | Pembroke Wanderers HC – Sanse Complutense |
| M2 | 14.45h | W | FINAL8 | Gantoise HC – Club de Campo de Madrid |
| M3 | 17.00h | M | FINAL8 | HC Bloemendaal – Harvestehuder THC |
| M4 | 19.15h | M | FINAL8 | Pinoké – Royal Racing Club Bruxelles |
| Fri 7 April | ||||
| M5 | 09.30h | M | FINAL8 | Hamburger Polo Club – Rot-Weiss Köln |
| M6 | 11.45h | W | FINAL8 | Surbiton HC – Düsseldorfer HC |
| M7 | 18.00h | M | FINAL8 | Atlètic Terrassa HC – Gantoise HC |
| M8 | 20.15h | W | FINAL8 | HC ‘s-Hertogenbosch – SCHC |
| Sat 8 April | ||||
| M9 | 09.15h | W | Ranking match | Loser M2 v Loser M1 |
| M10 | 11.30h | M | Ranking match | Loser M3 v Loser M4 |
| M11 | 13.45h | W | FINAL4 | Winner M2 v Winner M1 |
| M12 | 16.00h | M | FINAL4 | Winner M3 v Winner M4 |
| Sun 9 April | ||||
| M13 | 09.15h | W | Ranking match | Loser M8 v Loser M6 |
| M14 | 11.30h | W | FINAL4 | Winner M8 v Winner M6 |
| M15 | 13.45h | M | FINAL4 | Winner M7 v Winner M5 |
| M16 | 16.00h | M | Ranking match | Loser M7 v Loser M5 |
| Mon 10 April | ||||
| M17 | 09.15h | W | BRONZE MATCH | Loser M14 v Loser M11 |
| M18 | 11.30h | M | BRONZE MATCH | Loser M12 v Loser M15 |
| M19 | 13.45h | W | GRAND FINAL | Winner M14 v Winner M11 |
| M20 | 16.15h | M | GRAND FINAL | Winner M12 v Winner M15 |
Note: Match times and schedule subject to change due to the requirements of television or other factors as determined by EHL.