B.C. CONNECTIONS AT 2019 WORLD LACROSSE MEN’S INDOOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

More than 400 of the world’s top lacrosse players are set to compete at Langley Events Centre, site of the 2019 World Lacrosse Men’s Indoor Championship.

Twenty teams will compete for the Cockerton Cup, with the action getting underway on Thursday, September 19 and continuing until Saturday, September 28 with 72 games played over those 10 days.

There will also be an Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, September 18 at 2:30 p.m. which is open to the general public and free to attend.

The games will be played at the Langley Events Centre Arena Bowl and Fieldhouse.

The 20 teams are split among four Groups for the round robin, which runs Sept. 19 to 23, before the top eight compete in the Championship Bracket while the remaining dozen battle in the Placement Bracket.

The Championship features teams from Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Iroquois Nationals, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States with Canada serving as the four-time champion of the event.

And while teams have until 24 hours prior to the start of the Championship to declare their final roster, currently there are 45 players from B.C. competing in the event. And an additional 27 from the province are either serving in some capacity with the teams while four have been selected to serve as officials at the event.