Sunshine Coast To Host Asia Pacific’s Finest As Australia Look To Book Ticket To 2026 Worlds
The Asia Pacific’s best Women’s field lacrosse players are set to descend on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland next January with the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union naming Australia as the hosts of the 2025 ASPAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship – World Qualifier which will be held from 6 - 11 January 2025.
With the 2026 World Lacrosse Women Championship moving to a qualification format, 10 contenders will descend on Australia with the world number 4 Australia headlining the qualifiers. Joining Australia will be five countries ranked in the world top 21 being Japan (5), New Zealand (12), China (19), Korea (21) and Hong Kong, China (16) as well as four newcomers in India, Iran, Philippines and Chinese Taipei.
The event will be held at the Kawana Sports Precinct which is the premier precinct for sport, leisure and entertainment events on the Sunshine Coast. “It is really exciting to welcome an international lacrosse tournament to the Sunshine Coast” said Sports Precinct Venue Manager Simon Ball, “the 2025 ASPAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship – World Qualifier will bring 10 nations from across the world to the region and will add to the Sunshine Coast’s calendar of elite women’s sport. Events like these are a fantastic opportunity to further position the Sunshine Coast as a premier destination for high performance sport and showcase our region and facilities to the world.”
Kawana Sports Precinct
The event marks the first time Australia has hosted a World Lacrosse event since the Men’s World Championship in 2002. “Lacrosse Australia is delighted to host this world event on the Sunshine Coast at such a fantastic venue”, said Lacrosse Australia Director of High Performance Paul Mollison, “it is great to welcome the lacrosse world back to Australia and to start our push into Queensland as part of our Brisbane ’32 strategy”.
Events like these are a fantastic opportunity to further position the Sunshine Coast as a premier destination for high performance sport and showcase our region and facilities to the world
Kawana Sports Precinct Venue Manager Simon Ball
The Qualifiers will see 4 teams punch their tickets to the World Lacrosse Women Championship which will be held in Japan in 2026 with Australian Vice Captain, Ashtyn Hiron excited to compete on the Sunshine Coast, “competing on home soil in a World Championship qualifier with Australia across our chest is something we all dream of and an opportunity to show the world that women in our program are made of the good stuff” said Hiron, “the culture, camaraderie and mateship of Australian Women’s Lacrosse teams make our World Championship campaigns all the more exciting, especially as we work toward a gold medal in Japan in 2026.”
Competing on home soil in a World Championship qualifier with Australia across our chest is something we all dream of
Australian Vice Captain Ashtyn Hiron
The 2025 ASPAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship – World Qualifier will be held at the Kawana Sports Precinct in Bokarina on the Sunshine Coast from 6 - 11 January 2025 with event information to be released over the coming months.
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