With an effort to make Hockey richer and more lucrative Indian Hockey Federation has devised Wolrd Series Hockey (WSH) to make Hockey more popular. Whether it will be the ICL of Cricket, or become very popular in the long run is still debated. In the meantime check the facts asssociated with the tournament.
WSH Schedule & Results
WSH Squads
Teams and Venues
Prize Money
Goal Scorers
Tournament Facts
- Host Country: India
Organizer: Indian Hockey Federation (Not Hockey India, official Indian Hockey group)
Tournment Name: World Series Hockey
WSH Schedule: 29 Feb-Apr 2, 2012
Format: Double Round-robin and Knock-out
Game Format: 4 quarters of 17 and 1/2-minutes each for a game
Teams: 8 (List)
No. of Players: 207 (Probables)
No. of Foreign Players: 57 (Probables)
Title Sponsor: Bridgestone
Official Sponsor: Vodafone, Seagram’s Imperial Blue
Brand Ambassador: Suniel Shetty
TV partner: Nimbus Sport
Strategic Parter: Dainik Bhaskar
Technical Director: Dennis Meredith
Operation Manager: Tina Brullo
Chief Medical Officer: PSM Chandran
Manager: Alloysius Edwards
Prize Money: Rs 10 Crores -plus (Details)
Goals: List of Goal Scorers
Each team can have maximum 22-25 players, including captain. Each team can have maximum international players, minimum 4 local players (venue related region) and minimum of 4 Indian Youth Players.
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