Netherlands: Nine questions about cup field hockey: what’s the state of play?

Now that play has resumed within the Tulip Males’s Premier League and the women resume their league subsequent weekend, some catch-up matches in each cup tournaments are additionally scheduled within the coming days. However, what concerning the Gold and Silver Cup? We reply 9 inquiries to refresh your reminiscence.

Tonight, the women play within the Gold Cup. What spherical are we in? Within the quarterfinals.

However weren’t the video games within the quarter-finals already scheduled in November? They have been. However these matches have been cancelled on account of dangerous climate situations.

What matches are scheduled tonight?HGC-Den Bosch, Hurley-Amsterdam and Ring Cross-Tilburg. The sport between HGC and Den Bosch begins at 7 p.m.. The opposite two video games shall be kicked off at 8:30 pm.

Then we miss one quarterfinal match, proper?Certainly. The match between Oranje-Rood and Had been Di was already made up every week after the cancellation. The Eindhoven formation gained the match 3-0 in opposition to Had been Di. Thus Oranje-Rood certified first for the semifinals.

And what concerning the Gold Cup Males? The matches within the quarter-finals did go forward final November. Meaning the semifinalists at the moment are identified. On March 20 Almere performs Victoria and Den Bosch hosts Schaerweijde.

There are additionally video games within the Silver Cup this week. Are these additionally catch-up video games?Sure. On Thursday two matches from the sixth spherical shall be caught up with the women: Ede-Maarssen and AMVJ-Forescate. Each video games begin at 8:30 p.m. Six extra matches from the identical spherical shall be made up on March 14.

And for the lads?Within the Silver Cup Males, 4 catch-up matches within the fifth spherical are scheduled this week. Beginning on Thursday with the sport Amersfoort-‘t Spandersbosch, which begins at 8:30 p.m.

So what video games shall be performed on Friday?These are the duels: De Mezen-Upward, Barendrecht-Rijswijk and Zwart-Wit-Warande.

Weren’t these first two duels stopped in November?That’s proper. The sport De Mezen-Upward shall be restarted Friday when the rating is 1-1 within the second quarter. That additionally applies to the sport between Barendrecht and Rijswijk. That recreation was halted with 1:30 left on the clock within the second quarter with a nook for Barendrecht and a rating of 0-1 in favor of Rijswijk.

Program:

Gold Cup LadiesWednesday, March 5:19:00: HGC – Den Bosch (Quarterfinal)20:30: Hurley – Amsterdam (Quarterfinal)20:30: Ring Cross – Tilburg (Quarterfinal)

Silver Cup LadiesThursday, March 6:8:30 p.m.: Ede – Maarssen (Spherical 6)8:30 p.m.: AMVJ – Forescate (Spherical 6)

Silver Cup MenThursday, March 6:20:30: Amersfoort – ‘t Spandersbosch (Spherical 5)

Friday, March 7:8:30 p.m.: De Mezen – Upward 1-1 (Spherical 5)8:30 p.m.: Barendrecht – Rijswijk 0-1 (Spherical 5)8:30 p.m.: Zwart-Wit – Warande (Spherical 5)

The women of DES with the 2024 Silver Cup. Photograph: Willem Vernes