Day six of the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships featured 14 games of action, with two women’s play-in games, four men’s playoff games, and eight men’s placement games.
The top four seeds in the first round of the men’s playoffs advanced the quarterfinals – Ireland and Israel pulled out one-goal thrillers and Japan and Czechia ground out hard-fought wins.
The Netherlands and Ireland won comfortably in the play-in round of the women’s box championship to finalize the quarterfinal field.
Both the men’s and women’s box championships are set for an exciting quarterfinal slate on Thursday, with the eight games across both championships streamed on ESPN+.
In placement men’s play, Chinese Taipei, China, Poland, Italy, Scotland, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Austria and Slovakia all advanced in the consolation bracket towards 13th place. Chinese Taipei, USVI, and Austria all scored dramatic wins.
For full recaps and galleries from each game, view the daily summaries of both championships:
- Athlete Spotlight: Brett Kujala
- World Lacrosse’s Top Five Games of 2024: United States surges past Canada in timeless thriller to claim first women’s box championship
Highlights
Top Performers
Quotables
- ‘This game saved me’ – Germany’s Romina Erhardt shares the power of lacrosse on World Mental Health Day
- Haudenosaunee women’s box team calls bronze medal the first step to a new chapter
- De Snoo family vie for gold for Canada’s men’s and women’s teams in honor of their father
Gallery: Best of day six action at WLBC
Day Seven Schedule and Brackets
The full set of brackets for both championships can be found here.
Thursday, September 26
| M/W/# | Team | Team | Time | Venue | Round |
| M63 | Hong Kong, China (#12) | Belgium (#20) | 9:30 a.m. | Nexus 3 | Placement (M) |
| M62 | Canada (#1) | Japan (#8) | 10 a.m. | ADK | Quarterfinal (M) |
| M67 | China (#21) | Chinese Taipei (#28) | 10:45 a.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| W23 | Australia (B2) | England (A3) | 11:30 a.m. | Nexus 1 | Quarterfinal (W) |
| M66 | Puerto Rico (#17) | Greece (#25) | 12:15 p.m. | Nexus 3 | Placement (M) |
| M59 | England (#4) | Czechia (#5) | 1 p.m. | ADK | Quarterfinal (M) |
| M70 | Italy (#16) | Poland (#24) | 1:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| W26 | United States (A1) | Ireland (B4) | 2:30 p.m. | Nexus 1 | Quarterfinal (W) |
| M65 | Jamaica (#18) | Hungary (#26) | 3:15 p.m. | Nexus 3 | Placement (M) |
| M60 | Haudenosaunee (#3) | Israel (#6) | 4 p.m. | ADK | Quarterfinal (M) |
| M69 | Scotland (#15) | U.S. Virgin Islands (#23) | 4:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| W24 | Haudenosaunee (A2) | Germany (B3) | 5:30 p.m. | Nexus 1 | Quarterfinal (W) |
| M64 | Switzerland (#22) | Mexico (#27) | 6:15 p.m. | Nexus 3 | Placement (M) |
| M61 | United States (#2) | Ireland (#2) | 7 p.m. | ADK | Quarterfinal (M) |
| M68 | Slovakia (#14) | Austria (#19) | 7:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| W25 | Canada (B1) | Netherlands (A4) | 8:15 p.m. | Nexus 1 | Quarterfinal (W) |
