Day five of the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships featured 10 games in total, with six games in the men’s box championship and four in the women’s box championship.
The women’s box championship wrapped up pool play and will proceed to the play-in round on Wednesday with four teams in action.
Four teams won in the men’s play-in round on Tuesday and will advance to the first round of the playoffs, which commences a 12-team bracket.
The top four seeds in the bracket all come from Pool A, which wrapped up play with two games at the Mary C. Winder Community Center in the Oneida Indian Nation. Two women’s games of pool play also took place in the brand new venue.
The United States and Canada took the top spots in the two pools of the women’s box championship with undefeated records. The women’s box championship play-in round on Wednesday features Ireland vs. Hong Kong, China and Finland vs. the Netherlands ahead of the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Canada held off a fierce challenge from the United States to take the top overall seed in the men’s playoff bracket, while the Haudenosaunee handled England to claim the No. 3 seed. The four teams will appear again in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
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
- James Devine selected as chair, Ben Muxlow elected as men’s box representative on World Lacrosse Athletes’ Commission
- Athlete Spotlight: Brett Kujala
Gallery: Best of day five action at WLBC
Day Six Schedule
Wednesday, September 25
| M/W/# | Team | Team | Time | Venue | Round |
| M50 | Belgium (#20) | China (#21) | 10 a.m. | ADK | Placement (M) |
| M55 | Hong Kong, China (#12) | Chinese Taipei (#28) | 10:45 a.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| M47 | Puerto Rico (#17) | Poland (#24) | 11:30 a.m. | Nexus 1 | Placement (M) |
| W21 | Ireland (B4) | Hong Kong, China (A5) | 12:15 p.m. | Nexus 3 | Play-In (W) |
| M54 | Japan (#8) | Netherlands | 1 p.m. | ADK | Playoffs Round 1 (M) |
| M49 | Austria (#19) | Switzerland (#22) | 1:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| M48 | Jamaica (#18) | U.S. Virgin Islands (#23) | 2:30 p.m. | Nexus 1 | Placement (M) |
| W22 | Netherlands (A4) | Finland (B5) | 3:15 p.m. | Nexus 3 | Play-In (W) |
| M51 | Czechia (#5) | Germany (#13) | 4 p.m. | ADK | Playoffs Round 1 (M) |
| M58 | Italy | Greece (#25) | 4:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| M57 | Scotland | Hungary (#26) | 5:30 p.m. | Nexus 1 | Placement (M) |
| M53 | Ireland (#7) | Australia | 7:00 p.m. | ADK | Playoffs Round 1 (M) |
| M56 | Slovakia | Mexico (#27) | 7:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| M52 | Israel (#6) | Finland | 8:15 p.m. | Nexus 1 | Playoffs Round 1 (M) |
