Eight teams are set to compete in women’s sixes lacrosse competition at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China from August 7-11.
The competition in the multi-sport event will feature Australia, Canada, China, Czechia, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan and the United States.
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Pool play will run from August 7-9, followed by semifinals and placement games on August 10 and medal games on August 11.
Live results and statistics throughout The World Games can be found on their website here.
All matches will be streamed for free on WL TV, and also through The World Games’ streaming platform.
The TWG 2025 lacrosse tournament arrives at a pivotal moment for the sport, serving as a global preview for lacrosse’s return to the Olympic Games at LA28, where sixes will make its Olympic debut. The high-speed, high-scoring discipline was specifically designed to enhance accessibility and global competitiveness, aligning with the vision for the future of international lacrosse.
The World Games provides an important platform for teams to prepare for Olympic competition, offering fans an early look at the format and nations expected to make an impact in Los Angeles. Lacrosse was previously competed at The World Games in men’s and women’s sixes competitions in 2022 and in women’s field in 2017.
Pool A at The World Games 2025 features the defending gold medalist Canada, the host China, and teams with medal aspirations in Great Britain and Japan.
Canada took home the gold medal in women’s sixes at the last edition of The World Games in 2022, the nation’s first women’s senior gold medal.
Great Britain fell in the bronze medal game to rival Australia, while Japan narrowly fell in the fifth-place game.
The full Pool A preview can be found here.
Pool B at The World Games 2025 features the defending silver and bronze medalists in the United States and Australia, and two hungry teams in Ireland and Czechia that topped a field of 12 teams in a European qualifier to earn their way into the field.
The United States will have its eyes set on upending rival Canada and climbing to a summit it has not yet reached in the sixes discipline.
The three other teams in the pool will all back themselves to make a push for a semifinal appearance and a possible medal, with the onus on Australia to hold off challengers Ireland and Czechia.
The full Pool A preview can be found here.
The rosters for all eight teams can be found here. Each team is carrying 12 players.
The schedule can be found below.
