EHL: Strong third team to officiate EHL KO16 Men

The third team for this weekend’s Euro Hockey League KO16 Men at Surbiton features a strong line-up of ten umpires with over 40 previous EHL tournaments under their belt between them.

Indeed, for Tim Meissner (GER), this will be his tenth EHL event since debuting at a ROUND1 tournament in Barcelona in 2017. Since then, he has blown the whistle in 21 matches – including the Bronze Match in 2022 – and been on video umpire duty six times.

Rebecca Edwards (ENG) will umpire at her third EHL tournament in 12 months having debuted a year ago at the KO16 in Polo and then being appointed to the FINAL8 in Amstelveen where she was VU for the women’s Grand Final and umpired the Bronze Match.

Similarly, Daniël Veerman (NED) is going to his third successive EHL KO16 since making his first appearance in Hamburg in 2022 while Shane O’Donnell (IRL) is in his fourth edition, forming part of the FINAL8 team at Easter.

Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) is the longest serving umpire from an EHL perspective; his debut dates back to 2013 and he has gone on to be at seven tournaments.

Adam Fedenczuk (SCO) is continuing a busy 2024 with his fifth EHL competition. He umpired at the EuroHockey Indoors in February and then took on the outdoor Under-21 men’s championship final in Terrassa in the summer.

Magali Sergeant (BEL) returns to the EHL after a three-year break having umpired in the FINAL4 in 2021 at the Wagener Stadium. Her compatriot Michael Dutrieux (BEL) took charge of the men’s Bronze Match last Easter and is looking forward to his fifth EHL.

The two newcomers to the Euro Hockey League are Sophie Bockelmann (GER) and Lorijn de Kraker (NED). For the former, she has previously been appointed to around 100 international fixtures across indoor and outdoor competitions while the latter is coming off the back of a hectic summer including the FIH Nations Cup, Under-21 championships and the EuroHockey qualifiers in Glasgow.

The team will be supported by umpire managers Jean Duncan (SCO) and Fred Deneumostier (BEL) and in tandem with the technical team led by Technical Delegate Leon Rutten (NED).

Officials for EHL KO16 Men (October 3-6, 2024, Surbiton Hockey Club)