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08.12.07 Champions Trophy Match Schedule Confirmed

Great Britain will take on Spain in the 5v6 play-off in the Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpar.

Niall Stott in action for Great Britain in 2004

23.11.07 Moodie to Return Home with Hamstring Injury

Following an injury sustained in training in Kuala Lumpar, Graham Moodie will be returning back to Scotland and will not play any part in the forthcoming Champions Trophy.

15.11.07 Great Britain Hockey seeks new President

Great Britain Hockey Ltd is seeking candidates for the position of President following Roger Self’s decision to stand down as a result of ill health.

Barry Middleton in action for Great Britain in the last Olympic Year - 2004

12.11.07 GB Squad Announced for Men's Champions Trophy

Head Coach, Jason Lee, has today announced the 20 players selected to participate in the Men’s Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from the 29th November – 9th December 2007.

Head and Shoulders Photograph of Kate Walsh

08.11.07 Walsh Wins GB Hockey Athlete of the Year Award

Kate Walsh, 27, who this year has led England to bronze medals at the Champions Challenge and the EuroHockey Nations Championships, has today been announced as the 2007 Great Britain Hockey Athlete of the Year.

Celebrations as GB win Gold at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2007

07.11.07 Great Britain Release Olympic Training Squad

Great Britain Hockey has today released the names of the 24 athletes who will be training towards the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

01.11.07 Roger Self Resigns from GB Board

The Board of Great Britain Hockey Limited has reluctantly accepted the resignation and retirement of its President, Roger Self on the grounds of ill-health.

18.10.07 Champions Trophy Schedule Released

The match schedule for the 2007 Samsung Champions Trophy has been released.

Champions Trophy Schedule Released

18.10.07

Niall Stott in action for Great Britain in 2004 Great Britain received a late call up to participate in the Champions Trophy last month (September) following a change of venue to Malaysia after Australia and Spain refused to travel to the original host country, Pakistan. The change of venue resulted in a change of format turning into an eight team tournament as opposed to a six team tournament, hence Britain's invite. The eight participating teams are:

Australia (Olympic Champion)
Germany (World Champion)
Netherlands (Champions Trophy Champion)
Spain (3rd BDO World Cup 2006)
Korea (4th BDO World Cup 2006)
Great Britain (in lieu of England – 5th BDO World Cup 2006)
Pakistan (6th BDO World Cup 2006)
Malaysia (host)

Great Britain will begin their campaign on Thursday 29 November against recent European champions the Netherlands who overcame Spain in the EuroHockey Nations Championships final which took place in Manchester back in August. This will be a tough opening encounter for Britain as the Dutch are also the current holders of the Champions Trophy, overcoming Germany in last year's competition in Terrassa.

Great Britain will then take on world champions Germany the following day, a country who experienced a disappointing European campaign in August when they finished in fourth spot and as a result missed out on an automatic qualification spot for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Malaysia are next up for GB on 2 December followed by current Olympic champions Australia on 3 December and original host country Pakistan on 5 December. The final two games in the round robin stage of the competition will be against Spain on 6 December and Korea on 8 December before the classification matches take place on Sunday 9 December.

The Champions Trophy is typically a tournament for the top six countries in the world, so this will be a tough competition and a good warm-up for Great Britain before they fly out to Chile in March for the Olympic Qualifiers in Santiago.

For the full match schedule, click here.