The FIH Hockey World Cup set to start out on January 13 in Odisha will carry collectively the very best hockey skills of the world in an exhibition of velocity, talent and expertise.
Listed below are 5 worldwide stars to look out for within the match.
Eddie Ockenden
Having already received the world title twice — in 2010 and 2014 — Australia’s Eddie Ockenden is already within the class of all-time greats.
The 35-year-old Aussie co-captain can also be his nation’s document caps holder. Final 12 months, he turned simply the seven gamers within the historical past of males’s hockey to have made greater than 400 worldwide appearances.
Ockenden made his senior debut within the 2006 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and was awarded the FIH Younger Participant of the Yr in 2008.
Along with 4 Commonwealth Video games gold medals, Ockenden has additionally bagged two bronze medals and a silver medal on the Olympic video games.
Australia shall be counting on Ockenden’s versatility and composure because it seems to reclaim its world crown.
Timothee Clement
France’s rising inventory in world hockey has been aided by the rise of Timothee Clement.
The 22-year-old was topped Finest Participant of the Match on the FIH Odisha Hockey Males’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar in 2021, the place he captained France to a historic bronze medal.
France’s Timothee Clement (Black) fights for the ball towards Poland within the FIH Hockey Males’s Junior World Cup 2021.
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A spotlight of the marketing campaign was the beautiful hat-trick he scored towards India within the opening fixture, which helped his facet to a momentous 5-4 win.
His exploits, each within the junior and senior stage, helped him on his strategy to being voted as the lads’s FIH Rising Star of the Yr for 2021-22.
Christopher Ruhr
Germany’s Christopher Ruhr (White-No.17) celebrates after scoring the second purpose towards Malaysia within the Males’s Hockey World Cup 2018.
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German ahead Christopher Ruhr is one other two-time FIH Rising Star of the Yr winner able to take the World Cup by storm.
Germany’s hopes of profitable its first world title since 2006 will relaxation closely on Ruhr and his exploits up entrance.
The 29-year-old, who received bronze on the Rio video games, has scored 64 video games in 142 appearances for his nationwide facet.
Arthur Van Doren
Reigning World and Olympic champion Belgium has an array of stars in its fold, however none as vivid as defender Arthur Van Doren.
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar offers the Finest participant of the match award to Belgium’s Arthur van Doren within the Males’s Hockey World Cup 2018.
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Having made his debut in 2013, Van Doren’s rise mirrored his nationwide facet’s, because it turned probably the most dominant drive in world hockey.
In 2016, the 28-year-old received the FIH Rising Participant of the 12 months, a title he received once more in 2017, alongside the Participant of the 12 months award. He received the Participant of the 12 months award once more in 2018, to ascertain himself as top-of-the-line hockey participant of this era.
Thierry Brinkman
Thierry Brinkman, who will lead the Netherlands in Odisha, is an inspirational determine upon whom coach Jeroen Delmee shall be constructing his grand plans of reclaiming the World Cup.
Netherlands Males’s Hockey Coach Jeroen Delmee with workforce captain Thierry Brinkman pose for an image on their arrival at Biju Patnaik Worldwide airport forward of the FIH Odisha Males’s Hockey World Cup 2023.
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The 27-year-old, who’s succesful sufficient to play throughout the ahead line and within the midfield, started his worldwide profession in 2015.
Brinkman, who was a part of the Dutch facet in its last defeat to Belgium within the 2018 World Cup, shall be seeking to assist his facet to a record-equalling fourth title and first since 1998.
