The competition schedule for the upcoming The World Games in Chengdu, China has been confirmed with the lacrosse competition taking place from Thursday 7 to Monday 11 August.

The first three days of the lacrosse tournament (Thursday-Saturday) will see teams play preliminary games before a series of placement games and semi-final matches on Sunday.

Monday will see the two medal matches played with the bronze medal match followed by the final where the 2025 champions will be crowned.

Every game will take place on the Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field in the city’s Sichuan province.

The World Games in 2025 is the third time lacrosse has been featured after 2017 and 2022; 2017 showcased a 10-a-side women’s competition before switching to a six-a-side tournament in 2022 and adding a men’s invitational event alongside the women’s one.

2025 will see a singular women’s competition once again playing the sixes version of lacrosse that will be featured at the LA28 Olympic Games in three years’ time.

In the two previous editions of The World Games, Great Britain women have finished fourth, losing out on both occasions to Australia in the bronze medal match.

In 2022, Great Britain men also finished fourth after a narrow defeat to Japan in the third-place match.

This year’s tournament will pit eight of the best teams in world against each other including Great Britain, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, China, Czechia, and Japan.

To view the full schedule for The World Games 2025, head to their website HERE and for all things British Lacrosse, click HERE.