London Knights finished 12th at the 30th Aleš Hřebeský Memorial box lacrosse tournament last weekend after they fell to a 4-3 defeat against America’s Moon Bears in their 11th-place play-off.
Having qualified as the tournament’s only English representatives by winning the 2024/25 Winter Box League, London Knights, filled with some of England’s best players such as all-time top scorer Lyndon Bunio and captain Tom Roche, ended the competition with two wins and four defeats from their six games.
An 8-6 opening game win over Chocolax from Switzerland gave Knights some hope of progressing well in the competition but two quick-fire defeats courtesy of Canada’s Nova Scotia Privateers (4-2) and Victoria Leprechauns (5-4) highlighted the strength of this year’s teams and the general quality of the tournament.
A 5-3 quarter-final win against German Shepherds followed by a tight 4-3 semi-final defeat to Finland’s Turku Titans left Knights fighting for 11th place in their placement game.
In that game, a slow start by Knights saw them 2-0 down after three and a half minutes but, never ones to give up easily, they clawed themselves back level before half-time through Albert Whitehead and Bunio.
Jonny Diplock scored a third for Moon Bears before Bunio once again pulled Knights level with just over eight minutes left on the clock.
Andy Aumiller had Moon Bears ahead again at 4-3 when he fired home with three and a half minutes to go and Knights couldn’t find an answer as time ran out and they finished 12th.
Knights have been an ever-present in the Aleš Hřebeský Memorial since 2012 and in the past four years have finished 12th (2025), 6th (2024), 8th (2023), and 13th (2022).
The Aleš Hřebeský Memorial is held each year at LCC Radotin in Prague, Czechia and is the most prestigious box lacrosse event in Europe with teams from 19 countries participating.
It is named after one of LCC Radotin’s most accomplished players who was tragically killed in 1993 by a drunk driver while waiting at a bus stop.
2025 marked the 30th edition of the competition and every game was streamed live on YouTube and can be re-watched HERE.
London Knights Results
London Knights 8-6 Chocolax | Gold A
Nova Scotia Privateers 4-2 London Knights | Gold A
London Knights 4-5 Victoria Leprechauns | Play-In 3
London Knights 5-3 German Shepherds | Blue QF 3
London Knights 3-4 Turku Titans | Blue SF 2
Moon Bears 4-3 London Knights | 11th-Place Game