THE Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) is elated with the country’s historic medal performance at the 2024 Masters Indoor Hockey World Cup.
It was Guyana’s first outing at global championship.

According to President of the Guyana Hockey Board Phillip Fernandes, the team fought above its weight class and excelled.
Fernandes, who is also a part of the team, said, “The team really exceeded all expectations, including our very own, because the goal from inception of the team and the expectation of the Guyana Hockey Board was that the team could possibly make the semifinals; that would have been considered a success, and was our primary goal.”

The GHB boss said while their intention was to play hard, “it is really difficult to imagine that you can win against world powers like Germany, England and so on”.

He says the fact that they comfortably got past the likes of France, 3-2, in the semis, England 7-4, Canada 10-2, and Wales 6-5 in the pool round shows they rose to the occasion.
“The team managed to perform above our expectations, and in fact did it in several matches.

Playing unbeaten was a phenomenal success, and to think our edge over the other teams was in fact superior athleticism and real drive for success,” Fernandes added.
He, however, noted it was extra special because they were not able to properly prepare due to the lack of a proper surface for indoor hockey, with the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) still under construction.

The Indoor World Cup was held in Nottingham, England, where Guyana played undefeated all the way to the final before they were edged by the hotshots in the final, 5-4.
England had recovered from their pool round loss to Guyana to edge Guyana and claim the men’s over-45 title.
The Masters Hockey indoor team is sponsored by cement company, Rock Hard Distributors Inc.