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England Hockey Talent Academy Festival 2023 Review - A Spectacle of Real Talent
The England Hockey Talent Academy Festival, presented by Sunbelt Rentals UK and Ireland, concluded with over 800 young players putting up a remarkable hockey spectacle over the course of three days (29-31 July) at the Nottingham Hockey Centre.
The largest outdoor junior hockey event in the country saw 48 teams – 24 girls’ and 24 boys’ teams- play out a total of 72 matches over 6 pitches.
Hampstead & Westminster Talent Academy Boys, East Grinstead Talent Academy Boys and Surbiton Talent Academy Boys were the three teams that remained unbeaten in the Boys' competition, while Wimbledon Talent Academy Girls, Guildford Talent Academy Girls and Surbiton Talent Academy Girls emerged joint-winners in the Girls' category.
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Boys Competition
First set results
East Grinstead Talent beat Team Bath Buccaneers 4-0
Durham beat Wimbledon 6-1
University of Exeter beat Timperley 4-2
Birmingham beat Holcombe 2-1
Old Loughtonians beat Stourport 6-2
Hampstead & Westminster beat Oxford Hawks 2-2 (4-2 SO)
East Grinstead Talent Academy Boys, Durham Talent Academy Boys, University of Exeter Talent Academy Boys, Birmingham Talent Academy Boys, Old Loughtonians Talent Academy Boys and Hampstead & Westminster Talent Academy Boys registered victories in their respective matches on the opening day.
Second set results
Guildford beat Wales Boys 3-1
Cambridge beat Ulster Red Boys 5-1
South Coast beat Yorkshire 4-1
Surbiton beat Beeston 7-3
Sevenoaks beat Ulster White Boys 3-1
Northwest Talent Academy Boys beat Reading 4-3
Guildford Talent Academy Boys, Cambridge Talent Academy Boys, South Coast Talent Academy Boys, Surbiton Talent Academy Boys, Sevenoaks Talent Academy Boys and Northwest Talent Academy Boys registered wins in their respective matches on the first day of the Talent Academy Festival.
Girls Competition
First set results
Team Bath Buccaneers beat East Grinstead 1-1 (4-1 SO)
Wimbledon beat Durham 3-0
University of Exeter beat Timperley 4-4 (2-1 SO)
Birmingham beat Holcombe 4-3
Old Loughtonians beat Stourport 2-0
Hampstead & Westminster beat Oxford Hawks 4-0
Team Bath Buccaneers TA Girls, Wimbledon Talent Academy Girls, University of Exeter Talent Academy Girls, Birmingham Talent Academy Girls, Old Loughtonians Talent Academy Girls and Hampstead & Westminster Talent Academy Girls earned victories in their respective opening matches of the tournament.
Second set results
Guildford beat Wales Girls 5-0
Cambridge beat Ulster Red Girls 2-1
South Coast beat Yorkshire 1-0
Surbiton beat Beeston 2-2(4-3 SO)
Sevenoaks beat Ulster White Girls 9-4
Reading beat Northwest 5-1
Guildford Talent Academy Girls, Cambridge Talent Academy Girls, South Coast Talent Academy Girls, Surbiton Talent Academy Girls, Sevenoaks Talent Academy Girls and Reading Talent Academy Girls won their respective matches on the opening day of the fest.
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Boys Competition
First set results
Wimbledon beat Team Bath Buccaneers 1-1 (5-2 SO)
Timperley beat Holcombe 6-3
Oxford Hawks beat Stourport 9-1
Ulster Red Boys beat Wales Boys 4-1
Yorkshire beat Beeston 3-2
Reading beat Ulster White Boys 1-0
Wimbledon Talent Academy Boys, Timperley Talent Academy Boys, Oxford Hawks Talent Academy Boys, Ulster Red Boys, Yorkshire Talent Academy Boys and Reading Talent Academy Boys clinch victories in their respective second matches of the competition.
Second set results
East Grinstead beat Durham 2-2 (3-2 SO)
University of Exeter beat Birmingham 2-2 (4-3 SO)
Hampstead & Westminster beat Old Loughtonians 1-0
Guildford beat Cambridge 2-2 (3-1 SO)
Surbiton beat South Coast 6-4
Sevenoaks beat Northwest 4-2
East Grinstead Talent Academy Boys, University of Exeter Talent Academy Boys, Hampstead & Westminster Talent Academy Boys, Guildford Talent Academy Boys, Surbiton Talent Academy Boys and Sevenoaks Talent Academy Boys registered wins in Boys' second set of matches on day 2.
Girls Competition
First set results
East Grinstead beat Durham 5-0
Holcombe beat Timperley 4-1
Stourport beat Oxford Hawks 3-3 (4-3 SO)
Wales Girls beat Ulster Red Girls 2-0
Yorkshire beat Beeston 2-1
Northwest beat Ulster White Girls 3-1
East Grinstead Talent Academy Girls, Holcombe Talent Academy Girls, Stourport Talent Academy Girls, Wales Girls, Yorkshire Talent Academy Girls and Northwest Talent Academy Girls registered wins in their respective matches on day 2.
Second set results
Wimbledon beat Team Bath Buccaneers 5-0
Birmingham beat University of Exeter 5-3
Hampstead & Westminster beat Old Loughtonians 2-1
Guildford beat Cambridge 2-1
Surbiton beat South Coast 2-1
Sevenoaks beat Reading 2-0
Wimbledon Talent Academy Girls, Birmingham Talent Academy Girls, Hampstead & Westminster Talent Academy Girls, Guildford Talent Academy Girls, Surbiton Talent Academy Girls and Sevenoaks emerged victorious in the final set of matches of day 2.
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Boys Competition
First set results
Team Bath Buccaneers beat Ulster White Boys 3-1
Beeston beat Holcombe 2-1
Northwest beat Wimbledon 2-1
Timperley beat South Coast 3-1
Oxford Hawks beat Cambridge 2-1
Wales Boys beat Stourport 3-1
Team Bath Buccaneers TA Boys, Beeston Talent Academy Boys, Northwest Talent Academy Boys, Timperley Talent Academy Boys, Oxford Hawks Talent Academy Boys and Wales Boys registered wins in their last match of the tournament.
Second set results
Old Loughtonians beat Ulster Red Boys 2-2 (5-3 SO)
Birmingham beat Yorkshire 5-0
Reading beat Durham 4-2
East Grinstead beat University of Exeter 3-2
Hampstead & Westminster beat Guildford 3-2
Surbiton beat Sevenoaks 3-1
Old Loughtonians Talent Academy Boys, Birmingham Talent Academy Boys, Reading Talent Academy Boys, East Grinstead Talent Academy Boys, Hampstead & Westminster Talent Academy Boys and Surbiton Talent Academy Boys signed off with wins in the last set of matches in the Boys' category.
Girls Competition
First set results
Ulster White Girls beat Durham 3-1
Beeston beat Timperley 6-0
Oxford Hawks Ulster Red Girls 4-1
East Grinstead beat Reading 3-1
South Coast beat Holcombe 4-2
Cambridge beat Stourport 4-3
Ulster White Girls, Beeston Talent Academy Girls, Oxford Hawks Talent Academy Girls, East Grinstead Talent Academy Girls, South Coast Talent Academy Girls and Cambridge Talent Academy Girls capped off with wins in their respective last matches of the fest.
Second set results
Wales Girls beat Old Loughtonians 3 - 3 (5 - 4 SO)
Yorkshire beat University of Exeter 5-2
Northwest beat Team Bath Buccaneers 1-0
Wimbledon beat Birmingham 4-0
Guildford Talent Academy Girls beat Hampstead & Westminster beat 2-0
Surbiton Talent beat Sevenoaks 4-1
Wales Girls, Yorkshire Talent Academy Girls, Northwest Talent Academy Girls, Wimbledon Talent Academy Girls, Guildford Talent Academy Girls and Surbiton Talent Academy Girls signed off the fest with wins in their respective last matches.
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