Lacrosse at the 2025 World Games
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The lacrosse competition at the 2025 World Games only consisted of a women's tournament and was held at the Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field in Chengdu, China.[1]
VenueChengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
Dates7–10 August 2025
Competitors8 teams from 8 nations
| Lacrosse at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
| |
| Venue | Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field |
| Dates | 7–10 August 2025 |
| Competitors | 8 teams from 8 nations |
The games in 2025, like in 2022, was played in the sixes format, with teams of six players per side, reduced field size, and shorter games as compared to the parent field lacrosse format, which was conducive to daily tournament play.
Qualification
A total of eight women's teams competed in the lacrosse event at the 2025 World Games.[2]
| Qualification | Hosts | Date(s) | Spot(s) | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 |  China |
| 2022 World Games |  Birmingham | 12–16 July | 4 |  Canada United States Australia Great Britain |
| 2025 Asia-Pacific Women’s Lacrosse Championship[3] | Sunshine Coast | 6–11 January | 1 |  Japan |
| 2025 EuroLax Sixes Cup[4] |  Algarve | 3–8 March | 2 |  Ireland Czech Republic |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's tournament |
United States Chloe Humphrey Sam Apuzzo Marie McCool Cassidy Weeks Charlotte North Ally Mastroianni Kenzie Kent Izzy Scane Ally Kennedy Taylor Moreno Shea Dolce Ellie Masera |
Canada Lauren Black Aurora Cordingley Brooklyn Walker-Welch Kylea Dobson Erica Evans Annabel Child Bianca Chevarie Lauren Spence Maddy Baxter Dylana Williams Nicole Perroni Jordan Dean |
 AustraliaStephanie Kelly Rebecca Lane Abby Thorne Hannah Nielsen Addie Cunningham Olivia Parker Theo Kwas Ocea Leavy Ashtyn Hiron Georgia Latch Mim Suares-Jury Bonnie Yu |
Results
Source:[5]
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 15 | +44 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 33 | +5 | |
| 3 | Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 31 | +13 | Advance to 5th place game |
| 4 | China (H) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 67 | −62 | Advance to 7th place game |
| 7 August 2025 10:30 |
Canada |
20–5 |
Japan |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 7 August 2025 14:30 |
China |
2–24 |
Great Britain |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 8 August 2025 9:00 |
Great Britain |
10–14 |
Canada |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 8 August 2025 13:00 |
Japan |
18–3 |
China |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 9 August 2025 10:30 |
Canada |
25–0 |
China |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 9 August 2025 14:30 |
Great Britain |
10–15 |
Japan |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 32 | +57 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 42 | +12 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 65 | −31 | Advance to 5th place game |
| 4 | Ireland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 66 | −38 | Advance to 7th place game |
Source: 2025 World Games
| 7 August 2025 9:00 |
United States |
32–11 |
Ireland |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 7 August 2025 13:00 |
Czech Republic |
10–23 |
Australia |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 8 August 2025 10:30 |
Australia |
13–25 |
United States |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 8 August 2025 13:00 |
Ireland |
10–16 |
Czech Republic |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 9 August 2025 9:00 |
United States |
32–8 |
Czech Republic |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 9 August 2025 13:00 |
Australia |
18–7 |
Ireland |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
Consolation round
7th place game
| 10 August 2025 9:00 |
China |
5–19 |
Ireland |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
5th place game
| 10 August 2025 10:30 |
Great Britain |
20–11 |
Czech Republic |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 24 | |||||||
| A2 | Japan
| 10 | |||||||
| B1 | United States
| 16 | |||||||
| A1 | Canada
| 8 | |||||||
| A1 | Canada
| 21 | |||||||
| B2 | Australia
| 4 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| A2 | Japan
| 12 | |||||||
| B2 | Australia
| 13 | |||||||
Semifinals
| 10 August 2025 13:00 |
Canada |
21–4 |
Australia |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
| 10 August 2025 14:30 |
United States |
24–10 |
Japan |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
Bronze medal game
| 11 August 2025 10:00 |
Japan |
13–12 |
Australia |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
Final
| 11 August 2025 11:30 |
United States |
16–8 |
Canada |
Chengdu No.7 Athl. Field, Chengdu |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
United States |
 |
Canada |
 |
Australia |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | Great Britain |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
| 7 | Ireland |
| 8 | China |
Ranking
Women Lacrosse sixes
Source:
| Rank | Team | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 50 | +79 |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 35 | +53 |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 75 | −6 |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 70 | −10 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 42 | +22 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 85 | −40 |
| 7 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 71 | −24 |
| 8 | China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 86 | −76 |