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Competition calendar

Every sanctioned and recognised event on the Asian and Asia-Pacific lacrosse pathway, from regional opens through World Championships to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Year
Region
Format

Showing 16 of 26 events · past events hidden

Q1 2026

1 – 6 Feb 2026
ALG – Riyadh

Asian Lacrosse Games – Riyadh 2026

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Sixes Sr Men, Sr Women
Asia Stand-Alone Championship Completed
Sanctioning
World Lacrosse ✓
14 – 22 Feb 2026
OKIOPEN26

Okinawa Open 2026

Naha, Okinawa, Japan Field Sr Men, Sr Women
Asia Open Completed
Sanctioning
World Lacrosse —

Q2 2026

21 – 25 Apr 2026
SSA – Chengdu

Super Sixes Asia – Chengdu 2026

Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium, China Sixes Sr Men, Sr Women
Asia Stand-Alone Championship Completed
Sanctioning
World Lacrosse ✓

Q3 2026

Q4 2026

27 – 30 Nov 2026
2026 ZLO

2026 Zhuhai Lacrosse Open

Soka Sports Training Base, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China Field (Adult Men’s & Women’s) and Sixes (U15/U18/Masters)
Asia Open

Organised by the Zhuhai Lacrosse Association.

Sanctioning
World Lacrosse —ALA Tier 3 ✓
11 – 13 Dec 2026
2026 HKIS

Hong Kong International Sixes 2026

Hong Kong, China Sixes Sr Men, Sr Women
Asia Stand-Alone Championship
Sanctioning
World Lacrosse pendingALA Tier 3 ✓

Q1 2027

14 – 22 Feb 2027
OKIOPEN 27

Okinawa Open 2027

Naha, Okinawa, Japan Field Sr Men, Sr Women
Asia Open
Sanctioning
World Lacrosse —ALA pending

Q2 2027

26 Apr – 1 May 2027
ALG – Kuala Lumpur

Asian Lacrosse Games – Kuala Lumpur 2027

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sixes Sr Men, Sr Women
Asia Stand-Alone Championship
Sanctioning
World Lacrosse pendingALA Tier 2 ✓

Q3 2027

Q4 2027

4 – 10 Oct 2027
2027 WLSC

2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championships

Weidner Field, Colorado Springs, USA Sixes Sr Men, Sr Women
World World Championship

Primary qualifier for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. 16 men’s and 16 women’s teams; five of the six Olympic places per gender decided here.

Sanctioning
World Lacrosse ✓

Q1 2028

Feb (TBD) 2028
OKIOPEN 2028

Okinawa Open 2028

Naha, Okinawa, Japan Field Sr Men, Sr Women
Asia Open
Sanctioning
World Lacrosse —
Mar – Apr (TBD) 2028
FOQT 2028

Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament

TBD Sixes Sr Men, Sr Women
World Championship Qualifier

Decides the last Olympic place per gender. Host and exact dates not yet announced.

Sanctioning
World Lacrosse ✓

Q3 2028

24 – 29 Jul 2028
LA28

Los Angeles Olympic Games 2028

Exposition Park Stadium, Los Angeles, USA Sixes Sr Men, Sr Women
World Olympic Games

Lacrosse Sixes returns to the Olympic programme

Sanctioning
World Lacrosse ✓

How to read this calendar

Relevance

  • Asia Hosted in an Asian territory.
  • Asia-Pacific Hosted in the wider Asia-Pacific region.
  • World Global event outside the region, on the pathway.

Sanctioning

  • World Lacrosse ✓ Sanctioned by World Lacrosse.
  • World Lacrosse pending Sanctioning applied for, not yet confirmed.
  • World Lacrosse — Not sanctioned by World Lacrosse.

Dates

  • Dates marked TBD are not yet confirmed by the host.
  • Events appear under the quarter recorded against them.
  • Completed events are greyed and tagged Completed.

Dates and sanctioning status are subject to change — confirm with the host federation before making travel arrangements. Report a correction

Competition

The competition programme

Full calendar →

The Association maintains a published competition calendar spanning the current and following two seasons, covering championship, qualifying, development and open competition across the field, sixes and box disciplines.

26 Events published

Across the current and following two seasons.

16 Hosted in Asia

Competition staged within Asian territories.

15 World Lacrosse sanctioned

Recognised by the international federation.

Season Events Hosted in Asia World Lacrosse sanctioned Disciplines
2026 12 9 8 Field, Sixes
2027 9 6 3 Box, Field, Sixes
2028 5 1 4 Box, Field, Sixes

Figures are generated directly from the Association's published calendar and update automatically as events are added. Dates and status are subject to change.

Standards

Sanctioning policy

The Articles empower the Association to hold local and international competition on a regular basis, to oversee the selection of Asian representative teams, and to maintain and enforce codes of conduct binding on its members. Sanctioning is how those powers are exercised in practice: it is the Association's confirmation that an event meets the standards expected of competition played under its name.

Tiers of sanctioned competition

Every competition the Association sanctions is placed in one of three tiers. The tier is set by what is at stake in the competition, and it determines what the host must provide. Events on the calendar that the Association does not sanction — World Lacrosse championships, the Olympic Games — carry no tier.

Tier 1

Continental Championship

Competition that decides an Asian title, or that qualifies teams for world or Olympic competition. The Association owns the competition, allocates the hosting, and carries the full set of obligations below.

Tier 2

Representative Competition

Sub-regional championships and other competition contested by national teams, including the Asian Lacrosse Games. Organised by a member body under the Association’s standards, with the Association appointing the head official.

Tier 3

Sanctioned Open

Club, invitational, youth and open competition — the Hong Kong Junior Lacrosse Open, the Okinawa Open and events like them. The host runs the competition; sanctioning confirms that it is played under the Playing Rules and that its results are recognised.

What each tier requires

Obligations step down with the tier. Nothing in this table displaces a requirement imposed by World Lacrosse or by the law of the host territory.

Requirement Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
Match officials Appointed by the Association Head official appointed by the Association Appointed by the host, to the Association’s accreditation standard
Anti-doping Testing programme in place, under the World Anti-Doping Code Testing programme in place, under the World Anti-Doping Code Participants bound by the Code; no testing programme required
Medical and safety plan Written plan, approved before the event, with medical cover at every venue Written plan, approved before the event First aid provision and an emergency procedure
Player eligibility Verified by the Association against its eligibility rules Verified by the Association against its eligibility rules Declared by the host
Insurance Public liability and participant cover, evidenced Public liability and participant cover, evidenced Public liability cover, evidenced
Results and report Full results and a written report within 14 days Full results and a written report within 14 days Results within 14 days
Who approves The Board The Board Delegated to the Association’s officers
Application deadline 180 days before the first day of competition 120 days 60 days
Sanctioning fee As set by the Board from time to time None

This tier structure was adopted in draft and has not yet been ratified by the Board. Until it is, it describes the standards the Association expects rather than obligations it enforces.

Sanctioning criteria

An application for sanctioning is assessed by the Board, or by a committee to which the Board has delegated the function, against the following requirements.

  1. 01 Standing of the host The host is a member body in good standing, with no outstanding subscription or disciplinary matter, and has the organisational capacity to deliver the competition proposed.
  2. 02 Playing rules The competition is played under the current World Lacrosse playing rules for the discipline concerned, with any permitted variations stated in the competition regulations in advance.
  3. 03 Officiating standards Officials hold accreditation appropriate to the category of competition, and appointments for championship competition are confirmed by the Association.
  4. 04 Athlete eligibility Participating athletes are registered with a member body and meet the eligibility and nationality requirements set out in the competition regulations.
  5. 05 Anti-doping The competition is conducted in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code and the anti-doping rules applicable in the host territory.
  6. 06 Safeguarding and conduct The host applies the Association's safeguarding policy and code of conduct, with particular regard to competition involving minors, and has a procedure for receiving complaints.
  7. 07 Medical provision and insurance Appropriate medical cover is in place for the duration of the competition, and the host holds insurance adequate to the event and the venue.
  8. 08 Reporting Results, participation data and a competition report are submitted to the Association within the period specified in the sanctioning decision.

Applications. A member body seeking sanctioning should apply to the Association well in advance of the proposed first day of competition; the Board will confirm the current notice period on request. The Board may attach conditions to a sanction, and may withdraw a sanction where a condition is not met. Contact the Association →

This policy is published for transparency and is subject to the Articles of Association, which prevail in the event of any inconsistency. Where the Association's calendar lists competition sanctioned by World Lacrosse, that status is shown against the individual event.