An annual appointment with the Under 17 European Championships, now in its 41st edition in the men’s tournament, returning to the city of Correggio in Italy after 5 years, where Spain opened a positive streak of four consecutive victories as had already happened from 2001 to 2004. 13 the nations that will participate in this week of European Rink Hockey which will be very special because it will also see the start of the first Under 17 European women’s championship which comes after 7 editions of the European tournament organized throughout the continent which allowed the nations to prepare for this event. Five nations will compete for the first European title: England, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. For the men’s event, eight nations will be registered: Andorra, England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. All eyes will be on Spain who will be looking for a fifth consecutive victory, signing another record, while the rest of the continent will try to oust its hegemony of the latest editions.
The formula of the first U17 Women European championship provides for a single round where the first two classified will give life to the final for the title, gold and silver medal, while the third and fourth classified will fight for the bronze medal which will be played in the evening on Saturday. As for the men, two groups were made based on the last European championship at Noia 2022. Three days of play to define the ranking of the qualifying groups which will serve to define the quarter-final matches (Thursday) and subsequently the semi-finals on Friday evening and the finals on Saturday
Six matches will be played each day from 10am to 10pm and all will be streamed live on WSETV.
The calendar and the live results can also be consulted at http://wse.sidgad.com
All matches will be broadcast in high definition on WSETV http://europe.worldskate.tv
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UNDER 17 MEN WSE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Group stage
1° Round
Monday 28 August 2023
10:00 – Group B – Switzerland x England
12:00 – Group B – Andorra x Germany
17:00 – Group A – Spain x France
19:00 – Opening Ceremony
21:30 – Group A – Italy x Portugal
2° Round
Tuesday 29 August 2023
10:00 – Group B – Andorra x Switzerland
12:00 – Group B – England x Germany
17:00 – Group A – Spain x Portugal
21:00 – Group A – Italy x France
3° Round
Wednesday 30 August 2023
10:00 – Group B – Switzerland x Germany
12:00 – Group B – England x Andorra
17:00 – Group A – Portugal x France
21:00 – Group A – Italy x Spain
Eliminatory Stages
Quarter-finals – Thursday 31 August 2023
10:00 – QF4 – 4° Group A x 1° Group B
12:00 – QF3 – 3° Group A x 2° Group B
17:00 – QF2 – 2° Group A x 3° Group B
21:00 – QF1 – 1° Group A x 4° Group B
Semi-finals – Friday 1° September 2023
10:00 – SF4 – Loser QF2 x Loser QF3
12:00 – SF3 – Loser QF1 x Loser QF4
17:00 – SF2 – Winner QF2 x Winner QF3
21:00 – SF1 – Winner QF1 x Winner QF4
Finals – Saturday 2 September 2023
10:00 – Fin. 7th/8th place – Loser SF3 x Loser SF4
12:00 – Fin. 5th/6th place – Winner SF3 x Winner SF4
15:00 – Fin. 3rd/4th place – Loser SF1 x Loser SF2
19:00 – Fin. 1st/2nd place – Winner SF1 x Winner SF2
22:30 – Award Ceremony
UNDER 17 WOMEN WSE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Group stage
1° Round
Monday 28 August 2023
15:00 – Portugal x England
19:30 – Italy x Germany
2° Round
Tuesday 29 August 2023
15:00 – England x Germany
19:00 – France x Italy
3° Round
Wednesday 30 August 2023
15:00 – Germany x France
19:00 – Italy x Portugal
4° Round
Thursday 31 August 2023
15:00 – France x England
19:00 – Germany x Portugal
5° Round
Friday 1° September 2023
15:00 – Portugal x France
19:00 – England x Italy
Finals
Saturday 2 September 2023
17:00 – Final 3°/4° place – 3° Gruppo x 4° Gruppo
21:00 – Final 1°/2° place – 1° Gruppo x 2° Gruppo
Palasport Dorando Pietri of Correggio (Italy), already hosts an U17 European Championship in 2018.
A photo of the European Championship in Sant Sadurnì d’Anoia 2023 
