Belgium v Australia - Men's FIH Field Hockey Pro League Final Australia v Great Britain - Men's FIH Field Hockey Pro League
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Belgium v Netherlands - Men's FIH Field Hockey Pro League
No team, in recent times has climbed the rungs faster than the Belgian Red Lions who have stunned the hockey world with one incredible performance after another.
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Displacing a team like Australia from the helm of world hockey is no mean feat and although the kookaburras have just about managed to regain the top spot in the world rankings, the rivalry continues to be intense as ever.
With a central defender of the calibre of Loick Luypaert in the team, the Red Lions can afford to venture deep into opposition territory without having to fret about potential counterattacks.
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What happens when Luypaert isn't on the pitch?
The World Champions can boast of possessing one the most experienced defensive line ups in world hockey today.
Olympians Arthur Van Doren, Gauthier Boccard, and Alexander Hendrickx make sure that the most of the duels in and around the Belgian circle go the way of the Red Lions who conceded 33 goals in 16 matches in the first season of the Pro League.
At the World Cup in 2018, Shane McLeod's boys conceded 5 goals from 7 matches. The Aussies conceded one less than their arch-rivals but also played a match less since they did not have to go through the crossovers - and it will be interesting to see which of the two giants comes out on top in the 2020 edition of the Pro League.
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Subhashish Majumdar
Subhashish has been an Indian sports journalist at Sportskeeda since 2017. He primarily covers hockey along with other Indian Sports, and endeavors to bridge the coverage gap between the multitude of Indian sports and cricket via his articles. Subhashish’s interest in Indian sports peaked after watching a few hockey and football matches live during his childhood days, and has also played Hockey, Football, Table Tennis, Badminton at school and college level.
As a journalist, he covered every single Indian hockey match at the 2018 & 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2018 & 2023 Asian Games, 2018 Women's World Cup, 2018 & 2023 Men’s World Cup and the 2021 Olympics. An interview specialist, he has conducted over 100 interviews with the Indian Men's and Women's Hockey team, and has also been part of the UK-based DesiSportsCast Podcast.
Subhashish’s favorite Indian athlete is Vandana Katariya for her relentlessness and never-say-die attitude. For him, India men's hockey team's 7-1 win over Pakistan in 2017 Hockey World League semis on the same day as India men's cricket team's loss to the same opponent in the Champions Trophy final is an iconic moment in Indian Sports history.
When not writing, he likes to spend his free time blogging, singing, jogging, and trekking.