Wellington Floorball Open

WFO 2024 (20-22 September)

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the weekend a success!

Congratulations to the 2024 winners:

• Open grade - Storm Fury
• Elite grade - Wellington Bays

An extra big thank you to Wellington City Council and Pub Charity Limited, whose generous grants made it possible to host the biggest floorball tournament in New Zealand.

We're already looking forward to the 2025 tournament taking place from 19-21 September! Keep an eye out in June, when registrations will open.

About the event

Elite Grade:
Players must be born in 2008 or earlier, or be in year 11 at school.
Teams can have a maximum of 18 players including coaches and team staff.

• 5v5 plus goalies
• Full sized court
• Preliminary games: 3 x 12min.
• Play-off games: 3 x 12min.

Open Grade:
Players must be born in 2008 or earlier, or be in year 11 at school.
Teams can have a maximum of 16 players including coaches and team staff.

• 5v5 plus goalies
• Full sized court
• Preliminary games: 2 x 12min.
• Play-off games: 3 x 12min.

Other key info:

• A goalie is allowed to be substituted and then continue to play as a field player in the same game.
• Teams need to have matching shirts/colours. Numbers are compulsory.
• Mixed teams are allowed for both grades.
• A player can only represent one team in the tournament.
• A player licensed with Floorball NZ who wishes to play in the WFO tournament for an Elite grade team other than from the club that the player is licensed from, needs to have the written permission from the club they are licensed to.
• This permission needs to be presented to the WFO Tournament Organising committee before the start of the tournament otherwise the player will not be eligible to play for the team they are not licensed for.
  
  For any other questions regarding WFO, please email: admin@wellingtonfloorball.org.nz