World Series Hockey

Bridgestone World Series Hockey
Founded2011
First season2012
AdministratorIndian Hockey Federation
No. of teams8
CountryIndia
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Most recent
champion(s)
Sher-e-Punjab (1st title)
Most titlesSher-e-Punjab (1 title)
Tournament formatDouble Round-robin and Knock-out

World Series Hockey (WSH) was a professional league for field hockey competition in India. It was organised by Indian Hockey Federation with the objective to reinvigorate hockey in India. It was contested among eight franchise-based teams consisting of players from India and around the world. The entire event took place on home and away basis culminating into multi header playoffs. Australian Dennis Meredith, a member of the FIH panel of tournament directors, was the technical director of the WSH.[1] It was sponsored by tyre manufacturers, Bridgestone, and therefore officially known as Bridgestone World Series Hockey.[2][3]

  1. ^ S. Thyagarajan (30 August 2011). "Dennis Meredith is WSH Technical Director". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Bridgestone bags title sponsorship rights for WSH". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. ^ S. Thyagarajan (27 March 2012). "World Series Hockey matches available on YouTube". The Times of India. Mumbai, India. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2012.