EUIC 2026 - Preview
EUIC 2022 © Illia Shypunov
Welcome to Amsterdam! Welcome to the European Indoor Ultimate Championships 2026!
After four years, Europe’s premier indoor Ultimate event is finally set to return. In 2026, the EUIC will once again bring together the very best national teams from across the continent, all competing for indoor glory in Mixed, Women’s, and Open divisions.
Ted Beute was a strong advocate for holding indoor European championships. With his recent passing, we want to make sure that he is remembered properly! Read more about Ted and his contribution to European Ultimate here: In Memoriam Ted Beute — European Ultimate Federation.
A legacy to live up to
The last edition of the EUIC took place in 2022 in Kaunas, delivering a weekend full of intensity, atmosphere, and unforgettable performances. The champions crowned that year set a high bar for 2026.
Mixed: Estonia
Women: Sweden
Open: Belgium
Now every nation gets a new shot.
What to expect in 2026
Tight fields, fast decision-making, and relentless pressure define the indoor game, and the European championships amplify all of it. Expect:
Europe’s strongest national programs battling it out
High-level indoor tactics and athleticism
A unique championship atmosphere
Mixed Division
Who can challenge the top 2?
The mixed division will host 12 teams across two pools of 6. All teams advance to a crossover round with the top 2 of each pool guaranteeing a spot in the quarter finals and the others having to win to stay in. The mixed division has been dominated by two nations for the past two European tournaments, Estonia and Great Britain. This year looks like it will be more of the same, but the likes of Finland and Poland will be looking to play spoiler, and Belgium has a few names worthy of checking out.
2022 champions, Estonia, are back and looking to defend their title. All the big players are well known at this point. Jakob Tamm, Marin Raba, Helen Tera, and Kristjan Loorits are all here to bring the gold medal back to Estonia. These players are talented on grass and beach, but the hard court is their true home and when they are clicking it is almost impossible to stop them. Poland will be trying to do their best to outdo their 5th place finish in 2022 and reclaim the glory that mJAH found with their first place finish at EUICC in 2020. They bring back shooter Adam Tomczyk and scoring machine Monika Zaczkowska, but it is unclear if they have the depth to really challenge the Estonians. Lithuania rounds out the pool but don’t have as much established talent aside from EuroStar Barbora Kundelyte. Norway, Switzerland and the hometown Dutch team round out the pool. Look for the Dutch to be more dangerous than their low seed predicts with throwers like Jasper Ten Haken and large receivers like Sterre de Rooij and Leo Hendriks.
Across in Pool B, the British are once again standouts bringing back this Mighty Hucks heavy squad to try and take down Estonia. Becky Thompson and Josh East are back but they are without the 2022 stars Ian Tait and Andy Lewis. Robbie Haines and Ed Codd will have some tough shoes to fill if they want to challenge the Estonians late in the tournament. Bronze medalists, Finland, are always strong on the indoor surface. Jyri Saarinen is back for the Finns and will be throwing a lot of assists but is missing 2022 stats leaders Saska Karpansalo and Vilma Heinonen. Look for Anni Jokinen and Elisa Pursiainen to step up and do a lot of the scoring for the Finns in Amsterdam. The match between Finland and GB is a must-watch to see who will have the best road to avoiding the Estonians until the final. Rounding out the pool are Belgium, Turkey, Sweden and Denmark. Belgium has star defender Maiwenn Le Duc as well as the powerful Hawa Diop but will that be enough for the Brits and the Finns? Turkey, Sweden, and Denmark don’t have a lot of household names so we will see which players step up on their stats sheet in Amsterdam.
EUIC 2022 © Illia Shypunov
Women’s Division
Can the new teams shake things up?
In 2022 Sweden and the Netherlands faced off in a fantastic final with the Swedes coming out on top. Both teams return their core talent and are aiming for gold again. Sadly, bronze medalists Lithuania are not in attendance this year. Who can challenge the top teams this year? 10 teams compete in the women’s division starting from pools of five then going into power pools and then quarters.
Pool A has Sweden, Latvia, Ukraine, Austria and Ireland. Sweden returns top players Sarah Eklund, Vendela Wiktorsson and Alva Angergard. Latvia brings back their 2022 stats leaders Adrija Kalavanova and Linda Ābelīte while bringing in EuroStar Lāsma Kublicka. Anna Slienzak will be back for Ukraine as they try to out do their 2022 7th place finish. Newcomers to the national team scene, Austria, bring back the core of the Catchup Graz team that captured bronze at the 2024 EUICC. Sandra Kniely, Johanna Roy and Sophie Felgitsch all come back. Seeing this team face off against the likes of Sweden and Latvia will be real test to see where they rank among the national teams in Amsterdam. Ireland has not competed at EUICC or EUIC before, but are bringing a lot of outdoor talent with the likes of Fiona Mernagh, Sinead Dunne, and Claire Gilheany.
Pool B starts with silver medalists, The Netherlands who bring back Floor Keulartz, Justine van der Meulen and Paula Baas. They also have the large target of Jette Bardoel who will be a nightmare to deal with on their home turf. Great Britain will look to challenge the Dutch as they bring back scoring machine Audrey Melançon-Fournier as well as Lulu Boyd. Lisa Hocking will have to take up some of the throwing that Katie Flight provided at the last EUIC. The Lithuanians took bronze from GB in 2022 and they are no longer here, but can this GB team overcome the newcomers like Austria and Ireland in Pool A? Poland, Slovakia and Belgium round out the pool. Poland finished last in 2022 while Slovakia and Belgium are newcomers to the EUIC. Belgium’s Maria Castillo and Noemie Dekoninck are well established in the outdoor scene but we will see how that translates to the hard court in Amsterdam. Slovakia has not competed internationally in the women’s division before and seem to be missing their standout Daša Legényová, so it is tough to see them challenging the top of this pool. The Dutch seem to have a bit of an easier first pool than Sweden but everything will start to take shape in the power pools on Friday.
Sandra Kniely, playing Coach Austria Women says: “Since the majority of our team won a bronze medal at the last EUICC, our clear goal is to repeat this success and bring another medal back to Austria this year. However, this is also the first time we are competing with the national team in the women’s division at an indoor European Championship, and indoor tournaments on this level are generally very hard to predict. For that reason, we are trying not to put too much pressure on ourselves and simply take things as they come.
In any case, we are very much looking forward to what is sure to be an exciting EUIC!”
Paula Baas Netherlands Women: “After the silver medal of last EUIC, of course, the team is longing for that gold medal this year. However, there is a lot we cannot control on our way to gold, so we are focused on playing as hard as we can out there on the field and taking care of each other on and off the field. Through these controllable goals and actions, we hope to achieve our dream of the gold medal. This is a similar mindset to the one we had with the national team at WBUC, where we won silver. The WBUC and the EUIC are led by the same captains and coach, and there is quite a bit of overlap in players, but we also have some indoor specialists on the roster.
We are generally super excited for the tournament. It feels a lot like a home game, and we have a lot of friends and family that are coming to watch, so we expect a super nice atmosphere and a lot of support.”
Open Division
Pool B = no easy games
There are 14 teams in the open division. The top four in each pool of seven advance to the quarterfinals.
Pool A sees defending champions Belgium with a completely different roster (aside from returner Benjamin Zwarts) as last cycle was filled with Mooncatchers and this year is Gentle-based. Moon have made a name for themselves in the indoor circuit and questions remain if the Vande Weghe brothers, Staf Decraene and the rest of this young team will live up to the expectations set by their Brussels brothers. Ukraine returns after a miraculous quarterfinal win in 2022 returning their stars Vlad Zavalenko and Dima Pcholkin. They will test themselves against Baltic powerhouse Lithuania and the Gauba brothers. Further down the pool Poland, Ireland and Slovakia will back themselves to challenge for a spot in quarters but the big upsets could come from the bottom. Austria finished 15th in 2022, but this year bring star talent like Mosquitos players Jakob Dunshirn and Maximilian Schmied as well as the big target of Alexander Spalholz. They look poised to go a lot further than 2022 and are a definite threat to take a top 4 spot.
As fun as Pool A is, Pool B is going to be insane. 2022 medalists Finland and Latvia return with very similar rosters. Finland has one of the older rosters in the competition but Erkka Niini and Tomi Sandberg are still powerhouses on the hardcourt. Latvian stars Arvids Karklins and Toms Abeltins are also bringing the band back together after they are surely disappointed by a bronze medal in 2022. Further down the pool the Dutch and the Swedes are both bringing bolstered rosters with the Netherlands adding players like Ben Oort and Jelte Derks and Sweden adding Orebro stats monster Ludwig Bergholm to the squad. The fun doesn’t stop there as GB brings in Clapham big man Will Rowledge with Denmark’s Gram brothers are also looking to spoil the fun. The bottom seed of this pool is Germany, who seems to have brought all the top players from reigning EUICC silver medalists VfL Gemmrigheim like Antonino Bonfiglio and Nico Müller, while adding top talent like Tobias Maierhofer and Michael Schütz to the mix. Germany breaking seed is almost a certainty, the question is how high? Some of these teams have already played each other with the Netherlands beating GB on universe in the final of Martini Cup this past December. The Danes came second at Riga Rudens, losing to the MMP side of Estonia mixed in the final earlier this season as well. There are definitely more than four teams in this pool that have medal aspirations and there is no telling who is going to come out alive. Every game will be high stakes.
EUIC 2022 © Illia Shypunov
Streaming & Broadcast Coverage
EUIC 2026 will be supported by high-level, professional streaming, ensuring fans across Europe—and beyond—can follow every decisive moment of the championships.
What to expect from EUIC streaming
Multi-game coverage across the championship weekend
Expert commentary and on-screen graphics
Consistent production quality aligned with EUF flagship events
Free and premium access options depending on game selection
📺 Watch live
👉 https://live.ultimatefederation.eu
More details on featured games, commentary teams, and access levels will be announced closer to the event.
Event Information & Important Links
Event website
👉 https://euic26.ultimatefederation.eu
Match schedule & live results
👉 https://euic-schedule.ultimatefederation.eu
Streaming platform
👉 https://live.ultimatefederation.eu
Location & venue
📍 Sporthallen Zuid: Burgerweeshuispad 54, 1076 EP Amsterdam, Netherlands
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