Monday 15 August – The Mix, who qualified by winning the GBFL Women’s Division Championship in 2021, arrived in Avigliana, Italy on Sunday for the 2022 European Women’s Cup and spent the day preparing both mentally and physically for the week ahead.
In 2019, The Mix won a silver medal at this tournament; in 2021, they were the only British national or club team to play in Europe, overcoming Covid travel restrictions to do so, and finished fifth. This year, the goal is another medal.
“The girls are excited to get started,” Mix co-captain Chelsie Robison said. “It's been a long time coming, with the whole season building up to this week.
“The Mix have a great mixture of youth and experience,” Chelsie added, “including players from the NSL, GBFL and beyond, and this is a team that is hungry for success. After a challenging tournament last year due to injuries and Covid restrictions, the team is keen to make their mark in Europe again.”
The format
Nine teams have entered the 2022 Women’s European Cup, which is a qualifier for Europe’s top women’s Cup competition, the European Women’s Premiere Cup, and the format is simple: a full round-robin from Monday through Friday, followed by bronze medal and gold medal games on Saturday.
The full line-up of teams is:
Angels Dupnitsa (Bulgaria)
Avigliana Rebels (Italy)
Chicaboos (Belgium)
The Mix (Great Britain)
Odense Giants (Denmark)
Panthers Wroclaw (Poland)
Princ Zagreb (Croatia)
Soder Softball (Sweden)
Vienna Wanderers (Austria)
Players
The Mix have taken the following players to the tournament:
Megan Beard
Kat Golik
Amie Hutchison
Gayle Khoenkhoen
Barbara Killer
Mary Murray
Holly Newell
Crista Reed-Thomas
Chelsie Robison
Maria Urquiaga
Lotte van der Weide
Emanuela Vischetti
Cheyenne Vogel
Sian Wigington
The coaches are Liz Knight and Ieuan Gale.
Schedule
The Mix will get the tournament started today (Monday) with a single game against the Wanderers from Vienna at 9.00 am local time (8.00 am in the UK).
On Tuesday, The Mix will play the host team Avigliana Stars in the morning and Angels Dupnitsa from Bulgaria in the late afternoon, followed by a single game on Wednesday against Princ Zagreb from Croatia.
This means The Mix will finish up the round-robin phase of the tournament with doubleheaders on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday the opponents will be Chicaboos from Belgium and Soder Softball from Sweden, while on Friday The Mix will play the Odense Giants from Denmark and Wroclaw Panthers from Poland.
Reports on all games played by The Mix at the 2022 European Women’s Cup will be posted during the week on this website.