Irish men's hockey team finish eighth

The Irish men's hockey team has finished in 8th place at the BDO World Cup Qualifier,in Changzhou, China, having lost 2-1 this morning to Belgium in the 7th/8th play off.

Despite narrowly missing out on a qualification berth for this year's World Cup the Irish team will earn valuable world ranking points from their performances in China.

Ireland's goal today came from the stick of Tim Cockram.