Vote for the FIH Poligras Magic Skill Award 2025-2026

The seventh season of the FIH Hockey Pro League is done, with Belgium crowned champions in the men's competition and the Netherlands closing out the women's tournament in style. For the fans there is one last thing to do before the book is closed for good: vote for the finest individual moment of the season. To that end the international hockey federation FIH opened voting for the Poligras Magic Skill Award, with six nominated plays that surprised audiences worldwide.

What is the Poligras Magic Skill Award

The Poligras Magic Skill Award is a fan award that each Pro League season crowns the most striking individual hockey play. The prize is named after Poligras, the hockey turf made by Polytan (part of Sport Group) on which the Pro League, among others, is played and which at the LA28 Olympic Games will serve as the official surface for the ninth time.

Want to feel in your own backyard how such a fast, watered hockey surface plays? Just put down a hockey pitch in your own garden. But that aside. Before you get to that, first cast your vote for your favourite play from the shortlist of six nominees, three among the women and three among the men.

The nominees in the women's competition

Three plays represent the women's tournament:

• Xan de Waard (Team Netherlands), with the play "Steal and Show"
• Tess Howard (Team England), with "Majestic Tess"
• Steph Kershaw (Team Australia), with "Classy Finish"

The nominees in the men's competition

Among the men, three other moments compete for the title:

• Arthur Van Doren (Team Belgium), with "Van Doren's Magical Pass"
• David Goodfield (Team England), with "David's Good'Smash"
• Olivier Hortensius (Team Netherlands), with "Dribble Trouble"

Will the Dutch walk away with this cool award? You can vote until 11 July 2026.

How to vote

Fans can pick their favourite moment via the official FIH voting page. The full shortlist with all six videos can also be found on the FIH YouTube channel.

A little preview of what awaits you at the 2026 World Cup?

For hockeychamps.nl this vote is more than a fun list. Several nominees are part of the core of the teams that will play this summer at the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 in Amstelveen and Wavre. Arthur Van Doren is one of the driving forces of Belgium's Red Lions, defending champions and host nation in one. Xan de Waard and Olivier Hortensius are part of the Dutch squads chasing the world title on home soil. Anyone who spots these names during the voting gets an instant preview of the stars set to shape the World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium this August. You can read more about this award at the FIH.

Also take another look here at the 2024 / 2025 winner.