UWH Worlds 2027 General Informations
The Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) is pleased to welcome athletes, officials and partners to the 2027 CMAS World Championship of Underwater Hockey Elite, taking place in Clermont-Ferrand (France) from 14th to 24th April 2027.
National federation elite teams are invited to participate at this World Championship if they are affiliated to CMAS.
Each national team must comply with the championship rules, safety requirements set by the organizers and CMAS rules and regulations.
The Team Information Bulletin contains all the information related to the competition.
Team declaration
The preliminary declaration of participating teams, their estimated delegation numbers and the country point of contact (mail and phone) to be submitted by email to LOC.
Expressions of interest received
| Country | IOC | Elite Men | Elite Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | AUS | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | BEL | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | CAN | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | COL | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇫🇷 France | FRA | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | GER | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | IRL | 🟢 | — |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | ITA | 🟢 | — |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | NZL | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | PHI | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | POL | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | POR | 🟢 | — |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | RSA | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | TUR | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| 🇺🇲 United States | USA | 🟢 | 🟢 |
Legend: 🟢 Declaration of interest | ✅ Initial deposit paid | — No team
There may be a delay of a few days between receipt of your email and the update.
We will send you an invoice and bank details during August 2026.
Registration deadlines
| 15th June 2026 | Information Pack released |
| 1st August 2026 | Declaration of interest from countries |
| 1st September 2026 | Formal entry teams Entry fees deposit (non-refundable), € 500 / team |
| From 1st October 2026 | Booking and paying extra training time. Can only be booked when entry fee deposit has been paid. |
| 1st November 2026 | Caps and swimsuit sent for approval |
| 1st December 2026 | Referee fees per team determined |
| 15th December 2026 | Balance of entry fees (tournament + referee) |
| 1st February 2027 | Sports Licenses purchased. We recommend that any reserve players have licenses bought on this deadline as well. |
| 19th February 2027 | Team list and player profiles submitted |
Points of contacts
| Local Organisation Committee Competition general contact address |
contact@uwhworlds2027.com |
| CMAS UWH Caps and swimsuit approval |
uwh-approvals@sport.cmas.org |
| Championship social networks |
Comming soon! |
| CMAS Portal Sports licences |
https://portal.cmas.org |
| CMAS TV Ceremonies and games streaming |
https://tv.cmas.org |
