Women's Asian Champions Trophy: India to begin campaign against Thailand on Oct 27
The Hindu
India to host Asian Champions Trophy, 6 teams to battle for title. Hosts India, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, China to compete in tournament. India have won title in 2016, runners-up in 2018. Top 4 teams qualify for semis, final on Nov 5.
The Indian women's team will begin its campaign at the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy with a clash against Thailand here on October 27, according to the schedule announced by Hockey India on Tuesday.
The tournament will begin with Malaysia and Japan playing the first game, while hosts India will play the third game of the opening day when they take on Thailand at Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf hockey stadium here.
The Asian Champions Trophy will see Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, China, and India go into battle to lift the coveted trophy.
The six-team tournament will conclude on November 5.
Hosts India have been in good form, particularly after the historic bronze at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and title victory at FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain last year.
The hosts have also won the Asian Champions Trophy in 2016 and were runners-up in 2018. They will face Korea in their last match of the group stage on November 2.
"We are proud to host another major Asian tournament and I'm sure the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy will be a great spectacle with some of the top women's hockey teams in the world participating in the tournament," HI President Dilip Tirkey said in a release.
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