India to open Asian Champions Trophy campaign against China on August 3
The Hindu
The Indian men’s hockey team will open its Asian Champions Trophy campaign against China on day one of the tournament, to be played from August 3 to 12.
The Indian men's hockey team will open its Asian Champions Trophy campaign against China on day one of the tournament, to be played in Chennai from August 3 to 12.
Hosts India and China will face each other in the last match of the opening day of the tournament at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium.
After China, India will play Japan on August 4. The hosts will then cross swords with Malaysia on August 6 followed by the game against Korea a day later, as per the schedule released by the Asian Hockey Federation on Tuesday.
India will then take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the final league stage match on August 9.
The six-team tournament will see South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan, China, and India battle it out for top honours. All the teams are part of one pool and the positions on the points table will be decided by a league system.
Defending champions South Korea will clash against Japan in the tournament opener.
The semifinals are scheduled for August 11 while the summit clash will take place on August 12.
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