Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024: Complete schedule for Indian Hockey team in Rajgir, Bihar
Defending champions India is all set for the six-team tournament which is scheduled in Rajgir, Bihar, from November 11 to 20.
Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024
The Indian hockey team will kick off the Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024 with an opening match against Malaysia, set to take place in Rajgir, Bihar, from November 11 to 20. All matches for this eighth edition of the tournament will be held at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium.
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This year's tournament features six competing teams: the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Malaysia, and Thailand. The teams will face off in a round-robin format during the group stage, with the top four advancing to the semi-finals.
About Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024:
The Indian women's hockey team previously clinched the tournament title in 2016 and successfully reclaimed it last year in Ranchi, defeating Japan in the final. China, the gold medallists at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, is the top-ranked team in the competition, holding the sixth position in the world rankings, followed by India at ninth.
Japan ranks 11th, South Korea 15th, Malaysia 23rd, and Thailand is positioned at 29th. South Korea is the most successful team in the Women's Asian Champions Trophy, having won the title three times, while Japan, like India, has also claimed the championship twice.
Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024 hockey schedule (Time in IST)
November 11 (Monday) - Japan vs South Korea - 3:00 PM
November 11 (Monday) - China vs Thailand - 5:15 PM
November 11 (Monday) - India vs Malaysia - 7:30 PM
November 12 (Tuesday) - Thailand vs Japan - 3:00 PM
November 12 (Tuesday) - China vs Malaysia - 5:15 PM
November 12 (Tuesday) - India vs South Korea - 7:30 PM
November 14 (Thursday) - South Korea vs Malaysia - 3:00 PM
November 14 (Thursday) - Japan vs China - 5:15 PM
November 14 (Thursday) - Thailand vs India - 7:30 PM
November 16 (Saturday) - Malaysia vs Japan - 3:00 PM
November 16 (Saturday) - South Korea vs Thailand - 5:15 PM
November 16 (Saturday) - India vs China - 7:30 PM
November 17 (Sunday) - Malaysia vs Thailand - 4:00 PM
November 17 (Sunday) - China vs South Korea - 6:15 PM
November 17 (Sunday) - Japan vs India - 8:30 PM
November 19 (Tuesday) - Fifth/sixth place classification match - 2:30 PM
November 19 (Tuesday) - Semi-final 1 - 5:00 PM
November 19 (Tuesday) - Semi-final 2 - 7:30 PM
November 20 (Wednesday) - Bronze medal match - 5:00 PM
November 20 (Wednesday) - Final - 7:30 PM