Kakamigahara [Japan], June 1 (ANI): Indian junior ladies’s hockey crew is about to compete within the 10-nation Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 hockey match in Kakamigahara, Japan from June 2 to June 11.
With India there are 4 different nations which embody China, Korea, Japan and Malaysia have obtained direct entry to the Under-21 hockey match contemplating their world rankings.
And the opposite 5 countries- Kazakhstan, Hong Kong China, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan and Indonesia – certified by way of the Women’s Junior AHF Cup which was held in Taldykorgan Kazakhstan in October final 12 months.
India is positioned in Pool A with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, and Uzbekistan. Host Japan, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and reigning champions China make up Pool B as per Olympics.com.
The prime two groups from every pool advance to the semifinals after a single-leg round-robin spherical, whereas the third and fourth-place groups compete for the fifth to eighth-rank classification. The ninth and tenth berths might be determined amongst the groups who place fifth in each swimming pools.
Meanwhile, the highest three nations from the match will qualify for the FIH Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2023.
South Korea and China are essentially the most profitable nations on the Women’s Junior Asia Cup with 4 and three titles respectively.
On the opposite, India have by no means gained the Women’s Junior Asia Cup. They had one of the best match in 2012 once they completed runners-up and have additionally been on the rostrum 4 different occasions.
June 3, Saturday: India vs Uzbekistan – 10:30 AMJune 5, Monday: India vs Malaysia – 8:30 AMJune 6, Tuesday: India vs Korea – 10:30 AMJune 8, Thursday: India vs Chinese Taipei – 12:30 PMJune 9, Friday: Classification matches – 10:30 AM onwardsJune 10, Saturday: Classification match – 7:00 AM onwardsJune 10, Saturday: Semi-final 1 – 9:30 PMJune 10, Saturday: Semi-final 2 – 12;00 PMJune 11, Sunday: Classification matches – 7:00 AM onwardsJune 11, Sunday: Final – 2:30 PM (ANI)