New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has introduced the match schedule for the Madhya Pradesh Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Bhopal 2026, which can be held from November 19 to twenty-eight at Bhopal’s new hockey stadium on the International Sports Complex in Nathu Barkheda.
Six groups, India, Japan, China, Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea, will compete for the continental title in what guarantees to be an thrilling showcase of ladies’s hockey, as per a press launch.Â
The match will maintain particular significance for the Indian ladies’s hockey group because it marks their first worldwide task following their historic gold medal triumph on the Asian Games in Japan final month. The hosts will enter the competitors as defending champions and three-time winners, having lifted the title in 2016, 2023 and 2024. India can be aiming to safe a 3rd consecutive title and prolong their success within the competitors.
The match will observe a round-robin format, with every group going through the opposite 5 groups as soon as. The prime 4 groups on the finish of the league stage will advance to the semi-finals.
The opening day on November 19 will function China taking up Thailand within the match opener. India will start their marketing campaign towards Malaysia in a match preceded by the opening ceremony on the identical day. The hosts will subsequently face South Korea on November 21, Thailand on November 22, China on November 24 and Japan on November 25.
November 20, 23 and 26 have been designated as relaxation days. The classification match for fifth and sixth place, adopted by the 2 semi-finals, will happen on November 27. The match will conclude on November 28 with the bronze-medal match and the ultimate, the place the three medal-winning groups can be determined.
With six aggressive groups in rivalry and India seeking to proceed their profitable run, the Madhya Pradesh Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Bhopal 2026 is about to convey a few of the best expertise in Asian ladies’s hockey to Bhopal.
“The Madhya Pradesh Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Bhopal 2026 will be a great opportunity to celebrate the growing strength of women’s hockey in Asia,” stated Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey. “I am delighted that Bhopal will host six competitive teams, and I look forward to seeing our Indian team build on its recent Asian Games success and defend its title.”
Hockey India Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh stated, “As the schedule for the Madhya Pradesh Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Bhopal 2026 is announced, the tournament is set to bring some of Asia’s strongest women’s hockey teams together. Coming on the back of India’s historic Asian Games gold medal, this tournament will be an important opportunity for our players to carry forward that momentum. We are grateful to the Madhya Pradesh Government for their support and look forward to welcoming the participating teams, officials and hockey fans to Bhopal for an exciting competition.” (ANI)Â