Chandigarh hockey team face Tripura today
Hockey Chandigarh will face Hockey Tripura tomorrow on the opening day of the 14th edition of the Hockey India Senior Men National Championship in Chennai. A total of 31 teams have been divided into eight pools, and the tournament will conclude on November 16.
During the league stage, each team will play against every other side in their pool.
The top team from each pool will advance to the quarterfinals to be played on November 13, followed by semifinals on November 15. The final and 3rd/4th place play-off match will be played on November 16.
Pool A features defending champions Hockey Punjab along with Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey and Chhattisgarh Hockey. The Pool B includes Hockey Haryana, Telangana Hockey, Hockey Himachal, and Hockey Mizoram, while Pool C comprises Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Andhra Pradesh, and Hockey Andaman & Nicobar.
Pool D consists of Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey Uttarakhand, and Tripura Hockey.
In Pool E, Hockey Association of Odisha will compete with Le Puducherry Hockey, Hockey Rajasthan, and Hockey Arunachal, while Pool F includes Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Delhi Hockey, Kerala Hockey, and Hockey Jammu and Kashmir.
Pool G consists of Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Maharashtra, Goans Hockey, and Hockey Gujarat, while Pool H features Manipur Hockey, Hockey Bengal, Hockey Bihar, and Assam Hockey.
On November 5, the
city team will face Hockey Karnataka and Uttarakhand on November 7 in their league matches.