Asia Cup Hockey 2022: India to open Asia Cup men’s hockey campaign against Pakistan on May 23- Defending champions India will open its campaign against archrivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup men’s hockey tournament to be played from May 23 to June 1. Follow Asia Cup Hockey 2022 updates on InsideSport.IN
India and Pakistan will face each other in the last match of the opening day of the tournament.
Asia Cup Hockey 2022: India to open Asia Cup men’s hockey campaign against Pakistan on May 23
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist India is placed in a tough Pool A alongside Japan, Pakistan and hosts Indonesia, while Pool B consists of Malaysia, Korea, Oman and Bangladesh.
Hero Asia Cup Jakarta 2022 to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 23 May to 1 June 2022. President Asian Hockey Federation Dato Fumio Ogura welcomes the top athletes from across Asia to this big event.
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After Pakistan, India will play Japan on May 24 followed by the final pool game against Indonesia on May 26.
The tournament will be played in a Super4s pool format with top two teams from each pool progressing to the next stage.
The final of the tournament will be played on June 1.
India and Pakistan have won the Asia Cup three times each, while South Korea is the most successful team with four titles.
India’s titles came in 2003 in Kuala Lumpur, in 2007 in Chennai and in 2017 in Dhaka.
Asia Cup Hockey 2022: India to open Asia Cup men’s hockey campaign against Pakistan on May 23
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