Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024: Defending champion India to open campaign against Malaysia; full schedule list

Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024: The Indian women’s hockey team will face Malaysia in its opening match in Rajgir, Bihar on November 11.

India’s Salima Tete in action. (File Photo) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Indian women’s hockey team will face Malaysia in its opening match in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, Bihar on November 11.

A total of six teams will take part in the event, namely China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand.

India won the 2016 edition before reclaiming the title last year. After Malaysia, India will face Korea on November 12, followed by matches against Thailand (November 14), China (November 16) and Japan (November 17).

The top four teams will enter the semifinal after the round robin format, followed the final on November 20.

FULL SCHEDULE

(Timings in IST)

November 11

15:00 -Japan v Korea

17:15 China v Thailand

19:30 India v Malaysia

November 12

15:00 Thailand v Japan

17:15 China v Malaysia

19:30India v Korea

November 13 - Rest Day

November 14

15:00 Korea v Malaysia

17:15 Japan v China

19:30 Thailand v India 

November 15- Rest Day

November 16

15:00 Malaysia v Japan

17:15 Korea v Thailand

19:30 India v China

November 17

15:00 Malaysia v Thailand

17:15 China v Korea

19:30 Japan v India 

November 18-Rest Day

November 19

14:30 5th in Pool v 6th in Pool

17:00 Semifinal 1 (2nd in Pool v 3rd in Pool)

19:30 Semifinal 2 (1st in Pool v 4th in Pool)

November 20

17:00 3/4th Place

19:30 Final