Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2024 Semifinal and Final Schedule: Who Plays Who? Match Timings in IST, Venues and Teams for Top Four and Summit Clash
As defending champions, India is competing alongside China, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, and South Korea. The league stage is over where every team played against each other in round robin format. To know the schedule and timings of the semifinal, final and playoffs, fans can read more.
The Asian Champions Trophy is currently ongoing in the Hulunbuir, China, featuring six of Asia's top hockey teams. As defending champions, India is competing alongside China, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, and South Korea. The league stage is over where every team played against each other in round robin format. India were the most dominant side, establishing their dominance as the number one side in Asia as they won all the five matches and finished at the top of the table. The ongoing Asian Champions Trophy has been a stage of comeback for Pakistan men's hockey team as well as they remained unbeaten in four games and lost only to India, that also narrowly to finish second and book a semifinal spot. China and Korea are the other two semifinalists. Japan and Malaysia are the two teams who failed ot make it to the top four. Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2024 Points Table.
India is set to face Korea in the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 as they finished in the top position while Korea finished fourth. Pakistan will have an outing against hosts China in the semifinal. In the previous fixtures that they faced each other, India defeated Korea 3-1 while Pakistan had a dominant 5-1 victory over China. The winners of the semifinal will play in the final which will be hosted on September 17 at the Moqi Training Base in Hulunbuir, China. FIH Chief Tayyab Ikram Wants To Resume India vs Pakistan Bilateral Hockey Rivalry at Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2024.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| September 16 | 5th-6th Place Play-Off | Moqi Training Base in Hulunbuir, China | 10:30 AM |
| September 16 | Semifinal 1 | Moqi Training Base in Hulunbuir, China | 1:30 PM |
| September 16 | Semifinal 2 | Moqi Training Base in Hulunbuir, China | 3:30 PM |
| September 17 | Third-Place Play-Off | Moqi Training Base in Hulunbuir, China | 1:00 PM |
| September 17 | Final | Moqi Training Base in Hulunbuir, China | 3:30 PM |
Two classification matches will also be played to decide rankings. In the 5th place decider play-off Japan will play Malaysia. While there will be a third-place play-off as well played between the losers of both the semifinals. India has been dominant through the competition and are the favourites for the title. Although, Korea was one of the two teams who could give them some resistance, Meanwhile, it has been a competition for resistance for Pakistan hockey but China at home can be threatening. There remains a good chance that arch-rivals India and Pakistan will meet in the final.
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