Asian Champions Trophy 2023 full fixtures, schedule, squad, match timings, results and telecast details

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Published at :August 3, 2023 at 8:20 AM

Modified at :January 13, 2024 at 4:53 PM

India and Pakistan are the joint-highest winners of the title.

Asian Champions Trophy 2023 will be hosted in India for the first time in the tournament’s history as Chennai hosts a hockey international tournament after a gap of 15 years. The last international tournament played in Chennai was the 2007 edition of the Men’s Hockey Asia Cup. South Korea are the defending champions, whereas India finished third, beating arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 in the third-place match in the previous edition of the Asian Champions Trophy.

We take a look at everything one needs to know about the tournament.

Tournament History

Asian Champions Trophy is a tournament organised by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) since 2011. A tournament initially proposed to be hosted annually, it has seen breaks in the plans multiple times. And hence, the 2023 edition will only be the seventh edition. Pakistan and India have won the tournament three times, the most of any participating nations, with the two teams sharing the 2018 title.

South Korea are the defending champions, defeating Japan 4-2 in the shootout after drawing 3-3 in regulation time.

Where will Asian Champions Trophy 2023 take place (Venue)?

India are hosting the tournament in Chennai at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium. The tournament begins on 3rd August 2023, and the final will be played on 12th August 2023.

How many teams will participate in Asian Champions Trophy 2023?

Six teams participate in the Asian Champions Trophy every edition, and that will be the case in the 2023 edition as well. Hosts India, Pakistan, China, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan are the six teams participating.

Squads

India: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Jugraj Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (capt), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Hardik Singh (vice-captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, S Karthi.

Check other squads here.

Groups and format

All teams will play each other once in a round-robin format. There will be a single standings table, and the top four from the table at the end of the group stage will play in the semi-finals, while the rest two will play for the fifth position. The winners of the two semi-finals will play in the final, and the losers will play for third place.

Where and how to watch live telecast and streaming of Asian Champions Trophy 2023?

The live telecast of the Asian Champions Trophy will be on the Star Sports First and Star Sports Select 2 HD TV channels, and the live streaming of the matches can be watched on the Fancode app. One can also follow the live streaming on watch.hockey outside India.

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Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Schedule, Fixtures, venue and match timings (IST)

Group stage

03 August 2023

04:00 PM: South Korea 2-1 Japan

06:15 PM: Malaysia 3-1 Pakistan

08:30 PM: India 7-2 China – Highlights | Report

04 August 2023

04:00 PM: South Korea 1-1 Pakistan

06:15 PM: China 1-5 Malaysia

08:30 PM: India 1-1 Japan – Highlights | Report

06 August 2023

04:00 PM: China 1-1 South Korea

06:15 PM: Pakistan 3-3 Japan

08:30 PM: Malaysia 0-5 India – Highlights | Report

07 August 2023

04:00 PM: Japan 1-3 Malaysia

06:15 PM: Pakistan 2-1 China

08:30 PM: South Korea 2-3 India – Highlights | Report

09 August 2023

04:00 PM: Japan 2-1 China

06:15 PM: Malaysia 1-0 South Korea

08:30 PM: India 4-0 Pakistan – Highlights | Report

Semi-Finals

11 August 2023

6:00 PM: Malaysia 6-2 South Korea

8:30 PM: India 5-0 Japan – Highlights | Report

Classification Matches

11 August 2023

03:30 PM: Pakistan 6-1 China (Fifth Place Game)

12 August 2023

06:00 PM: South Korea 3-5 Japan (Third Place Match) – Highlights

Final

12 August 2023

08:30 PM: Malaysia 3-4 India – Highlights | Report

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