Ten nations will compete in the men’s Junior Asia Cup hockey competition. Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Thailand, and Uzbekistan are competing alongside the Indian men’s hockey team. Based on their world rankings, the top five teams India, Pakistan, Japan, Korea, and Malaysia were given automatic qualification.
At the Men’s Junior AHF Cup in Muscat in January, Bangladesh, Oman, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Chinese Taipei qualified. The FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2023, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur from December 5 to 16, will be qualified for by the tournament’s top three teams. Malaysia has been automatically qualified because they are the hosts.
Pool A will include India, Pakistan, Japan, Thailand, and Chinese Taipei. Pool B will include South Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Bangladesh, and Uzbekistan. India has made it to the tournament’s finals five times, winning it three times (in 2004, 2008, and 2015) and finishing second twice (1996 and 2000).
Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 Schedule :
The Lesser Asia Cup will be held from May 23 to June 1 in Oman. Japan will host the Women’s Junior Asia Cup from June 2 to June 11. For the Men’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2023, which will take place in Salalah, Oman, from May 23 to June 1, 2023, India has been placed in Pool A alongside Pakistan, their archrival.
Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 Team list :
- Pool A: India, Pakistan, Japan, Thailand, and Chinese Taipei
- Pool B: South Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Bangladesh, and Uzbekistan.
Similarly, the Women’s Junior Asia Cup will feature ten teams. Along with Chinese Taipei, Korea, Malaysia, and Uzbekistan, India is in Pool A. Pool B includes China, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, and Kazakhstan.
The main five groups India, China, Korea, Japan, and Malaysia got a programmed capability in light of their reality rankings while Kazakhstan, Hong Kong China, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia qualified by means of the Ladies’ Lesser AHF Cup held in Taldykorgan Kazakhstan in October 2022.
Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 Live Telecast Details :
Star Sports India will broadcast the tournament in India. On January 6, Star Sports Select 2 and Star Sports Select 2HD will allow fans to watch the matches live. Disney+ Hotstar makes it conceivable to live stream the games too.
