Indian Junior Team to participate in the 5th Sultan of Johor Cup to be played in Malaysia

Being organised by Malaysian Hockey Confederation the tournament will see its 5th edition being played this year at Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and will have six teams fighting it out for the trophy.

Slated to be played from 11-18 October 2015 the tournament will witness India, Australia, Great Britain, Argentina, Pakistan and Malaysia and will be played in Round Robin format. While the inaugural match will be played against Argentina and Australia, India will be seen clashing against Pakistan in the next match and it will be interesting to see who thrives under pressure to win the match.

This tournament will be preparation for Asian Teams for the Junior Asia Cup (Men) to be held from 14-22 November this year and is an important tournament for Junior World Cup 2016 qualifications. With India being the hosts, they automatically qualify for the Jr. World Cup which is from 1-11 Dec, 2016 in New Delhi.

The Indian Junior team have been the title champions for the last two editions and the win this year will mark a hat-trick for the team. The team which is undergoing training under Coach Harendra Singh at Delhi, are working on team structure, coordination, passes and conversions.

For team list click here.

Match Schedule

Match No.    Local Time    Indian Time    Teams

Sunday, 11 October 2015

01   16:35   14:05   Argentina v Australia
02   18:35   16:05   India v Pakistan

03   20:35   18:05   Malaysia v Great Britain

Monday, 12 October 2015
04   16:35   14:05   Australia v Pakistan

05   18:35   16:05   Great Britain v India
06   20:35   18:05   Malaysia v Argentina

Wednesday, 14 October

07   16:35   14:05   Great Britain v Pakistan

08   18:35   16:05   Argentina v India

09   20:35   18:05   Australia v Malaysia

Thursday, 15 October 2015

10   16:35   14:05   Pakistan v Argentina

11   18:35   16:05   Great Britain v Australia

12   20:35   18:05   India v Malaysia

Saturday, 17 October 2015

13   16:35   14:05   Argentina v Great Britain

14   18:35   16:05   Australia v India

15   20:35   18:05   Pakistan v Malaysia

Sunday, 18 October 2015
16   15:05   12:35   5/6th place: Pool 5th v Pool 6th

17   17:35   15:05   3/4th place: Pool 3rd v Pool 4th

18   20:05   17:35   Final: Pool 1st v Pool 2nd