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