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State meet from Jan. 30
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 54th State senior hockey championships for men will be held at the Thalassery Municipal stadium from January 30 to February 2.
Fifteen teams including defending champion SAI (Kollam) and last year’s runner-up Thrissur will take part in the tournament.
The tournament will be played on a league-cum-knock out format. The teams have been divided into four groups and group winner will qualify for the semifinal.
The semifinals will be played on February 1 and the final on February 2.
The groupings:
Pool ‘A’: SAI, Palakkad and Malappuram.
Pool ‘B’: Kollam, Kannur, Alappuzha and Idukki.
Pool ‘C’: Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad, Ernakulam and Pathanamthitta.
Pool ‘D’: Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kasaragod and Kottayam.