Kochi: Sub-junior hockey

The 29th State sub-junior hockey championship will be held at the St. George Higher Secondary School ground, Thodupuzha, from November 15 to 17.

Fourteen teams, including defending champion Malappuram and runner-up Palakkad, will take part in the championship which will be played on a league-cum-knock-out format. The competing teams have been divided into four groups and the group winners will qualify for the semifinals.

The semifinals and final will be played on November 17. The tournament is being organised under the auspices of Idukki district hockey association.

The groupings: Pool ‘A’: Malappuram, Ernakulam and Kottayam. Pool ‘B’: Wayand, Kannur, Idukki and Kollam.

Pool ‘C’: Thiruvananthapuram, Kasaragod, Alappuzha and Thrissur. Pool ‘D’: Palakkad, Kozhikode and Pathanamthitta.