Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 Schedule: Match Dates and Timings in IST

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The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on Tuesday (June 20) announced the schedule for the upcoming edition of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023. which is set to be held from August 3 to 12.

The six-team tournament will see Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan, China, and India battle it out for top honours. All the teams are part of one pool and the positions on the points table will be decided by a league system.

The tournament will begin with Korea and Japan playing the first game, while hosts India will play the third game of the opening day (August 3) when they take on China, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai.

India will face Pakistan in the final pool stage match on August 9 after they play Japan, Malaysia and reigning champions Korea on August 4, August 6 and August 7 respectively.

The pool stage that starts on August 3rd will conclude on August 9th with the top four teams heading into the semifinals, while the remaining two teams will face each other in a fifth place playoff.

Similarly, the losers of the semifinals will face each other in a 3rd place playoff, while the winners of the last four matches will battle for the title. The knockout matches will be held on August 11 and August 12.

While South Korea won the 2021 edition of the tournament, Indian Men's Hockey Team (2011, 2016 & 2018) and Pakistan (2012, 2013 & 2018) have both won three titles each, and are the most decorated nations in the history of the tournament.

Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Schedule