Pakistan will look to scale the hockey summit in Asia once again and in the process earn themselves a place in the 2014 FIH World Cup as the 9th men’s Asia Cup gets going on the astro-turf in Ipoh, Malaysia, from August 24.
Pakistani fans back home will look at nothing less than a top finish on the podium this time with a World Cup qualification at stake for the continental champions from Asia.
Pakistan had a chance to qualify for the World Cup with a top three finish in the FIH Hockey World League in Rotterdam. But the team returned with a poor seventh place in the event, which now leaves them with just one last chance in Ipoh to sneak into the 2014 World Cup to be held at The Hague, Netherlands.
Schedule:
Pool A: Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, Chinese-Taipei
Pool B: South Korea, India, Bangladesh, Oman
August 24, 2013
Match #1 – India vs Oman – 1305 PST
Match #2 – Pakistan vs Japan – 1505 PST
Match #3 – Malaysia vs Chinese-Taipei – 1705 PST
August 25, 2013
Match #4 – South Korea vs Bangladesh – 1305 PST
Match #5 – Japan vs Chinese-Taipei – 1505 PST
Match #6 – Pakistan vs Malaysia – 1705 PST
August 26, 2013
Match #7 – Bangladesh vs Oman – 1505 PST
Match #8 – India vs South Korea – 1705 PST
August 27, 2013
Match #9 – Pakistan vs Chinese-Taipei – 1505 PST
Match #10 – Japan vs Malaysia – 1705 PST
August 28, 2013
Match #11 South Korea vs Oman – 1505 PST
Match # 12 India vs Bangladesh – 1705 PST
August 29, 2013
Rest Day
August 30, 2013
Match #13 – 5th-8th position – 3rd in Pool A vs 4th in Pool B – 0505 PST
Match #14 – 5th-8th position – 3rd in Pool B vs 4th in Pool A – 0735 PST
Match #15 – Semifinal – A1 vs B2 – 1435 PST
Match #16 – Semifinal – B1 vs A2 – 1705 PST
August 31, 2013
Match #17 – 7th-8th position – Loser Match #13 vs Loser Match #14 – 1435 PST
Match #18 – 5th-6th position – Winner Match #13 vs Winner Match #14 – 1705 PST
September 1, 2013
Match #19 – 3rd-4th position – Loser Match #15 vs Loser Match #16 – 1435 PST
Match #20 – Final – Winner Match #15 vs Winner Match #16 – 1705 PST
Live:
All the matches to be telecasted live on Espn Star Sports
The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world
Click here for more information
The News Tribe
Pakistan Rupee Exchange Rate