The Indian women's hockey team has started their glorious women's Asia cup 2022 journey under the leadership of Savita Punia.
The Indian women's hockey team has started their glorious women's Asia cup 2022 journey under the leadership of Savita Punia. India threw their recent 2-0 setback to Japan behind them and dominated Singapore on Monday with a well-organised display.
As defending champions, Gurjit Kaur scored a hat-trick, whereas Monika and Jyoti individually scored a brace. India defeated Singapore 9-1 in the women's Asia Cup hockey competition on Monday, hence progressing to the semi-finals for the second time.
However, With their lively, poised game, India got out to a fast start and enjoyed possession. Although, In the sixth minute, India got the lead thanks to a kickoff return by Monika. The team increased their advantage two minutes later through Kujur. Afterwards, Katariya expanded their score. Then, ace player Kaur made it 4-0 in the 10th minute.
In the second half, India remained in the same spirit, scoring another goal via Monika. India received a total of 15 penalty corners throughout the encounter, but only used three. Meanwhile, Singapore just had one attempt at the Indian goal, which was accomplished by Toh Li Min from their single penalty corner.
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The upcoming challenege
Nonetheless, in the first semi-final on Wednesday, India will face Korea, who finished first in Pool B.
After defeating Malaysia 8-0 in another Pool A match, Japan led the table. In another last-four matches, they will meet China.
Women's Asia cup 2022 upcoming matches
MATCH | TEAM | STATUS | TIMING |
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5/8 PLACE | THAILAND VS SINGAPORE | UPCOMING | 13:00 IST, 26TH JANUARY 2022 |
5/8 PLACE | MALAYSIA VS INDONESIA | UPCOMING | 15:30 IST, 26TH JANUARY 2022 |
1ST SEMI-FINAL | INDIA VS REPUBLIC OF KOREA | UPCOMING | 18:00 IST,26TH JANUARY 2022 |
2ND SEMI-FINAL | JAPAN VS CHINA | UPCOMING | 20:30 IST,26TH JANUARY 2022 |
7/8 PLACE | LOSER 13 VS LOSER 14 | UPCOMING | 18:00 IST,27TH JANUARY 2022 |
5/6 PLACE | WINNER 13 VS WINNER 14 | UPCOMING | 20:30 IST,27TH JANUARY 2022 |
3RD PLACE | LOSER OF SF1 VS LOSER OF SF2 | UPCOMING | 18:00 IST,28TH JANUARY 2022 |
FINAL | WINNER OF SF1 VS WINNER OF SF2 | UPCOMING | 20:30 IST,28TH JANUARY 2022 |
When and where to watch hockey Women's Asia Cup 2022
On the watch.hockey website, the tournament will be broadcasted live. Also, all of the tournament's matches will be streamed exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar.
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