The eighth Hockey Asia Cup for men starts from August 24 at Ipoh, Malaysia. Korea and India have got a very easy group to ensure semifinal berth even before start of the tournament, while the other group has all four teams capable to reach semifinals. 20 matches in the tournament decides the winner of Asia Cup, who gets entry into 2014 World Cup. Check the complete schedule.
History of Asia Cup
Indian Record in Hockey Asia Cup
Points Table
Match Results
Goal Scorers of Asia Cup Hockey 2013
Pools
Pool A: Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, China
Pool B: India, Korea, Oman, Bangladesh
Pool A Schedule
24 August
- 1535 Pakistan vs Japan
1735 Malaysia vs China
25 August
- 1535 Japan vs China
1735 Pakistan vs Malaysia
27 August
- 1535 Pakistan vs China
1735 Japan vs Malaysia
28 August: 1535 Korea vs Oman
Pool B: India, Korea, Oman, Bangladesh
Pool B Schedule
24 August
- 1335 India vs Oman
25 August
- 1335 Korea vs Bangladesh
26 August
- 1535 Bangladesh vs Oman
1735 Korea vs India
28 August
- 1735 India vs Bangladesh
Classification Matches
30th Aug
- 5th-8th position – 0535 Japan vs Bangladesh
5th-8th position – 0805 Oman vs Chinese Taipei
30th Aug
Semifinals
- 20:05 Semifinal 1: Pakistan vs South Korea
23:05 Semifinal 2: India vs Malaysia
31th Aug
- 1505 7th-8th: Bangladesh Vs Chinese Taipei
1735 5th-6th: Japan vs Oman
Sept 1
Third Place decider: 20:05 Pakistan vs Malaysia
Final
Sept 1 23:35 South Korea vs India
Timing in IST (GMT +5:30)
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India will beat Korea 2-1 in the final.