Jhansi, October 21: Hosts Uttar Pradesh Hockey launched their campaign in the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021, defeating Assam Hockey 2-0 here today.
Uttar Pradesh Hockey dominated the proceedings from the word go and scored goals at ease in their opening match of the Group H. Spirited HOCKEY JHARKHAND defeated Delhi Hockey 3-0 in the opening match.
In other matches of the day, Hockey Rajasthan crushed Hockey Andaman &Nicobar 21-0, Hockey Karnataka beat Telangana Hockey 7-0, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu outplayed Tripura Hockey 12-0, and Kerala Hockey beat Hockey Jammu and Kashmir 7-0.
After six days of pool matches, the quarter-finals will be played on October 27, the semi-finals will be held on October 29, whereas the final is slated to be played on October 30.
The participating teams include Hockey Haryana, Hockey Uttarakhand, Le Puducherry Hockey in Pool A, while Pool B features Hockey Maharashtra, Goans Hockey, Hockey Bihar. Pool C features Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Gujarat, Hockey Bengal and Pool D features Odisha, Chhattisgarh Hockey, Hockey Himachal.
Pool E includes Hockey Punjab, Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Hockey Arunachal and Pool F will feature Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Rajasthan, Delhi Hockey, Hockey Andaman and Nicobar.
Pool G has Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Telangana Hockey, Tripura Hockey and Pool H has Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Kerala Hockey, Assam Hockey, Hockey Jammu & Kashmir.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh’s Sports Minister (Independent Charge), Upendra Tewari inaugurated the championship, being organized by the Uttar Pradesh Hockey.