New Delhi: The Asian Champions Trophy is an annually held hockey tournament that is played between Top 6 ranked Asian countries.
The 2016 Malaysia ACT is the 4th edition of the the tournament, with Defending champions Pakistan being the most successful team having lifted the trophy twice in the past 4 years.
India won the inaugural edition of the Asian Champions Trophy, beating rivals Pakistan 4-2 on penalties in 2011.
Format
The format involves round-robin league matches among all 6 teams followed by play-offs amongst the top four teams for a place in the final.
Participating Teams
India, Korea, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and China
Schedule
20 October
Match 1 - Malaysia vs Pakistan (15:30)
Match 2 - India vs Japan (18:00)
21 October
Match 3 - Pakistan vs Korea (15:30)
Match 4 - Malaysia vs China (18:00)
22 October
Match 5 - India vs Korea (15:30)
Match 6 - China vs Japan (18:00)
23 October
Match 7 - India vs Pakistan (15:30)
Match 8 - Malaysia vs Japan (18:00)
24 October
Match 9 - Korea vs China (15:30)
25 October
Match 10 - Pakistan vs Japan (15:30)
Match 11 - India vs China (18:00)
26 October
Match 12 - Korea vs Japan (15:30)
Match 13 - Malaysia vs India (18:00)
27 October
Match 14 - Pakistan vs China (15:30)
Match 15 - Korea vs Malaysia (18:00)
29 October
Match 16 - Semi-final 1 (13:00)
Match 17 - 5/6 Place Match (15:30)
Match 18 - Semi-final 2 (18:00)
30 October
Match 19 - 3/4 Place Match (15:30)
Match 20 - Final (18:00)
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