Asian Hockey Federation has announced the Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 Schedule on August 02, 2024. The tournament will be played from 8 September to 17 September 2024 in Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia, China.
Six teams will participate in the eighth edition of the tournament; Hosts China alongside India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Pakistan. India are the defending champions, having won last year by beating Malaysia 4-3 in the final. India are also the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy, having won the tournament four out of seven times. Pakistan are the second best, winning three titles in 2012 and 2013 and a tied title with India in 2018.
The complete schedule is listed below.
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Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 Schedule and Groupings
All six teams are placed in a solitary group and will play each other once in a round-robin. The top four teams from the group will play in the semi-finals, and the bottom two will play in the 5th Place Playoffs. The winners of the semi-finals will play the Final and the losers will play the 3rd Place playoff.
Here is the complete Men’s Asia Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 Schedule;
| Date | Game # | Round | Match |
| Sept 8 | 1 | Pool Match | Korea vs Japan |
| 2 | Pool Match | Malaysia vs Pakistan | |
| 3 | Pool Match | India vs China | |
| Sept 9 | 4 | Pool Match | Korea vs Pakistan |
| 5 | Pool Match | India vs Japan | |
| 6 | Pool Match | China vs Malaysia | |
| Sept 11 | 7 | Pool Match | Pakistan vs Japan |
| 8 | Pool Match | Malaysia vs India | |
| 9 | Pool Match | China vs Korea | |
| Sept 12 | 10 | Pool Match | Japan vs Malaysia |
| 11 | Pool Match | Korea vs India | |
| 12 | Pool Match | Pakistan vs China | |
| Sept 14 | 13 | Pool Match | Malaysia vs Korea |
| 14 | Pool Match | India vs Pakistan | |
| 15 | Pool Match | Japan vs China | |
| Sept 16 | 16 | 5th Place Playoff | 5th vs 6th |
| 17 | Semi Final 1 | 2nd vs 3rd | |
| 18 | Semi Final 2 | 1st vs 4th | |
| Sept 17 | 19 | 3rd Place Playoff | Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 |
| 20 | The Final | Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 |
Pakistan’s history in the Hockey Champions Trophy
Pakistan have been part of all events of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy. They have won three titles (one tied title with India) in their seven appearances so far. The tie with India happened due to heavy rain in Oman which resulted in the Final being abandoned.
Here’s their run in each edition.
| Edition | Location | Final Standing |
| 2011 | China | Runners Up (Lost to India in penalties 4-2) |
| 2012 | Qatar | Champions (Beat India 5-4) |
| 2013 | Japan | Champions (Beat Japan 3-1) |
| 2016 | Malaysia | Runners Up (Lost to India 3-2) |
| 2018 | Oman | Champions (Joint Winners with India) |
| 2021 | Bangladesh | Semi-Finalists (4th place, lost to India 4-3) |
| 2023 | India | Group Stage (finished 5th by beating China 6-1) |
Pakistan have qualified for five editions. In the 2021 edition, it was the first time they failed to qualify for the final. By then, they were the only team to qualify for the semi-finals in all editions.
The last tournament in 2023 was the first time Pakistan failed to qualify for the semi-finals. They were tied with five points between South Korea and Japan but had the worst Goal Difference in the tournament with -5. This was a result of their big defeat against India in the last game, where they simply needed to win or tie the match. A tie would have been enough as that one point would have let them qualify.
Pakistan are expected to do well in this edition and hopes are high for them to win their first title in six years.
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