Asian Games Hockey

[Ankit Desai]

India grouped with Pakistan, Japan in Asian Games hockey

Men

POOL A:- Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Oman and hosts China.
POOL B:- India Pakistan, Japan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong China.

WOMEN

Round robin match, no pool.

Fixture:

Men's

Nov 15: India vs. Hong Kong
Nov 17: India vs. Bangladesh
Nov 20: India vs. Pakistan
Nov 21: India vs. Japan
Nov 23: Classification matches and semi-finals
Nov 25: Bronze medal and gold medal matches

Women's

Nov 13: India vs. Malaysia
Nov 16: India vs. Japan
Nov 17: India vs. South Korea
Nov 19: India vs. Thailand
Nov 20: India vs. Kazakhstan
Nov 22: India vs. China

Nov 24: Classification matches, bronze medal and gold medal matches


Ankit

[gbelday]

So, the top two from each group move into semis? This could be tough with Pakistan and China in the same group (on the mens side). Especially if Brasa isn't around. I have no faith in Indian coaches.

[akmohanty]

So, the top two from each group move into semis? This could be tough with Pakistan and China in the same group (on the mens side). Especially if Brasa isn't around. I have no faith in Indian coaches.

China is in other Group. That is Hong Kong China. We, however, have Japan in our Group. So, it will basically be two among Pak, Jap and Ind into the Semis.

[gbelday]

Oops! Speed reading kills
Thanks AKM.

[prasen9]

If we cannot defeat Japan, we do not deserve a medal. Simple. The grouping is reasonably fair. Korea is the top seed and thus gets the weaker China and Malayasia. India and Pakistan are #3-#2 seeds and they are together. I think both China and Malayasia are above Japan in the rankings and China is at home, so they get grouped with Korea.

[jaydeep]

I think both China and Malayasia are above Japan in the rankings

U r right Prasen, here r current FIH world ranking of all participating nations (Men) -
POOL A
#6 South Korea
#14 China
#15 Malaysia
#39 Singapore
#43 Oman

POOL B
#8 Pakistan
#9 India
#16 Japan
#34 Bangladesh
#54 Hong Kong China.

[jayakris]

Have we heard for sure that Brasa will be there at Asiad? .. I think he was supposed to be, but he took off to spain after CWG, I think - and was pretty pissed at what all was going on if I am not mistaken.. Jay

[Ankit Desai]

Have we heard for sure that Brasa will be there at Asiad? .. I think he was supposed to be, but he took off to spain after CWG, I think - and was pretty pissed at what all was going on if I am not mistaken.. Jay

The team will attend a training camp from October 25 in Delhi and then leave for Guangzhou. I think Brasa will join team from October 25. In India due to SAI , SM, HI 's grace I am sure he doesn't have proper facility to stay and if we go by previous reports than his family never got benefit to stay in India as contracted.

Ankit

[Ankit Desai]

Rajpal, Surinder Kaur to lead hockey teams in Guangzhou


Men's squad:

Goalkeeper: Bharat Chetri
Defenders: Sardar Singh, Sandeep Singh, Dhananjay Mahadik, Gurbaj Singh, Prabodh Tirkey
Midfielders: Arjun Halappa, Vikram Pillay, Ravi Pal, Bharat Chikara, Danish Mujtaba, Sarvanjit Singh
Forwards: Rajpal Singh (capt), Tushar Khandker, Shivendra Singh, Dharamvir Singh

Officials:
Jose Brasa, foreign coach (men),Harendra Singh, national coach (men), Clarence Lobo, coach (men),Anupam Ghulati, manager (men),


Women's squad:

Goalkeepers: Dipika Murty Gongala, Yogita Bali
Defenders: Binita Toppo, Subhadra Pradhan, Joydeep Kaur
Midfielders: Rosalind Lalchhanhimi Ralte, Kirandeep Kaur, Mukta Prava Barla, Deepika Thakur, Ritu Rani
Forwards: Surinder Kaur (capt),Saba Anjum, Rani Rampal, Jasjeet Kaur Handa, Chanchan Devi Thokchom, Poonam Rani

Officials:

Sandeep Somesh, coach incharge (women), Khalid Modi, coach (women), Rupa Saini, manager,(women).
B.K. Nayak, doctor,, Shrikant Iyengar, physiotherapist, Pradeep Dutta, trainer, H. Nalini, video analyst

Ankit

[jayakris]

Brasa may not even be on the coaches' bench at Asiad???

With Anupam in, who will be out of Asiad bench? (11/2/2010)

This is purely speculation from Arumugam in stick2hockey.com, but what he says is quite plausible, and he knows the pulse of Indian hockey like nobody else it seems... Unbelievable, if Brasa ends up sitting in the stands.

Jay

[jaydeep]

Horrible, if that happens ... Instead should kick Harendra out of coaches' bench.

[jayakris]

At this point it should be Anupam Gulathi who should be out. Though I have no love lost for Harendra, at least at Asiad, whatever arrangement Brasa and Harendra, had worked --- in my view, probably because Brasa had already given up on anything after CWG and Asiad, and Harendra knows that his leech job over the past 2 years has worked perfectly and that it is only a matter of time before he will be the coach with Brasa out of there. But I guess christmas might have come early for him at Asiad itself, and it will be Harendra and Anupam running the team already, with Brasa a done deal. Sad sad sad sad sad sad.

Jay

[ssp]

Typical stupidity from HI or anyone connected with Indian hockey. Brasa has undoubtedly started improving our play and as soon as that happens, we simply have to take 2-3 steps backwards and undo all the good work.
Let's look forward to the next wasted decade & beyond. Just so maddeningly sh*t.

[jaydeep]

Indian women won 4-0 against Malaysian side ... Still not convincing perfomance I would say shaky start ... We gave lot many open spaces in defence, though Malaysian failed to take advantage but I don't think other top 3 teams will fail to take this advantage.

[PKBasu]

Have we gone to the Asiad with just one goalkeeper for the men's team. Crazy, if true!!