Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026: full schedule, results and live-streaming details
India and five other nations contest the Men’s Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026 in Punjab, with the tournament running from October 27 to November 5 at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar and the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali.
Fresh from retaining their Asian Games gold medal, India enter the event as five-time Asian Champions Trophy winners and the top-ranked side; the squad for the tournament includes India, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, China and Bangladesh, after Pakistan withdrew citing safety concerns for players while playing in India. The league phase is scheduled in Jalandhar from October 27 to November 2, with the semi-finals and medal matches moving to Mohali from November 4, following a league-and-knockout format.
The competition uses a single round-robin league where each of the six teams plays the other once, producing 15 league matches in total; every team therefore plays five league fixtures and the four highest-ranked sides after that stage advance to the semi-finals, with first facing fourth and second facing third, the semi-final winners contesting the gold-medal match and the losers meeting for bronze.
India’s group selection reflects continuity from the Asian Games, with head coach Craig Fulton retaining the core squad; goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Thakur returns to the roster, defenders and midfielders Amandeep Lakra and Aditya Arjun Lalage have been included for further senior exposure, and Vishnu Kant Singh and Angad Bir Singh are named as reserve players alongside an 18-member playing squad.
Several league results and fixture timings have been posted: 13:00 IST — Malaysia 5-4 China; 15:15 IST — Japan 3-2 South Korea; 19:00 IST — India 13-0 Bangladesh (Highlights). Additional completed matches list 14:30 IST — Malaysia 3-1 South Korea; 16:45 IST — Bangladesh 0-1 Japan; 19:00 IST — India 5-2 China (Highlights | Report); 14:30 IST — Bangladesh 1-6 Malaysia; 16:45 IST — South Korea 2-1 China; 19:00 IST — Japan 1-4 India (Report).
Remaining round-robin fixtures include 14:30 IST — South Korea vs Bangladesh, 16:45 IST — China vs Japan, 19:00 IST — Malaysia vs India; another set lists 14:30 IST — China vs Bangladesh, 16:45 IST — Japan vs Malaysia and 19:00 IST — India vs South Korea, followed by three matches labelled Match 16, Match 17 and Match 18 with 14:00 IST, 16:30 IST and 19:00 IST slots respectively (teams TBC).
The knockout phase is scheduled to begin on November 4 at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali, with the bronze medal match set for 16:30 IST and the gold-medal match at 19:00 IST; live television coverage in India will be provided by the Star Sports network (Star Sports 2 on TV) and streaming is available via the JioHotstar app and website.