Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026: TV and live-streaming information

India's men's hockey team will begin their title defence at the Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026 in Punjab, with the tournament scheduled from 27th October to 5th November 2026 and league matches staged in Jalandhar and the knockout rounds in Mohali.

India are the two-time defending champions and enter the event after winning the Asian Games and qualifying for the LA 2028 Olympics; the Men in Blue have won five titles in eight editions. Coach Craig Fulton selected a full-strength 18-member squad rather than experimenting with younger players, and Vivek Sagar Prasad was a late inclusion after Manpreet Singh was ruled out with injury.

The tournament will take place in Punjab from 27th October to 5th November, with the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar hosting the league phase matches. Knockout fixtures will be played at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali. Both venues will stage the competition across the scheduled dates.

A total of six teams will compete in the annual tournament. The competing nations are India, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, China and Bangladesh. India will play as one of the six entrants in the event.

Broadcast arrangements in India will see the tournament shown live on the Star Sports Network. Matches will be aired on Star Sports Select 2 in India, while Jio Hotstar will provide live streaming within the country. International viewers can access coverage via the watch.hockey website with a subscription, and fans worldwide can stream the action through the watch.hockey app/website.

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