A total of 28 teams will fight it out to lift the trophy at the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021 that starts from Thursday in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
After six days of pool matches, the quarter-finals will be played on October 27, the semi-finals will be held on October 29 whereas the Medal matches are scheduled for October 30.
Speaking about the feeling in the Hockey Madhya Pradesh camp in the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021, Coach Vandana Uikey said, “The team is quite positive about their chances ahead of the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021.”
Hockey Maharashtra Coach Chingshubam Sanggai Ibemhal expressed that the team is focussing on improving on a few aspects ahead of the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021.“The girls have improved on the skill of receiving the ball and we are working on a few other skills as well,” said Ibemhal.
The participating teams include Hockey Haryana, Hockey Uttarakhand, Le Puducherry Hockey in Pool A, while Pool B features Hockey Maharashtra, Goans Hockey, Hockey Bihar. Pool C features Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Gujarat, Hockey Bengal and Pool D features Odisha, Chhattisgarh Hockey, Hockey Himachal.
Pool E will include Hockey Punjab, Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Hockey Arunachal and Pool F will feature Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Rajasthan, Delhi Hockey, Hockey Andaman and Nicobar.
Pool G will include Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Telangana Hockey, Tripura Hockey and Pool H will see Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Kerala Hockey, Assam Hockey, Hockey Jammu & Kashmir vie for the trophyz