Pakistan to play Korea in Champions Trophy opener

Lahore: Pakistan will take on South Korea in their inaugural tie of the sixth edition of Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament on October 19 at Sultan Qaboos sports complex.

The six-nation tournament gets under way from Thursday. The participating teams are Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea and the hosts Oman.

In the round robin phase, all the teams will play against each other. The top four teams from the round robin stage will then figure in the semi-finals, with the final scheduled on October 28.

Pakistan and India have won the title two times each. India are the defending champions.