The 12th Hockey India National Senior Men's Hockey Championship-2022 began on Wednesday at Major Dhyan chand Stadium.
It is organized under the joint aegis of Hockey India and Sports and Youth Welfare Department.
The Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia got acquainted with the players of both the teams after reaching the ground. The competition is being organized from April 6 to 17 at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium.
Four matches were played under the competition on Wednesday. In the first match played, Hockey Chandigarh defeated Hockey Jammu and Kashmir 6-2.
Hockey Chandigarh vs Hockey Jammu and Kashmir- in the 5th minute of the first quarter of the match played today, Chandigarh player Angad Bir Singh scored a field goal to give his team a 1-0 lead. In the 14th minute of the same quarter, J&K player Gagandeep Singh scored from a penalty corner to level his team at 1-1.
In the 55th and 58th minutes of the same quarter, Chandigarh player Kawaljit Singh scored penalty corners and field goals to give his team an unassailable 9-2 lead.
The next match was between Hockey Jharkhand vs Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Hockey.
Jharkhand player Denis Kerketta scored one goal each from the field and Noyal Topno from a penalty corner to give his team a 4-1 lead. In the 56th minute Sumit Barwa scored one goal each from a penalty corner to give their team a 7-2 victory.
Third match was between Hockey Bengal vs Hockey Gujarat.
In the 15th minute of the first quarter of the third match, Hockey Bengal player Kunjan Topno scored from a penalty corner to give a 1-0 lead. In 60th minutes of the match, Bengal players scored one field goal each to give their team a one-sided 10-0 victory.
Last match was between Puducherry Hockey vs Hockey Arunachal.
In the 8th minute of the first quarter of the fourth match played today, Puducherry player A. Tamilarasan scored a field goal to give his team a 1-0 lead. In the last 60th minute of the match, Puducherry player R. Ranjith made his team's score 11-0 by scoring a field goal. Thus Puducherry defeated Arunachal Hockey in a one-sided match.