Chennai to host Hockey India Masters Cup from June 18 to 27
The Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN), at a press conference on Monday (June 16, 2025), officially announced that it will host the inaugural edition of the Hockey India Masters Cup for men (40+ age group) and women (35+ age group) from June 18 to 27 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan hockey stadium here.
The event will feature twelve men's and eight women's teams. There will be group matches, followed by the knockout stage and the finals.
The competition will feature former India players like Pritam Siwach, Sita Mehta, Suman Lata Chumbak, Nishi Chauhan (all playing for Haryana women), and Olympians like Sudha Chaudhari (Haryana women) and Adam Sinclair (Tamil Nadu men).
The teams: Men: Pool-A: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala; Pool-B: Odisha, Punjab, Puducherry; Pool-C: Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Manipur; Pool-D: Haryana, Karnataka, Tripura.
Women: Pool-A: Himachal, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala; Pool-B: Odisha, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu.
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