Rabo Bank Trophy hockey tourney on Ten Sports

Rabo Bank Trophy hockey tourney on Ten Sports

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The eight-nation hockey tourney The Rabo Bank Trophy, featuring India, Pakistan and six of the top teams in the world begins at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Holland, from 14 August. Ten Sports will have coverage of the same

India and Pakistan have been drawn together in Pool A. The other teams in fray are the Olympics gold medalists Australia, hosts Netherlands, Champions Trophy winners Spain, England, Germany and Korea.

The tournament starts with England taking on Korea, followed by India’s opening group match against Spain. The final will be played on 21 August. Ten Sports, who recently signed a deal with the International Hockey Federation (FIH ) acquiring exclusive rights of all tournaments under the aegis of the world governing body, will cover every moment of the match live and exclusive.

Germany and Spain are the other two teams in Pool A apart from India and Pakistan. Australia, England, Netherlands and Korea are in Pool B. Apart from live telecast of all the matches, Ten Sports has also made arrangements to show in-depth features and interviews with players and officials.

The schedule is as follows:

Date Time Match
14 August 3:30 pm England vs Korea
14 August 6:30 pm Spain vs India
16 August 3:30 pm India vs Germany
16 August 5:30 pm Korea vs Australia
16 August 8 pm Spain vs Pakistan
17 August

12:30 am

Netherlands vs England
17 August 8 pm England vs Australia
17 August 11 pm Netherlands vs Korea
18 August 8 pm India vs Pakistan
18 August 11 pm Spain vs Germany
19 August 8 pm Germany vs Pakistan
19 August 11 pm Netherlands vs Australia
20 August 9:30 am Germany vs Pakistan
20 August 3:30 pm 7th and 8th place match
20 August 6 pm 5th and 6th place match
21 August 3:30 pm 3rd and 4th place match
21 August 6 pm Final