~Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy and Tamil Nadu Hockey Academy to conflict within the opening encounter~
New Delhi, fifteenth November 2025: The stage is ready for an thrilling show of younger expertise because the third Hockey India Junior Girls Academy Championship 2025 (Zone A & B) will get underway at Kurukshetra College, Haryana, from Sunday, sixteenth November, with the Ultimate scheduled for twenty third November 2025.
A complete of 15 academy groups from throughout the nation will vie for prime honours on this much-anticipated match, which serves as a key platform in Hockey India’s sturdy grassroots improvement pathway. The groups have been divided into 4 Swimming pools — Pool A, Pool B, Pool C, and Pool D — and can compete in a round-robin league format, with the highest two groups from every pool advancing to the Semi-Finals on twenty first November. The third/4th place match and the Ultimate might be performed on twenty third November.
The opening match will see Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy tackle Tamil Nadu Hockey Academy, setting the tone for what guarantees to be an intense week of aggressive hockey.
Pool A options Odisha Naval Tata Hockey Excessive Efficiency Centre, Mumbai Colleges Sports activities Affiliation, and Sports activities Authority of Gujarat Hockey Academy.
Pool B consists of Roundglass Punjab Hockey Membership Academy, Citizen Hockey XI, Hockey Household Badhkhalsa NCR Hockey Society, and Vadipatti Raja Hockey Academy.
Pool C brings collectively Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy, Raja Karan Hockey Academy, Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar), and Tamil Nadu Hockey Academy, whereas Pool D contains Jai Bharat Hockey Academy, Bhai Behlo Hockey Academy Bhagta, Markandeshwar Hockey Academy, and Ritu Rani Hockey Academy.
Within the group stage, groups might be awarded three factors for a win and one level for a draw. If scores are degree on the finish of regulation time throughout the classification matches, a shoot-out will determine the winner, including an additional layer of pleasure to the proceedings.
Talking forward of the match, Hockey India President Dr. Dilip Tirkey mentioned, “The Junior Girls Academy Championship is a cornerstone in our expertise improvement construction. It offers us the chance to establish promising gamers who will ultimately feed into the nationwide setup. Over time, these academy tournaments have confirmed to be instrumental in nurturing future stars who go on to signify India on the worldwide degree. I’m assured this yr’s version will showcase some extraordinary younger expertise.”
Echoing his sentiments, Hockey India Secretary Common Shri Bola Nath Singh added, “This Championship not solely gives younger gamers a platform to compete but in addition instils in them the self-discipline and publicity required at larger ranges. The keenness and dedication proven by these academies mirror the robust grassroots community we have now constructed throughout India. We sit up for an thrilling week of hockey in Kurukshetra.”
With the nation’s finest junior academies in motion, the third Hockey India Junior Girls Academy Championship 2025 (Zone A & B) guarantees thrilling encounters, rising expertise, and one more milestone in Hockey India’s ongoing mission to strengthen the inspiration of Indian hockey.
