Here is all you need to know about Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023, check out its schedule, date, time, venue, teams and more
The schedule for the next Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 was released by Hockey India on Tuesday, September 12.
Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023 schedule, date, time table, fixtures list, teams, format
The Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf hockey stadium in Ranchi will host the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 from October 27 to November 5.
The two semifinal matches, the third-place playoff, and the championship game will make up the knockout phase, while the fifth- and sixth-placed clubs will square off in a fifth-place playoff game. November 2 marks the end of the first round, while November 4 marks the beginning of the knockout stage.
A total of 20 matches will be played, with three matches being held each day except for the final day, when there will only be two matches. A single Ranchi location will serve as the host for all of the matches.
On October 27, the Indian women’s team will play Thailand, and the tournament will get underway with Malaysia playing Japan in the first match of the opening day. The hosts, India, have been in strong form, especially following their historic Commonwealth Games bronze medal in Birmingham and title win in the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup in Spain last year.
The hosts have also placed second in 2018 and won the Asian Champions Trophy in 2016. On November 2, they will play Korea in the final game of the group round.
The most decorated team in tournament history, Korea, which has won three of the last six tournaments in 2010, 2011, and 2016, will present a formidable challenge to Japan, the defending champions.
Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 format
The top four teams from the One Pool, which consists of all the competing teams, advance to the semifinals, where the top-seeded team will face the fourth-placed team and the second- and third-placed teams will square off to determine the finalists.
Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 schedule – ACT 2023 fixtures list
| Date | Day | Fixture | Time (IST) |
| 27 October 2023 | Friday | Japan vs Malaysia | 4 PM |
| 27 October 2023 | Friday | China vs Korea | 6:15 PM |
| 27 October 2023 | Friday | India vs Thailand | 8:30 PM |
| 28 October 2023 | Saturday | Japan vs Korea | 4 PM |
| 28 October 2023 | Saturday | Thailand vs China | 6:15 PM |
| 28 October 2023 | Saturday | India vs Malaysia | 8:30 PM |
| 30 October 2023 | Monday | Korea vs Malaysia | 4 PM |
| 30 October 2023 | Monday | Thailand vs Japan | 6:15 PM |
| 30 October 2023 | Monday | China vs India | 8:30 PM |
| 31 October 2023 | Tuesday | Korea vs Thailand | 4 PM |
| 31 October 2023 | Tuesday | Malaysia vs China | 6:15 PM |
| 31 October 2023 | Tuesday | Japan vs India | 8:30 PM |
| 2 November 2023 | Thursday | Malaysia vs Thailand | 4 PM |
| 2 November 2023 | Thursday | China vs Japan | 6:15 PM |
| 2 November 2023 | Thursday | India vs Korea | 8:30 PM |
| ACT 2023 Knockout Fixtures | |||
| 4 November 2023 | Saturday | 5th Place Playoff: 5th in Pool vs 6th in Pool | 3:30 PM |
| 4 November 2023 | Saturday | Semi-Final 1: 2nd in Pool vs 3rd in Pool | 6 PM |
| 4 November 2023 | Saturday | Semi-Final 2: 1st in Pool vs 4th in Pool | 8:30 PM |
| 5 November 2023 | Sunday | 3rd Place Playoff: Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 | 6 PM |
| 5 November 2023 | Sunday | Final: Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 | 8:30 PM |