BENGALURU: Hockey Karnataka Wednesday announced the return of their marquee annual hockey extravaganza the Dolo-650 Bangalore Cup invitation All India Hockey Tournament (Men) to begin on 10 August at the Field Marshal KM Cariappa Hockey Arena, Bengaluru.
The 4th edition of this tournament will see the top eight teams in the domestic circuit vie for the title which comes with a prize money of Rs 400,000 while the runners-up will take home with Rs 200,000.
The round-robin stage in the tournament will see Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Mumbai (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mumbai (BPCL), Indian Navy, New Delhi, All India Customs, Mumbai battle it out in Pool A while Pool B consists of Army XI, Air India, Mumbai, Indian Air Force, New Delhi and hosts Hockey Karnataka. Top two teams from Pool A and B in the round robin stage will play the Semi Finals on 17 August while the title round will be played on 18 August.
“We are delighted to announce the return of the Bangalore Cup All India Hockey Tournament (Men). Our efforts at Hockey Karnataka are towards reviving hockey in the state and we are taking several measures to bring back the glorious days. I am sure with top India players turning up for the 4th edition of this tournament, we will have good spectator turn-out and attract young aspiring players to come and watch their favourite stars,” expressed Dr SVS Subramanya Gupta, president, Hockey Karnataka.
“This tournament provides a great opportunity for young India players who are vying to be selected for the national coaching camp again. Playing against top domestic teams will help them see where they stand and most importantly give them regular match-experience which is very important to stay relevant in the national scene,” stated Olympian VR Raghunath, also the vice president of Hockey Karnataka.
In the previous edition held in 2017, ONGC won the tournament with South Central Railway ending their campaign as runners-up.
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