Monday 15 September 2025
Women's Asia Cup Gongshu 2025
Hangzhou (CHN)
All times GMT +8
14 Sep 2025 11:00 THA v TPE (7/8th Place) 4 - 1
14 Sep 2025 13:30 MAS v SGP (5/6th Place) 8 - 1
14 Sep 2025 16:00 JPN v KOR (3/4th Place) 2 - 1
14 Sep 2025 20:00 CHN v IND (Final)
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
China women qualify for FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026
The Women’s Asia Cup Gongshu 2025 came to a conclusion today with China winning the final against India to claim the gold medal and qualify for the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026!
Indian Women’s Hockey Team claim Silver Medal at Women’s Asia Cup 2025 after 1-4 loss to China in final
Navneet Kaur scored for India in the final
Hangzhou: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team clinched the Silver Medal at the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, in Hangzhou after a 1-4 loss against hosts China in the final. Navneet Kaur (1') scored for India while Captain Ou Zixia (21'), Li Hong (40'), Zou Meirong (51') and Zhong Jiaqi (53') were the goalscorers for the home team.
Meirong’s magic oversees spirted India melt down in the last quarter
s2h Team
India and China dished out an entertaining and high-intensity encounter, befitting the final. India went into the lead within a minute from start, stunning the capacity crowd. It took enormous effort from the hosts to equalize which happened after 20 minutes. They took another 20 minutes to forge ahead through the blade of Lihong. Till then the ultimate champions were having a harrowing time with Indian midfield, defence and goalkeeper Bichu Devi doing excellent. However, the solo goal coming from Meirong Zhou unsettled (51st min) India which crumbled thereafter. The numbers do not do justice to the Indian team but that is the reality. Scoreboard counts.
Poor defence led India down, as opportunistic China avail all lapses to romp home a fluent looking but flattering 4-1 win
s2h Team
Reigning Asian Games champions China punished every Indian lapse to score a 4-1 win against India in the crucial Super 4s match today to enter the home Asia Cup final. After conceding two easy goals — from four minutes into the game and four minutes from the Half time — due to feeble, if not nervous, clearances inside the circle, India played a superb third quarter but as the match wore on failed to keep pace with the aggressive Chinese. The Mumtaz Khan’s 38th minute goal — a reverse hit from top of the circle — when India was trailing 0-2 raised the Indian hopes but the Chines girls thereafter raised a solid defence plank which was asking too much for the Indians to breach.
China beats India 4-1 in Women’s Hockey Asia Cup final, seals World Cup berth
Winners of continental competitions bag a berth in the tournament and with this title, China has booked its spot.
FILE PHOTO: With this loss, India failed to clinch direct qualification for next year’s World Cup. | Photo Credit: Hockey India/X
India fell 1-4 to China in the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025 final on Sunday at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou.
Speedy Tigresses finish fifth, will feature in World Cup qualifiers
By Aftar Singh
Malaysia came back from a goal down to hammer Singapore 8-1 in the Asian Cup. - Pic courtesy of MHC
KUALA LUMPUR: Speedy Tigresses came back from a goal down to hammer Singapore 8-1 to finish fifth in the women's Asian Cup hockey in Hangzhou, China, today.
Which teams have qualified for the FIH Women’s World Cup 2026?
China beat India 4-1 in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday to become the seventh team to secure a spot in the FIH Women’s World Cup 2026.
China beat India 4-1 in the final. | Photo Credit: Hockey India
China beat India 4-1 in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 in Gongshu on Sunday to book its place in the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026 in Belgium and Netherlands.
Can India still qualify for Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026?
For India, the next chance to make it to the quadrennial event will be at the FIH World Cup Qualifiers in 2026.
India last missed the Women’s Hockey World Cup in 2014. | Photo Credit: Hockey India
The India women’s hockey team went down 1-4 to China in the Asia Cup 2025 final in Gongshu on Sunday, missing out on the chance to secure a direct berth at the FIH Women’s World Cup 2026.
PM Modi congratulates Indian women's hockey team after Asia Cup silver
Indian women’s hockey team won the Asia Cup silver medal, but missed out on a direct qualification for next year’s World Cup after losing to China in the final.
Indian women's hockey team won Asia Cup silver after losing the final to China. Image: Hockey India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian women’s hockey team as they clinched the silver on Sunday in the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, which was played in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. India won the silver after losing 1-4 to China in the final, missing out on direct qualification for next year’s World Cup.
The unstoppable revival of Indian Hockey: Fading glory to modern powerhouse
How India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams fought back from decline to reclaim their place among the world’s elite.
Paris 2024: India’s men clinch back-to-back Olympic bronze medals. (Photo credit: Hockey India)
Few sports capture the spirit of India’s sporting journey as vividly as field hockey.
Meet Rajinder Singh: Indian hockey’s new midfield engine
Rajinder grew up in the same village as hockey great Sardar Singh. Now 22, he is India’s midfield dynamo, driving the team’s Asia Cup victory and eyeing World Cup glory.
Saikat Chakraborty
Growing up in the same village as hockey legend Sardar Singh, Rajinder Singh’s path to the sport seemed almost inevitable. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
India’s 2025 Hockey Asia Cup triumph was more than just a long-awaited title. It was the birth of a new star. At the heart of the campaign was 22-year-old Rajinder Singh, the attacking midfielder whose energy and versatility drove coach Craig Fulton’s transitioning side to glory. The victory ended India’s eight-year title drought and secured a place at the 2026 World Cup.
Oranje-Rood beats Den Bosch, KZ leader
Peter Klanke
Oranje-Rood's men started the season in the Tulp Hoofdklasse with a win. Den Bosch were beaten 2-1 in Eindhoven. Rotterdam gave up a 2-0 lead against Pinoké (2-2), while Klein Zwitserland convincingly grabbed the lead by beating promoted Schaerweijde 7-1.