Asia cup 2025: India’s dream of winning the title of women’s hockey team in the final of Women’s Asia Cup Hockey 2025 remained incomplete. The host China defeated India 4–1 by performing a strong performance. The Indian team was seen in a great rhythm throughout the tournament and the journey to reach the final was capable, but in the decisive match, the team could not maintain their rhythm and lagged behind in the second half.

India’s great start

The beginning of the final match was full of expectations for the Indian team. In the very first minute of the match, India got to do a penalty corner. Taking advantage of this, veteran forward Navneet Kaur put the ball into the net by applying a magnificent drag flick. With this goal, India took an initial lead and the entire stadium was filled with enthusiasm. Navneet’s shot was an excellent example of strength and accuracy.

Even after this, the Indian defense showed the best game in the initial quarters. Goalkeeper Bichu Devi and defender Sunelitha Topappo maintained the lead by stopping China’s attacks on several occasions. However, China finally succeeded in the 21st minute, putting continuous pressure on the Indian team. Captain Ou Gixia converted the penalty corner to the score 1-1 and the match remained on par for half time.

China dominates in second half

In the third quarter, India once again showed strength. The team several times entered the opposition circle and tried to score goals, but the Indian women’s team thwarted their efforts. India also received a penalty corner in the 40th minute, but the team failed to convert it into a goal. Soon after this, China quickly attacked the counter. Lee Hong defeated the goalkeeper by putting a brilliant back-hand shot and gave China a 2–1 lead.

This magnificent goal of Lee Hong proved to increase the pressure on India. In the fourth quarter, China completely captured the match. In the 51st minute, Jou Meerong scored a third goal at Ying Zhang. Just two minutes later, in the 53rd minute, Jhong Jiaki showed a brilliant personal movement and scored the fourth goal.

India gets bitter defeat

After eating three consecutive goals, the Indian team could not return to the match. The score was 4–1 till the final CT and China won the title. Apart from Navneet Kaur, who scored the initial goal from the Indian team, no player could register a name on the score board.

Asia cup hockey: India’s women’s hockey team suffered a crushing defeat of 1-4 from China in the Super-4 phase of Asia Cup 2025. In the match played in Hangzhou on Thursday, hosts kept dominance from the beginning. For India, Mumtaz Khan scored the only goal in the 38th minute, while for China, Xu Meerong (4 ‘, 56’), Chen Yang (31 ‘) and Tanjhuang (47’) scored goals. With this defeat, a difficult challenge has arisen in front of India to reach the finals.

Super-4 position in the table

After two matches, China’s team has reached the final with 6 points. Now the second finalist between the remaining three teams – India, Japan and Korea will be decided.

China – 6 points (2 matches, firm in final)

India – 3 points (2 matches)

Japan – 1 point (2 matches)

Korea – 1 point (2 matches)

The remaining matches

India will face Japan on Saturday and China will face Korea.

India vs Japan – 2:15 pm (IST)

China vs Korea – 4:30 pm (IST)

After these two matches, it will be decided which team will face China in the final.

Final route for India

If India defeats Japan in the match on Saturday, then India will have 6 points in the points table and India will make its place in the final. In this situation both Japan and Korea will be out of the tournament.

If the match of India and Japan is drawn, then India will get 4 points. In such a situation, Korea will have a chance to go to the finals, but they will have to defeat China by a margin of at least 2 goals, which is very difficult in view of the current form of China.

If India loses in this match, Japan will overtake the final race with 4 points and India will be out. Then the second finalist will be decided between Korea and Japan.

the road so far

India made a good start by defeating Korea in the first match of Super-4, but the defeat against China has increased its difficulties. Now the team will have to win against Japan to reach the finals.

Bet not just the trophy

Both teams, who have made it to the finals, will not only get a chance for the Asia Cup Trophy but will also get a direct ticket for the 2026 Hockey World Cup. The Indian hockey men’s team has already qualified the World Cup by winning the Asia Cup in Rajgir. Now everyone’s eyes are on the women’s team whether they will also be able to reach the finals and get the World Cup ticket.

India has made it to the finals of the Hockey Asia Cup by trampling China 7–0. Now on September 7, Team India will clash with South Korea in the final, who has defeated Malaysia 4-3 to enter the final. The Indian team has not lost any match in the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 Rajgir being played in Rajgir. However, his match against South Korea was left on a draw. A total of 6 players scored a goal for India.

The Indian team dominated from the beginning, where Shilanand Lakra scored a goal in the fourth minute to give India a 1-0 lead. 3 minutes later, Dilpreet Singh converted the penalty corner into a goal. There was only one goal in the second quarter, when Mandeep Singh scored a goal on the penalty corner.

China again got 2 shocks in the third quarter, and after the 45-minute game, the Indian team had gained 5-0. Rajkumar Pal Singh and Sukhjit Singh scored in the third quarter. In the final quarters, India won the match 7–0 scoring 2 goals.

India did not lose a single match in Asia Cup

The final of the Hockey Asia Cup will be played on 7 September, with India and South Africa face to face. In this tournament, India and South Korea have come face to face only once, then their match was released on 2-2 draw. It is worth noting that Team India won all their group matches, then won two out of three matches in the Super-4 phase and their match against South Korea was drawn.

If we look at the Hockey Asia Cup history, Team India has made it to the final of the Asia Cup for the 9th time. Team India has become the champion 3 times and India and South Korea have become champions three times in the last 6 Asia Cup. If Team India becomes champion in 2025, it will be its fourth Asia Cup title.

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India has surprised the world by achieving a major achievement in the field of defense technology. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully tested the ‘Expected Trajectory Long Duration Hypersonic Cruise Missile (ET-LDHCM)’. This missile can fly eight times faster than the speed of sound i.e. Mac 8 speed and target enemy’s bases up to 1,500 km away.

This missile built under ‘Project Vishnu’

The existing Indian missiles like BrahMos, Agni and Akash are more advanced and powerful than the system. It is equipped with scumjet engine technology, which uses oxygen of the atmosphere without a traditional compressor. Its speed is three times more than BrahMos (Mac 3). It can withstand temperatures ranging from 2,000 ° C and is capable of carrying traditional and nuclear weapons from 1,000 to 2,000 kg.

What is the specialty of ET-LDHCM?

The ET-LDHCM can be launched from the ground, air and sea, all three. It has the ability to avoid radar and change the goal and change direction, which also makes it a challenge for modern defense shields like S-500 and Iron Dome.

With the testing of this missile, India has now joined the queue of countries like America, Russia and China, which have indigenous hypersonic missile technology. It takes India’s strategic strength to new heights and is considered to be important in response to China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific sector.

India is giving new height to its defense preparations

India has done this test at a time when geopolitical tension is at its peak around the world. On the one hand, there is a conflict between Israel-Iran and the Russia-Ukraine war, on the other hand, there is a constant tension in India-Pakistan relations. In view of these situations, India is giving new height to its defense preparations. Especially in view of the increasing dominance of China in the growing military proximity between Turkey and Pakistan and in the Indo-Pacific sector, India has laid special emphasis on the development of deadly weapons of the new generation along with upgrading missiles like BrahMos, Agni-5 and Akash.

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