Top teams to figure in Guru Tegh Bahadur hockey tourney

Eight outstation teams, along with two local qualifiers, are to figure in the PMC Bank-Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup All India Hockey Tournament at the MHAL Mahindra Stadium here beginning from August 18.
The ten teams have been divided into two groups and the top two teams from each group would enter the semi-finals to be played on August 26 followed by the final the next day, said a media release from the Mumbai Hockey Association Limited.
The participating teams are Army XI, Western Railway, BPCL, ONGC, South Central Railway, Indian Oil, Air India, Northern Railway, Central Railway and Union Bank - the last two local outfits having made the grade through a qualifier that ended today.

Hockey India has deputed 13 officials, including five from the city, to officiate and ensure the smooth conduct of this tournament.
Faiyaz Qureshi, from Indian Railways, has been appointed Tournament Director and Sanjay Bhatia of Delhi as Umpires Manager.
The Groupings:
Group-A: Army XI, Western Railway, BPCL, ONGC, Union Bank
Group-B: S.C. Railway, Indian Oil, Air India, Northern Railway, Central Railway.