Asia Cup Hockey 2025 points table: Check India, China and Japan rankings

India, despite a fighting win over China, are placed second in the Pool A points table after the first day's matches

The 2025 Hockey Asia Cup kicked off in Rajgir, Bihar, on Friday with all eight teams from both Pool A and Pool B in action. The day started with three back-to-back one-sided games before India and China ended the day’s action with a high-intensity Pool A clash which saw the hosts securing a fighting 4-3 win. On the second day only teams from Pool B were in action forr their second match.  All teams are supposed to play three matches each during the group stages. So what does the current points table of the event look like after two days of the tournament? Let’s take a look. 

 

Pool A: Japan tops despite India’s gritty win

The first Pool A match of the day was between Japan and Kazakhstan where the five-time fourth-placed Japan ran riot and thrashed Kazakhstan, who are only playing their second Asia Cup, by 7-0 to secure the top spot in the Pool A points table.

 

In the second match, India, despite going down 0-1 after the first quarter, fought back hard to gain a 3-1 lead over China before the Chinese side scored back-to-back goals to level things up 3-3 by the end of the third quarter. But skipper Harmanpreet struck the decisive goal for India in the fourth quarter as the hosts walked away with a 4-3 win.

Asia Cup Hockey 2025 points table: Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Japan	1	1	0	0	7	0	7	3
2	India	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	3
3	China	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1	0
4	Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1	0	7	-7	0

Pool B: Korea dominates the day

The Pool B have turned upside down after the two matches on August 30. In the first match of the day Bangladesh thrash Chinese Taipei 8-3 to end their hopes of qualifying for the Super 4s. While in the second match Malaysia avenged thier last Asia Cup final loss vs Korea and secured a thrilling 4-1 win to confirm thier place in the Super 4s. Which means the match between Korea and Bangladesh on Monday will be a virtual quarterfinal, whoever wins the match will join Malaysia in the Super 4s. In case of draw Korea will be thrrough due to superior goal difference. 

Asia Cup Hockey 2025 points table: Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PDiff	Pt
1	Malaysia (Q)	2	2	0	0	6	6
2	Korea	2	1	0	1	4	3
3	Bangladesh	2	1	0	1	2	3
4	Chinese Taipei (E)	2	0	0	2	-12	0