China have also booked their place in the 2026 Women's Hockey World Cup after winning the 2025 Women's Hockey Asia Cup title
India vs China Women's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 Final HIGHLIGHTS: Navneet with first first-minute goal in the match was India's lone scorer in the match
With the victory, Jaismine and Minakshi joined an illustrious list of Indian world champions featuring six-time winner Mary Kom
China topped the Super 4 standings with a flawless record, collecting nine points from three wins. India followed with four points from a win, a draw, and a loss.
India vs Japan Women's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Beauty Dung Dung was the only goal scorer for India in the match
India's path to the 2026 World Cup hinges on their performance in the Asia Cup final. A victory in the final will secure them direct entry to the World Cup alongside China.
India vs China Women's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: India will now face Japan in their final Super 4 match on Saturday, which will be a virtual semifinal
India and China have faced off 49 times in women's international hockey, and the contest has largely favoured the Chinese side.
India vs Korea Women's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 Highlights: India will now face the hosts, China, next in the Super 4s on Thursday
India's two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu bowed out, while HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen earned hard-fought wins to advance in the Hong Kong Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday.
Currently ranked 10th in the world, India enter the match as favorites against South Korea, who hold the 12th spot in the FIH rankings.
India vs Singapore Women's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 highlights: India will join Japan as the second Pool B in the Super 4s. Both teams remained unbeaten in group stage matches
India's next opponents, Singapore, have struggled in the competition so far. They were handed a heavy 0-9 defeat by Japan, and are expected to pose a less formidable threat compared to the Japanese.
Carlos Alcaraz ended Jannik Sinner's 27-match winning streak at hardcourt majors with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory in the US Open 2025 final.
India's title wins now stand at four (2003, 2007, 2017, 2025), making them the second-most successful team in tournament history behind five-time winners Korea.
India have earned an automatic qualification to the FIH Hockey World Cup next year as well. This is the fourth Asia title for the Men in Blue.
South Korea is still the most decorated team in Asia Cup history, with a total of five titles to its name
Sinner and Alcaraz, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the world respectively, have built a compelling on-court rivalry in 2025.
Returning to international competition after more than a year, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist looked out of rhythm in a 0-5 loss to Turkey's Busra Isildar in the 75kg round of 16 bout on Saturday
The only setback came from the women's compound team, which lost in the pre-quarterfinals to crash out of medal contention on Saturday