India faces the challenge of China in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024. This is the first time that China has made it to the final of this hockey tournament. For India, this will be the sixth time to play the final of this tournament. India has made it to the final by defeating South Korea 4-1 in the semi-finals. At the same time, the Chinese team has reached the title match by defeating Pakistan in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals. India has won the Asian Champions Trophy title four times before this. In such a situation, this time it will be eyeing to win the title for a record 5th time.

The Indian hockey team is also the defending champion of the Asian Champions Trophy. In such a situation, the final against China will be important for them to retain their champion's crown. Even though there will be home support in the final against China, India's morale will be high thinking that they had defeated them 3-0 in the group stage.

History of India Vs China in Hockey

Now the question is how is India's performance against China on the hockey turf? If we talk only about the Asian Champions Trophy, then India and China will face each other for the 7th time.

In the 6 matches played before this, the result has been in India's favor by 5-1. The one match that China won against India is a story of 18 years ago. This happened in the Asian Champions Trophy 2006.

If we talk about overall matches in hockey, India and China have faced each other 23 times. India has won 17 times out of them. China has won 3 matches. While 3 matches were draws. It is clear that in terms of statistics, India has an edge over China and from this point of view, it seems that the wall of China will fall in the final. India will be successful in defending its title.

China reached the final for the first time against India, who were unbeaten in the tournament

India has an edge over China, which is playing its first final, because it has not faced defeat in the tournament so far. India defeated China, Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Pakistan in the group stage. It faced Korea again in the semi-finals and defeated it again. It is expected that it can capture the trophy by defeating China again, which reached the finals after defeating Pakistan in the semi-finals.

China reached the final for the first time against India, who were unbeaten in the tournament

India has an edge over China, which is playing its first final, because it has not faced defeat in the tournament so far. India defeated China, Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Pakistan in the group stage. It faced Korea again in the semi-finals and defeated it again. It is expected that it can capture the trophy by defeating China again, which reached the finals after defeating Pakistan in the semi-finals.