Asia Cup 2022: The Indian women's hockey team defeated China 2-0 to attain a bronze medal finish at the 2022 Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman.

Key Highlights:

• Japan won the Women's Hockey Asia Cup in Oman by defeating three-time champions South Korea 4-2 in the final at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.
• India lost to South Korea in the semi-final and settled for Bronze..
• After making a winning start to their campaign at the Women's Asia Cup with a 9-0 win against Malaysia in their first match, the Indian hockey team went down 0-2 against Asian Games defending Champions Japan in their second pool A match.

Format of the Tournament:

• The tournament was played in a two-pool format with cross-over classification matches.
• India was clubbed with Japan, Malaysia and Singapore in Pool A and South Korea, China, Thailand and Indonesia were placed in Pool B.
• The top two teams from each pool made it to the semi-finals.

India's Performance in Women's Hockey Asia Cup:

• India in its debut in the Women's Hockey Asia Cup in 1989 secured the fourth position with two points. The tournament was played in a round-robin format, and India started their campaign against Hong Kong with a 2-0 win.
• In 1993, India secured the third position and won the bronze medal.
• In the semi-finals, India lost to China 3-0 but went on to beat Japan 1-0 in the playoff.
• In 1999, India emerged as a runner-up and won the silver medal.The final match was played between India and Korea.
• 2004 was a great year for India as India emerged as champions! The Indian team beat South Korea 5-0 in the semi-finals and then won against Japan 1-0 in the final and won their first title in their homeland.
• In 2009, India secured a silver medal. In the final, China beat India 5-3 and secured the title.
• In 2013, India won a bronze medal after it won against China 3-2 in the penalty shoot-out. In 2017, India won its second title.