Defending champions Hyderabad Sultans will take on Maratha Warriors in the first Tier-I match of the second Premier Hockey League which starts in Chandigarh on January 5.
After 20 league matches, the top two teams will play for the title in a best-of-three finals.
In Tier-II, Delhi Dazzlers will take on new entrants Orissa Steelers on the same day. The champions in this division will be decided on the basis of performance in the round robin league.
Schedule:
(Tier-I)
Week 1:
Jan 5: Maratha Warriors vs Hyderabad Sultans 19:00 IST
Jan 6: Hyderabad Sultans vs Bangalore Lions 19:00
Jan 7: Sher-E-Jalandhar vs Maratha Warriors 19:00
Jan 8: Chandigarh Dynamos vs Sher-E-Jalandhar 19:00
Week 2:
Jan 12: Sher-E-Jalandhar vs Hyderabad Sultans 19:00
Jan 13: Maratha Warriors vs Chandigarh Dynamos 19:00
Jan 14: Bangalore Lions vs Sher-E-Jalandhar 19:00
Jan 15: Chandigarh Dynamos vs Bangalore Lions 19:00
Week 3:
Jan 19: Bangalore Lions vs Maratha Warriors 19:00
Jan 20: Hyd Sultans vs Chandigarh Dynamos 19:00
Jan 21: Sher-E-Jalandhar vs Chandigarh Dynamos 19:00
Jan 22: Hyd Sultans vs Maratha Warriors 19:00
Week 4:
Jan 23: Bangalore Lions vs Chandigarh Dynamos 19:00
Jan 24: Hyd Sultans vs Sher-E-Jalandhar 19:00
Jan 25: Maratha Warriors vs Bangalore Lions 19:00
Jan 26: Chandigarh Dynamos vs Hyd Sultans 17:00
Jan 26: Maratha Warriors vs Sher-E-Jalandhar 19:00
Jan 27: Bangalore Lions vs Hyd Sultans 19:00
Jan 28: Chandigarh Dynamos vs Maratha Warriors 19:00
Jan 29: Sher-E-Jalandhar vs Bangalore Lions 19:00
Week 5: (Finals)
Jan 30: Team P1 vs Team P2 19:00
Jan 31: Team P2 vs Team P1 19:00
Feb 01: Team P1 vs Team P2 19:00
Note: Top two teams will qualify for finals after round robin league.
(Tier-II)
Week 1:
Jan 5 Delhi Dazzlers vs Orissa Steelers 14:05
Jan 6 Chennai Veerans vs Lucknow Nawabs 14:05
Jan 7 Imphal Rangers vs Delhi Dazzlers 14:05
Jan 8 Lucknow Nawabs vs Imphal Rangers 11:30
Jan 8 Orissa Steelers Chennai Veerans 14:05
Week 2:
Jan 11 Imphal Rangers vs Chennai Veerans 11:30
Jan 11 Orissa Steelers vs Lucknow Nawabs 14:05
Jan 12 Lucknow Nawabs vs Delhi Dazzlers 11:30
Jan 12 Chennai Veerans vs Orissa Steelers 14:05
Jan 13 Orissa Steelers vs Imphal Rangers 11:30
Jan 13 Delhi Dazzlers vs Chennai Veerans 14:05
Jan 14 Lucknow Nawabs vs Chennai Veerans 14:05
Jan 15 Imphal Rangers vs Lucknow Nawabs 11:30
Jan 15 Orissa Steelers vs Delhi Dazzlers 14:05
Week 3:
Jan 18 Chennai Veerans vs Imphal Rangers 11:30
Jan 18 Lucknow Nawabs vs Orissa Steelers 14:05
Jan 19 Chennai Veerans vs Delhi Dazzlers 14:05
Jan 20 Delhi Dazzlers vs Imphal Rangers 14:05
Jan 21 Delhi Dazzlers vs Lucknow Nawabs 14:05
Jan 22 Imphal Rangers vs Orissa Steelers 14:05
Note: Winner will be decided on the basis of performance in the round robin league.