BD unbeaten champs in Asian Hockey Qualifiers

Bangladesh clinched the title of eight-team Islami Bank Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers with all-win run shocking formidable Oman by 6-1 goals in the final at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium Sunday.
With the day’s well merited victory, hosts Bangladesh not only reached the 12-team Asian Games Hockey finals as the top team of the qualifying round, but also took revenge of their 2-4 goals defeat against Oman in the Asia Cup Hockey held in Malaysia last year.
Six teams — South Korea, Pakistan, India, Japan, China and Malaysia — will directly play in the Asian Games Hockey finals to be held in the third biggest South Korean city of Incheon September-October this year alongside six top teams of the just concluded qualifying round.
On completion of the eight-team qualifiers, six-teams — Bangladesh, Oman, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Iran and Chinese Taipei — advanced to the 12-team Asia Games Hockey finals as the top six finishers while Qatar and Hong Kong were eliminated from the race as the 7th and 8th placed teams in qualifiers, according to a news agency.