India are the highest ranked team at the FIH Series Finals in Bhubaneswar, the first step towards qualifying for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. India are grouped with Poland, Russia and Uzbekistan in Pool A, while Japan, Mexico, South Africa and U.S. make up the teams in Pool B. The top two teams will qualify for the Olympic qualifiers later on this year, though if Japan make the final, then only one other team will make it to the qualifiers.
Find all the scores, fixtures, results and latest news from the tournament here
Fixtures and results
Pool A
Poland 4-0 Uzbekistan
India 10-0 Russia
Russia 11-1 Uzbekistan
Poland 1-3 India
Russia 3-2 Poland
India 10-0 Uzbekistan
Pool B
South Africa 0-2 United States
Japan 3-1 Mexico
United States 9-0 Mexico
Japan 2-0 South Africa
United States 2-2 Japan
South Africa 6-0 Mexico
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Seventh place playoff: Uzbekistan 3-4 Mexico
Crossovers: Japan 6-2 Poland
Russia 1-2 South Africa
Fifth and sixth place: Russia 3-2 Poland
Semi-finals:
United States 1-2 South Africa
India 7-2 Japan
Third place: United States 2-4 Japan
Final: India 5-1 South Africa
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