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The selected players from the tournament will be called for a State Hockey Camp that would make up the Odisha State team competing in the Hockey India National Championships in 2023. This is the first time that Hockey Association of Odisha (HAO) is organising State Senior Men Championship after coming into existence earlier this year.
Altogether 30 district and institutional teams across the state, including many new ones such as Odisha Secretariat and SMS Hockey Academy participated in the championship. The six-day event featured a total of 30 matches, including the final.
The championship was inaugurated by Olympian and Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Chairman Dilip Kumar Tirkey. Odisha Sports & Youth Services Department Joint-Secretary Sailendra Kumar Jena, KIIT Sports Director Genera Dr Gaganendu Dash and National Centre of Excellence (Kolkata) Regional Director R Vineet Kumar were present on the occasion.
RESULTS:
September 12: Ganjam beat Balasore 8-0, Jagatsinghpur beat Angul 2-0, Gajapati beat KIIT & KISS 2-1, Sundargarh Kendrapara 6-0, Bargarh beat Balangir 5-0, Subarnapur beat Bhadrak 5-0, Sambalpur beat Odisha Secretariat 6-2.
September 13: Nayagarh beat Kandhamal 6-0, SAIL beat Puri 4-1, Dhenkanal beat Koraput 7-0, Odisha Police beat Jajpur 3-0, Jharsuguda beat Cuttack 7-2, SMS Hockey Academy beat Nabarangpur 7-1, Deogarh beat Malkangiri 5-0.
September 14: SAIL beat Nayagarh 6-0, Khordha beat Bargarh 12-0, Odisha Police beat Dhenkanal 3-1, East Coast Railway beat Jharsuguda 8-1, Deogarh beat SMS Hockey Academy 5-0, Sundargarh beat Ganjam 7-0, Jagatsinghpur beat Subarnapur 8-3, Gajapati beat Sambalpur 7-1.
September 15: SAIL beat Odisha Police 7-3, East Coast Railways beat Deogarh 8-1, Sundargarh beat Jagatsinghpur 6-0, Khordha beat Gajapati 3-0.
September 16 (Semifinals): Khordha (Prasad Kujur 20-PS, Gregore Xess 41-FG, Roshan Kujur 43-FG, Akash Soreng 60-FG) beat SAIL 4-0. East Coast Railway (JJ Munda 2-PC, Arbin Barla 10-PS, Rajin Kandulna 19-FG, Suman Beck 47-PC) beat Sundargarh (Matiyas Dang 20-PC, Sushant Toppo 36-FG, Adrohit Ekka 51-FG) 4-3.
September 17 (3rd/4th Place): SAIL (Manasrij Boro 22-PC, Kerobin Lakra 41-PC, Nitesh 43-FG) beat Sundargarh (Matiyas Dang 4-FG, Sushant Toppo 32-FG) 3-2.
September 17 (Final): East Coast Railway (Mangra Bhengra 4-FG) beat Khordha 1-0.
TOP THREE TEAMS:
EAST COAST RAILWAY: Suman Beck, Arbin Lakra (Captain), Welson Minz, Prakash Barla, JJ Munda, David Minz, Mangra Bhengra, Stanli Victor Minz, Joseph Toppo, Deepak Raj M, GT Rao (GK), A Kujur, Suman Kujur, Tikei Kujur, Rajin Kandulna, Sunil Toppo. Coach: Sanjit Kujur. Manager: Subodh Tirkey.
KHORDHA: Prasad D Kujur, Prajukt Nag, Sibren Lakra, Sudhir Ekka, Deepak J Kerketta (Captain), Albert Tete, Gregore Xess, Sakti Kujur, Dilip Kumar Sah (GK), Paulus Lakra, Akash Soreng, Patras Tirkey, Abhishek Lakra, Roshan Kujur, Rahul Ekka, Akash Ekka. Coach: Lajrus Barla. Manager: Parmenswar Marandi.
SAIL ACADEMY: Jagdeep Barla (GK), Mejrus Kujur, Nitesh, Tarun Yadav, Mukesh Tete, Bisak Lakra, Kerobin Lakra (Captain), Anmol Ekka, Anup Tirkey, Akash Yadav (GK), Sahil, Rajkumar Minz, Manasrij Boro, Amit Topno, Amit K Topo, Anup Burh. Coach: Rajukant Saini. Manager: Yuvraj Singh.
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TOP: Members of East Coast Railway team celebrate after emerging champions in Bhubaneswar on 17 September 2022.
RIGHT: Members of Khordha team pose with the runners-up trophy in Bhubaneswar on 17 September 2022.
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