DESCRIPTION:
*     Altogether 20 teams including two from Odisha are scheduled to participate in the championship.
*     The two Odisha teams are: Hockey Odisha and Hockey Gangpur-Odisha.
*     Teams have been placed in four pools.
*     Hockey Gangpur-Odisha have been placed in Pool-C with Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Hockey Karnataka and Hockey Himachal Pradesh.
*     Hockey Odisha are in Pool-D along with Hockey Chandigarh, Sports Authority of India, Hockey Bihar and Hockey Bhopal.
*     After completion of pool league matches, top teams from each pool would advance to the quarterfinals.

MATCH SCHEDULE OF ODISHA TEAMS:
Jan 10: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Hockey Andhra Pradesh.
Jan 11: Hockey Odisha vs Sports Authority of India.
Jan 12: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Hockey Himachal Pradesh.
Jan 13: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Hockey Uttar Pradesh and Hockey Odisha vs Hockey Bhopal.
Jan 14: Hockey Odisha vs Hockey Chandigarh.
Jan 15: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Hockey Karnataka.
Jan 16: Hockey Odisha vs Hockey Bihar.