DESCRIPTION:
* Altogether 25 teams, including two from Odisha, would compete in this championship.
* Teams would first play league matches after being divided into four groups and top two teams from each group would qualify for quarterfinals.
* Of the two Odisha teams, Hockey Odisha have been placed in Pool-B with Hockey Haryana, Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh Hockey, while Hockey Gangpur-Odisha have been kept in Pool-A with Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy, Hockey Chandigarh, Mumbai Hockey Association and Delhi Hockey.
SCHEDULE (Of Odisha teams and knock-out stage):
April 26: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Hockey Chandigarh and Hockey Odisha vs Hockey Karnataka
April 28: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Delhi Hockey and Hockey Odisha vs Chhattisgarh Hockey
April 29: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy and Hockey Odisha vs Hockey Haryana
May 1: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Mumbai Hockey Association and Hockey Odisha vs Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu
May 3: Quarterfinals
May 4: Semifinals
May 6: Match for 3rd/4th place and FINAL