MUMBAI: The biggest stars in world hockey will be on show for the next 9 days on Ten Sports as the channel shows exclusive live coverage of the biggest womens hockey event of the year. The BDO Champions Trophy in Quilmes, Argentina will see the top 6 nations in action with each match shown live along with prime time highlights of each days’ action.
Hosts Argentina will take on defending champions Germany, World Cup winners the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and Spain in a highly anticipated tournament, as the sides start their build up to the Beijing Olympics. The Indian womens team are currently 13th in the Sahara World Rankings and miss out on the event.
Live coverage begins with Netherlands against Spain at 2330 IST on the 13th of January with highlights of all three games from day 1 at 2030 IST on the 14th of January.
Ten Sports has the exclusive rights to broadcasts the biggest international hockey events including the World Cups and the Champions Trophies. The channel will also broadcast India’s next world ranked event, as they attempt to climb back into the elite of mens hockey by winning the Champions Challenge in June.
Schedule:
| Match Date | Match # | IST | Match |
| Sat 13 Jan 2007 |
1
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23:30
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Netherlands vs Spain |
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2
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01:45
|
Japan vs Australia | |
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3
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04:45
|
Argentina vs Germany | |
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| Sun 14 Jan 2007 |
4
|
00:30
|
Netherlands vs Japan |
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5
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02:45
|
Australia vs Germany | |
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6
|
05:45
|
Spain vs Argentina | |
| Tue 16 Jan 2007 |
7
|
00:30
|
Spain vs Australia |
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8
|
02:45
|
Germany vs Japan | |
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9
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05:45
|
Argentina vs Netherlands | |
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| Thu 18 Jan 2007 |
10
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00:30
|
Germany vs Spain |
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11
|
02:45
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Australia vs Netherlands | |
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12
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05:45
|
Japan vs Argentina | |
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| Sat 20 Jan 2007 |
13
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21:45
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Netherlands vs Germany |
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14
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00:00
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Spain vs Japan | |
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15
|
02:15
|
Argentina vs Australia | |
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| Sun 21 Jan 2007 |
16
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00:15
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5th vs 6th |
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17
|
03:00
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3rd vs 4th | |
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18
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05:45
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1st vs 2nd |