The Indian men's hockey team was placed in Pool A along with Pakistan for the Hangzhou Asian Games. Aside from these two teams, Japan, Bangladesh, Singapore and Uzbekistan were also placed in the same pool. India will face Pakistan in the much-anticipated encounter on September 30. On the other hand, the Indian women's hockey team were placed along with Korea, Malaysia, China, Oman, Thailand and Indonesia in Pool A. The hockey schedule was jointly announced by the Hangzhou Asian Games organising committee and Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on Tuesday, after approval from the International Hockey Federation (FIH).