Hangzhou, Sept. 14 -- The Women's Asia Cup 2025 came to a conclusion on Sunday with China winning the final against India to claim the gold medal and qualify for the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026.

The competition got underway on September 5 with an initial pool stage. China finished atop Pool A standings winning all three matches with a striking +31 goal difference, while keeping three clean sheets! Korea took second place in Pool A with two wins and one loss. India and Japan went unbeaten in Pool B, with two wins against Thailand and Singapore, while the two sides drew their head-to-head matchup. India topped the pool by virtue of their superior goal difference. As top two finishers in the first pool stage, China, Ko...