India, Sept. 29 -- The competition in hockey really starts now at the Asian Games. After wading past smaller, lower ranked teams in Kakamigahara, the Salima Tete-led outfit now faces South Korea in the semi-finals on Wednesday which will really test their nerves.

South Korea is the most successful team in Asian Games history, reaching nine finals out of 11, winning on five counts. India, on the other hand, have reached the final thrice, only winning once at the inaugural edition at home in 1982.

But South Korea are no longer a force they once were in women's hockey. They have dropped to world No.15 and have not defeated India even once in the last four years, losing four times and drawing once.

But they are not going to be pushovers fo...